LET’s PROTECT PROGRESS & Build the future
Our community deserves a trustee focused on its students, its workforce needs, and the responsible stewardship of bond dollars.
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LET's PROTECT PROGRESS AND BUILD THE FUTURE
Our community deserves a trustee focused on its students, its workforce needs, and the responsible stewardship of bond dollars.
By providing your phone number or email, you consent to receive periodic campaign updates from Francis Pollara for PCC Trustee Board. Donations may be solicited. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency may vary.
Francis Pollara is the only candidate who combines the lived experience of a Pasadena City College Alumnus with the professional record to protect our investments and modernize the college to serve us all.
Our district deserves a trustee who is looking forward. I'm running to cement the stability established by all the trustees who have endorsed me, ensuring that the progress we’ve made isn't derailed by old grievances.
Meet Francis
Pasadena City College has entered a new era of fiscal stability and professional governance. Francis is running to cement those gains – ensuring the college remains a transparent, high-performing institution that honors the trust of our taxpayers, students, faculty, and staff.
Francis is a Pasadena City College Alum and infrastructure expert running to protect our tax dollars and ensure the college serves as a powerhouse for our local economy.
With a career built on executing high-stakes public-private partnerships, workforce development, and economic growth, Francis is prepared to connect Pasadena City College’s classrooms to real career outcomes – and ensure students translate education into opportunity.
Francis is a father of two. A neighbor. A first-generation American who was shaped by this community and by PCC, and who has spent his career learning how to pay that forward.
Priorities
High School Pathways & Frictionless Enrollment
Community Resilience & Emergency Infrastructure
Ethical AI Training & Future-Ready Trades
Credit for Prior Military & Industry Experience
Workforce Pipelines & Industry Apprenticeships
Bond Oversight & Program-Driven Facilities
Responsive & Professional Governance
Priorities
High School Pathways & Frictionless Enrollment
Community Resilience & Emergency Infrastructure
Ethical AI Training & Future-Ready Trades
Credit for Prior Military & Industry Experience
Workforce Pipelines & Industry Apprenticeships
Bond Oversight & Program-Driven Facilities
Responsive & Professional Governance
Trustee Area 1
The area includes the communities of West Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge, serving neighborhoods connected by strong public schools, engaged families, and a shared commitment to educational excellence.
Join the coalition
Francis is proud to have the support of a broad coalition of local leaders, including the majority of the current Pasadena City College Board of Trustees, current and former school board members from across Pasadena and La Cañada, current and former mayors and city councilmembers, civic leaders, and engaged community members.
These endorsements reflect deep confidence in Francis’ commitment to transparent governance, workforce opportunity, fiscal responsibility, and student success – and a shared belief that Pasadena City College must continue serving as a world-class institution for students, families, and our regional economy.
Get Involved
Real change does not happen from the sidelines. It happens when neighbors talk to neighbors, when people show up for their community, and when ordinary people decide they want something better for the future.
This campaign will be powered by students, parents, educators, working people, and residents across Pasadena and La Cañada who believe Pasadena City College should open doors to opportunity for everyone. Whether it is knocking doors, making calls, talking to friends and family, or helping organize events, there is a place for you in this movement.
