in 2012, the college began experiencing significant public turmoil. on july 2, 2012, the accrediting commission for community and junior colleges (accjc), gave the college eight months to prove it should remain accredited and ordered it to "make preparations for closure". as summarized by the "san francisco chronicle" in 2015, "the commission has never found wrongdoing or substandard instruction, but has said the college should lose accreditation because of tangled governance structures, poor fiscal controls and insufficient self-evaluation and reporting." in september 2012, the state chancellor's office warned that a special trustee would be appointed to oversee the institution's finances if the college did not voluntarily invite one; the board of trustees voted to invite a special trustee, despite student protests and objection. a report issued by california's fiscal crisis & management assistance team in september 2012 found the institution to be in a "perilous financial position" caused largely by "poor decisions and a lack of accountability.