The Mobile Assistance Community Responders program of Oakland is ready to serve the community with compassion and empathy and -- it wants you! December 15, 2021 By Pamela Rudd, Opinion Editor Oakland is about to launch a new pilot program: Mobile Assistance Community...
Image by Leticia Luna, Managing Editor November 23, 2021 By Pamela Rudd, Opinion Editor In America, old people are seen as irrelevant - It doesn’t matter your race, religion or political party. We don’t count for much. With our social security, our homes bought for...
Image by Leticia Luna, Managing Editor October 12, 2021 By Pamela Rudd, Opinion Editor It’s time for America to reconsider that our country, built on the bedrock values of liberty and freedom, is now torn apart in a fight between those who believe in an individual’s...
Laney and Merritt in Oakland are among the California colleges being impacted by scammers trying to steal financial aid. Such cases have increased during the pandemic. September 17, 2021 by Pamela Rudd, Editor The shift from in-person to remote learning has led to an...
Dr. John Maduko Pamela Rudd, Opinion Editor Dr. John Maduko was interviewed on May 27 in front of the PCCD community via Zoom for the position of chancellor. Following some opening remarks, Maduko presented a slide show to address what he believes are the...
Despite Assurances From the District, Confusion Still Surrounds the CRC and Zulu Contracts Image by (Leticia Luna/The Citizen) May 6, 2021 By Pamela Rudd, Opinion Editor It’s been five months since the Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees approved...
Image by (Leticia Luna/The Citizen) April 19, 2021 By Pamela Rudd, Opinion Editor A year later and I sit on the deck of an Airbnb under a canopy of trees and rain clouds. This is the first time our book group has met since the pandemic broke. Aptly, we are reading H...
Board Approves New Interim Chancellor in 7-0 Vote During Tuesday’s Meeting March 23, 2021 By Leti Luna (Social Media Editor), Pamela Rudd (Opinion Editor) and Luke Wrin Piper (Managing Editor) At the March 23rd Board of Trustees Meeting, Dr. Jannett Jackson was...
January 12, 2020 by Pamela Rudd, Opinion Editor Nearly one month after the Peralta Community College District awarded $6.2 million in contracts to four local security firms that would replace the Alameda County Sheriffs, public records requests intended to gain...
Questions on licensing and management structure to be considered by Peralta Trustees December 14, 2020 By David Rowe, Copy Editor/Staff Writer and Pam Rudd, Opinion Editor Community Ready Corps Affect Real Change, (AFC), doing business as Community Ready Corps (CRC),...
Johnson wants to retire as president if given the chance May 2, 2022 By Leticia Luna, Editor in...
April 18, 2022 By Ken Lester, Staff Writer Whether it is a good idea or not, the world is opening...
Free event takes place this Wednesday, April 13, at noon in the Laney Quad April 11, 2022 By David...
February 6, 2022 By Derek Sylvester, Managing...
Union Bank opens a branch at Laney College March 2, 2022 Shiloh Johnston, Staff Writer Tucked in a...
August 2, 2022 By Ken Lester, Managing Editor The Peralta Community College District’s...
July 14, 2022 Shiloh Johnston, Editor in Chief Trustee Julina Bonilla, who has served...
June 3, 2022 By Justin Burrows, Staff Writer The RAÍCES graduation, which translates in Spanish to...
June 1, 2022 Gretchen Zimmermann, Staff Writer Two weeks after the Citizen inquired about the...
Project 510 remains undefeated and is leading the USL League Two Southwest Division after their...