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New Student Trustee Pierce Byrne takes the oath of office at the Sep. 10 meeting of the Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees.

New student trustee, $325m budget and more at 9/10 meeting for PCCD trustees

Li Khan, Editor in Chief September 24, 2024
In addition to approving this year’s budget, the board also swore new Student Trustee Pierce Byrne.
(Photo: Citizen Staff)

Peralta board approves budget

Nelson outlines budget cuts, "miscoded" funds
Ian Waters, Staff Writer September 21, 2024
The board approved $11.8 million in budget cuts for the 2024-25 school year at their Sep. 10 meeting.
PCCD offices. (Photo: Li Khan/The Citizen)

Board bears down on budget at 6/11 meeting

District faces $11.2 million deficit
Romi Bales and Li Khan July 10, 2024
The district is facing a $11.2 million budget gap for the upcoming fiscal year.
Activities at the meeting ranged from honest discussions about shared governance to creating posters, such as the one pictured above. (Source: PCCD)

PCCD budgeting council discusses changes to shared governance

New budget calendar aims to increase involvement of faculty, staff, students
Sam O'Neil, Associate Editor April 8, 2024

Following the approval of a new Budget Development Calendar, the Peralta Community College District held a Participatory Governance Retreat March 22. At the 3.5-hour long public event, faculty, classified...

(Graphic: Li Khan and Desmond Meagley/The Citizen)

Peralta Board of Trustees Brief 2/27: Budget updates, BCC expansion, administrative contract extensions

Ivan Saravia, Staff Writer March 12, 2024

The Peralta Community College District (PCCD) Board of Trustees held a regular meeting Feb. 27. The meeting included an overview of the most recent state budget proposal, and the announcement of a new...

(Graphic by Li Khan/The Citizen)

Peralta Board of Trustees Brief: Board elections, public comment, facilities updates, and budget cuts

Satch Alvarez, Staff Writer December 22, 2023
PCCD's governing board held its final regular meeting of the year on Dec. 12. The four hour meeting covered detailed updates to facilities projects and budget cuts, as well as the swearing in of a new student trustee and the election of a new board president.
District Academic Senate president Matthew Goldstein addressed the board with concerns about Peralta's participatory governance processes. (Source: Screenshot of Zoom meeting)

First reading of proposed budget raises serious concerns among ‘major stakeholders’ and trustees

PCCD Trustees set to vote on budget tonight
Lylah Schmedel-Permanna and Ivan Saravia September 26, 2023

Tonight, trustees at the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) will vote on the district’s 2023-24 budget, which does not have the support of the district’s Participatory Governance Council, the...

Peralta governing board’s first hybrid meeting covers class cuts, AUSD relocations and a proposed revision to the Budget Allocation Model

Peralta governing board’s first hybrid meeting covers class cuts, AUSD relocations and a proposed revision to the Budget Allocation Model

Peralta Community College District’s Board of Trustees held their first hybrid meeting on April 12, shifting away from the virtual format implemented at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Shiloh Johnston, Staff Writer April 25, 2022

The district’s governing board convened on April 12 for their bi-weekly Board of Trustees meeting.The meeting was partially held in-person, with trustees Kevin Jenkins, Bill Withrow, Dyana Delfín...

Valentine’s Day on a friendly budget during COVID

Valentine’s Day on a friendly budget during COVID

Misha Berman, Staff Writer February 13, 2021

Valentine’s Day this year will be different than any other Valentine’s Day because of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing. According to the Alameda County Government page, people are only...

Downtown Berkeley Sliver Pizzeria offers only vegetarian pizzas with a rotating daily menu.

Berkeley’s Sliver for students on a budget

Farhad Golriz, Staff Writer October 20, 2019

The only thing that can beat the smell of pizza fresh out of the oven is the taste of pizza fresh out of the oven. One of the many restaurants available to Berkeley City College students is Sliver...

FCMAT weighs heavy as first Peralta Trustee meeting focuses on fiscal budget

FCMAT weighs heavy as first Peralta Trustee meeting focuses on fiscal budget

Michelle Snider, Editor in Chief September 17, 2019

Citing staff mistrust, lack of communication, favoritism and an environment ripe for fraud, the Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) report loomed over the first Peralta Community College...

District admonished over multiple budget oversights

admin February 8, 2018

The Peralta district administration is wrangling with massive, years-old discrepancies in the district’s spending deficit, financial reserve, and student debts to the district. In their Dec. 5 resolution,...

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