Members of the Associated Students of Merritt College (ASMC) described difficulties accessing assistance from Merritt’s Basic ...

In a Thursday afternoon email announcement to the district community, Peralta Community College District (PCCD) Chancellor Tammeil Gilkerson announced that Melanie Dixon will be CoA’s new president.

OAKLAND – The Peralta Community College District is requiring employees and district trustees to disclose outside sources of income, after the Board of Trustees unanimously approved two updated ...

Foodture’s CEO Vadim Wolfson entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the federal government for alleged sanctions ...

Olympic swimmer Toni (Hewitt) Cervantes was deeply affected by the events at the Mexico City Games. It was 1968: a tumultuous year in both politics and sports. It was the 1968 Mexico City Olympic ...

The story was updated at 11:19 a.m. to include the link for “Laney community describes ‘commotion’ and ‘tension’ during Nov. 13 college lockdown.” Oakland –The Citizen has confirmed that at least 23 ...

Up until Feb. 10, undocumented students seeking resources via Merritt’s website were not given the proper information for the state-mandated “Dreamer Liaison” at Merritt College. Immigration and ...

Update as of 6/18/2023: On June 15, the pre-trial hearing was rescheduled, and will now take place Aug. 3 at 9 am. Correction 5/18/2023: An earlier version of this story named Clifford Blakely as the ...

On April 29, Laney College President Rudy Besikof announced his selection of Lily Espinoza for Vice President of Student Services and Ashish Sahni for Vice President of Administrative Services, ...

In this bimonthly column, I chat with folks from the Peralta community and ask ten questions aiming to make everyone more relatable to each other. (Graphic by Randi Cross/The Citizen) This week, Lily ...

Muffler’s first headlining performance at the Golden Bull in Oakland, CA on May 24, 2023. From left to right: Wes Allerd, TJ Gardea Jr., Gaby Aravjo (Photo by Lylah Schmedel-Permanna/The Citizen) On ...

The path to becoming an international student in California is not a particularly easy one. The hoops they have to jump through are numerous: they must undergo an arduous and costly F-1 visa process ...