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Latest Clery Report shows a big jump in property crimes at Peralta

Latest Clery Report shows a big jump in property crimes at Peralta

District officials minimize increase and struggle to explain lack of progress on safety advisory committee
David Rowe, Associate Editor November 3, 2022

The figures in the latest Clery report show a 148% increase in reported crimes at the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) campuses in 2021. While presenting the report to the Board of Trustees...

Graphic by: David Rowe

Tim Thomas pleads “not guilty”

Pre-trial hearing on misdemeanor battery, elder abuse, and grand theft charges set for Dec. 15
David Rowe, Associate Editor October 24, 2022

Update: The original version of this story did not include any remarks from the Peralta Community College District, which had not responded to inquiries made by The Citizen at the time of  publication....

District Attorney files three charges against PCCD Safety Director

District Attorney files three charges against PCCD Safety Director

David Rowe, Associate Editor October 5, 2022

Nearly five months after Oakland Police Department (OPD) officers cited Tim Thomas, Peralta’s Director of Public Safety, for two misdemeanor offenses following an altercation with an elderly RV resident...

District makes progress on MOU with OPD but financial terms unclear

District makes progress on MOU with OPD but financial terms unclear

David Rowe, Associate Editor September 24, 2022

A full year after discussions were initiated with local police departments regarding memorandums of understanding (MOU) with the Peralta Community College District (PCCD), some forward progress appears...

District adds translation options to website

District adds translation options to website

David Rowe, Associate Editor September 24, 2022

  In a step towards increased accessibility, the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) website now offers translated content in nine different languages. Those languages are: Spanish, Simplified...

RV resident tells his side of the story

RV resident tells his side of the story

Identity of the other party in the altercation with Tim Thomas revealed in OPD incident report
David Rowe and Ken Lester May 18, 2022

By David Rowe, Associate Editor, with additional reporting and photography by Ken Lester, Staff Writer The Oakland Police Department (OPD), responding to a public records act request from The Citizen,...

Peralta Public Safety Director cited by Oakland Police Department

Peralta Public Safety Director cited by Oakland Police Department

District stands behind Tim Thomas following a 'convoluted incident' on 5th Avenue
David Rowe and Leticia Luna May 12, 2022

By David Rowe, Associate Editor, with additional reporting by Leticia Luna, Editor in Chief Tim Thomas, the Director of Public Safety for the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) since last...

Image by David Rowe

Island High School may need a new home

School officials ask board to stay at College of Alameda as June 30 deadline looms
David Rowe, Associate Editor April 25, 2022

Island High School, a continuation high school located at the College of Alameda (COA), may be looking for a new home when its agreement with the Peralta Community College District expires on June...

The mystery woman behind Laney’s June Steingart gallery

The mystery woman behind Laney’s June Steingart gallery

Few remember the art professor and wife of Nobel Prize winner after whom the Laney art gallery was named
David Rowe, Associate Editor April 25, 2022

If you Google “June Steingart” the results will most likely relate to exhibits in the art gallery named after her in the lobby of the Tower building at Laney College. Finding out more about the...

Laney Self Care Fair aims to make health and fitness fun

Laney Self Care Fair aims to make health and fitness fun

Free event takes place this Wednesday, April 13, at noon in the Laney Quad
David Rowe, Associate Editor April 11, 2022

The Laney Wellness Center, which has been hosting a weekly series of “Wellness Wednesday” events since February 16, is planning an expanded health-related event this Wednesday, April 13, from 12...

Three cast members at a rehearsal of Disbelief which opens at the Laney College Theater on April 13 (source: Michael Torres)

Laney actors return to the stage April 13

Disbelief: A Cassandra Tale is the first in-person performance in two years
David Rowe, Associate Editor April 7, 2022

The Laney Theater Arts Program is emerging from the pandemic and will perform an in-person production of Disbelief: A Cassandra Tale by local playwright Garrett Jon Groenveld on April 13, 14, and 15...

Three upcoming Laney art exhibits cover a wide spectrum of work

Three upcoming Laney art exhibits cover a wide spectrum of work

David Rowe, Associate Editor March 30, 2022

The June Steingart Art Gallery, located in the lobby of the Laney College tower building, will be hosting three exhibits in the coming months, all open to the public at no charge.  The first exhibit,...

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