City College of San Francisco

Nicaraguan refugee makes a life as bank teller, school aide and house cleaner – with some perks from customers who became friends

March 31, 2022 All Posts 1 Comment

Guess Elba Balderramos’s job, a gig where grateful clients paid for her to cruise to Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii and the Panama Canal, and one promised to leave her $50,000 in her will. Trusted family lawyer? Investment Advisor? Nope. Balderramos, now 79, is a bank teller at the Bank of America in San Francisco, where she’s ...

A history of struggles and challenges, but El Tecolote, its founder and City College journalism chair persisted

January 2, 2022 All Posts

Juan Gonzales doesn’t discourage easily. His high school guidance counselor didn’t think he was a candidate for college. The faculty at San Francisco State University didn’t think he had what it takes to teach journalism. And the Spanish language press in San Francisco’s Mission District didn’t think publishing a bilingual newspaper would be a success. ...

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