Below is a selection of pieces I’ve authored and/or photographed for City College’s The Guardsman, as well as Etc Magazine. A full list of my work for The Guardsman can be found here.
Cultivating Community
How one City College alum’s garden project became the largest urban farm in San Francisco. Photos and Story by Kyra Young | Etc Magazine, Fall 2025
All That Glitters Is Glass
City College alum designs a stained glass collective with a unique approach Story by Jesse Long, photographs by Kyra Young | Etc Magazine, Fall 2025
Take The Stairs
Colette Crutcher and Aileen Barr’s Mosaic Stairways of San Francisco. Photos and story by Kyra Young | Etc Magazine, Spring 2025
NEWS
Climate Action 2025: “It’s Up To Us”
Trustee Alan Wong proposed a new climate action plan which, adopted in 2024, continues to guide the college’s steps toward a more sustainable future. | The Guardsman, Spring 2025
Community Doubts College’s Commitment to Safeguarding Student Legal Statuses
As weeks of revocations come to a sudden halt, international students at City College have been warily left wondering what may come next – and when. | The Guardsman, Spring 2025
City Dream and IIBA Support Undocumented Student Community with Immigration Legal Services
In preparation for President-elect Donald Trump's promised immigration agenda, City DREAM has reaffirmed its partnership with the Immigration Institute of the Bay Area to provide the undocumented student community with free immigration legal services. | The Guardsman, Fall 2024
CULTURE
Mexika New Year Unfolds Beneath World’s Largest Tonalmachiotl
Over 100 community members came together at City College’s Mission Center on Tuesday, March 11, and into the early hours of Wednesday, March 12, for the 18th annual Mexika New Year celebration. | The Guardsman, Spring 2025
The Daniel E. Koshland San Francisco History Center: An Untapped Resource for San Francisco Scholars
San Francisco Public Library's City Archivist Adrienne Storey gave The Guardsman an inside look at the valuable resources the Daniel E. Koshland San Francisco History Center offers City College students. Story by Finbar LaBelle, photographs by Kyra Young | The Guardsman, Spring 2025
College Student Mental Health Has Been Declared a Crisis — What CCSF Brings to the Table
City College provides a number of resources to support students amidst the mental health crisis sweeping campuses across the country. | The Guardsman, Fall 2024
SPORTS
Women’s Soccer Head Coach Jeff Wilson Inducted Into Sacred Heart Cathedral’s Athletic Hall of Fame
On Oct. 18, Women’s Soccer Head Coach Jeff Wilson was honored for his decades of dedication to the success of young men and women on and off the field at Sacred Heart Cathedral’s Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony. | The Guardsman, Fall 2025
More Than Baseline: City College Tennis Player Named ITA Sophomore Athlete of the Year
More than six thousand miles away from home, Rams women’s tennis player Ariel Xu comes out of her first American academic and athletics experiences strong, finishing the season with ITA’s Sophomore Player of the Year award for Region I. | The Guardsman, Spring 2024