San Francisco voters will elect three members of the Community College Board on Nov. 3, and none of the incumbents in those seats is running, KALW reports. Eight candidates filed. Voters may pick up to three, and the three highest vote-getters win. In a separate contest, Ruth Ferguson, appointed by Mayor Daniel Lurie in January, is unopposed.

City College serves about 40,000 students, according to KALW. Free City, the program that made classes tuition-free for residents, began in 2017, and the Downtown campus closed this summer.

Slate one: Ball, Lace and Tam

KALW describes Elijah Ball as a campus planner, Monroe Lace as a teacher and Erwin Tam as a finance executive. They are endorsed by Mayor Lurie, trustees McCarty, Ferguson and Zamora, and the San Francisco Democratic Party. Reported fundraising: Ball $24,210, Tam $22,705, Lace $16,380. In candidate statements summarized by Vote or Else, Ball cites work with seven colleges; Lace is a community college and trade school graduate who teaches in SF public schools; and Tam is a municipal financial advisor who has worked with more than 30 community colleges.

Slate two: LaCroix, Lee and McFadden

KALW describes Leah LaCroix as a former city worker, Jeremy Lee as a nonprofit asset manager and Bunny McFadden as an educator. They are endorsed by the Working Families Party, the faculty union and Supervisor Connie Chan; Vote or Else adds the Milk Club and reports that the faculty union, AFT 2121, gave each $500. Reported fundraising: McFadden $13,468, Lee $7,632, LaCroix $4,937. LaCroix started as a dual-enrolled student and has lived in the Ingleside for more than 20 years. Lee, a third-generation San Franciscan, worked on Free City in 2017. McFadden is an educator and journalist with an Ed.D.

The independents

  • Rome Moses Jones, a real estate broker and nonprofit director and a CCSF and SFSU alum, appears not to have filed contribution paperwork, KALW reports.
  • Lisa Wynn, a former city worker, reported no contributions. Wynn earned an honors associate degree from CCSF in 2024 and served four years as a Behavioral Health Commissioner.

Almost all of the candidates told KALW they would protect Free City.

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How to vote

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls and vote centers close at 8 p.m., and mailed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and arrive within seven days. You can check your registration and ballot status at sos.ca.gov/elections. California lets you register and vote the same day at a vote center.