San Francisco State University’s Student Union hosted a general assembly on the campus green on Monday – over 150 students and faculty gathered to discuss a list of demands including funding for education without cutting degrees, student and faculty oversight of the AI budget, protection of free speech, defense against ICE and ensured dorm safety.  The student union prepared five demands decided during a previous general assembly held November 2025, voting to host an event detailing their demands before sending them directly to SFSU President Lynn Mahoney. The assembly attendance exceeded expectations, with 180 people showing up to voice their concerns.  “The CSU claims it’s in a budget crisis. It claims it doesn’t have money for our faculty. It claims it doesn’t have money to keep our campuses running,” said SFSU student union media liaison Brian Yan. “But they can give $17 million to AI.”  The student union is asking for protection of free speech for all students and faculty amids...