John McDowell

Vice President of the Faculty Association, California Community Colleges

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Vice president of the Faculty Association for California Community Colleges, Political Director for the Los Angeles College Faculty Guild

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Proposition 92 on next month’s ballot would limit fees charged by 109 community colleges to $15 dollars a unit. They are now $20 dollars.

Prop 92

Proposition 92 on next month’s ballot would limit fees charged by 109 community colleges to $15 dollars a unit. They are now $20 dollars.

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