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

Two new student representatives joined the Peralta Community College (PCCD) Board of Trustees this semester. Biology major Sophia Parmigiani and Business Administration major Pierce Byrne were sworn ...

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 ...

After three years of closure, the Laney Cosmetology Department will resume offering service to live clients, with the opening of its salon on Oct. 13 at 9:30 a.m. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be ...

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 ...

The San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) Board of Trustees has selected Melissa Moreno for the permanent position of chancellor, the San Mateo Daily Journal reported Saturday. Laney ...

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, ...

Four long-awaited construction projects commenced at Laney College on Tuesday. The Division of the State Architect, the body which oversees the design and construction of state-owned and leased ...

Laney student Robinson Sok, 18, is believed to have drowned in California’s Lake Shasta on Friday, Sept. 6, although his body has not been recovered. Sok’s death, the first this year at the lake, was ...

Merritt College will host the Peralta Community College District’s inaugural Peralta Pumpkin Pursuit 5K run/walk on Oct. 18. An Aug. 22 announcement from Peralta Gems read that the event will feature ...

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 ...

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 ...