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![The Citizen staff and faculty advisor Eleni Gastis (center right) poses with nine awards from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges. (Photo: Annie Scaccia)](https://peraltacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/JACC-Award-Photo-1200x900.jpg)
JACC recap: Citizen leads workshop on investigative journalism, wins nine awards
Ivan Saravia, Staff Writer
• November 1, 2024
![Don't miss it: Public forums set for Area 2 Trustee candidates](https://peraltacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PUBLIC-FORUMS.png)
Don’t miss it: Public forums set for Area 2 Trustee candidates
Both candidates confirm attendance for Monday
Li Khan, Editor in Chief
• September 19, 2024
![Lylah Schmedel-Permanna (left) and Desmond Meagley (right) have been selected for the CalMatters fellowship.](https://peraltacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Untitled-design-3-1200x800.png)
CalMatters picks two Citizen journalists for notable fellowship
Li Khan, Editor in Chief
• August 2, 2024
![(Graphic made with free Canva image by Li Khan/The Citizen)](https://peraltacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/The-Citizen-Launches-New-Website-1200x799.png)
The Citizen launches new website
Li Khan, Editor in Chief
• November 16, 2023
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![Berkeley City College is picking a new mascot, and it wants the community's help.](https://peraltacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BCC-Mascot-Survey-1200x800.png)
Ian Waters, Staff Writer • January 4, 2025
![Laney Engineering Department Chair Mallory Barkdull tallies points as her students pit their soccer-playing robots against each other. The friendly tournament challenges contestants to learn design and coding skills through play.](https://peraltacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-26-at-10.18.53-AM-1200x674.png)
Sam O'Neil, Staff Writer • November 26, 2024
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![Trustees Louis Quindlen (left) and Paulina Gonzalez Brito switched roles at Friday's board elections. (Courtesy of Ken Lester and Paulina Gonzalez Brito)](https://peraltacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Quindlen-Brito-1200x800.png)
Romi Bales, Staff Writer • December 17, 2024
![A new space for LGBTQ+ students has popped up on the Laney College campus. The Queer Community center will host events and offer resources to LGBTQ+ members of the Peralta community.](https://peraltacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Queer-Center-1200x900.jpg)
Romi Bales, Staff Writer • November 20, 2024
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![Many of PCCD's neglected facilities need critical repairs, leading to high costs, Deputy Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer Greg Nelson said during the November meeting.](https://peraltacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_8429-1200x800.jpg)
Eliot Faine, Staff Writer • December 11, 2024
![Citizen Staff Writer Eliot Fane pays a visit to PCCD's cat community. Photos by Stevie Campos-Seligman.](https://peraltacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/photo-1-1200x800.jpg)
Eliot Faine, Staff Writer • November 3, 2024
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![Dozens of community members weighed in on the timeline for selected a new Interim DA for Alameda County at the Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday. The board voted to extend the timeline by a week, after some speakers voiced concerns that the timeline felt "rushed."](https://peraltacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0726-1200x900.jpeg)
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Li Khan, Editor in Chief • December 10, 2024
![Peabody Award-winning journalist Candice Nguyen captivated a crowd of student journalists Saturday as she recounted her life and career. Nguyen, who was born and raised in Oakland, said journalism gave her the "structure and purpose" to stitch her life back together after a chaotic childhood.](https://peraltacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Candice-Nguyen-1200x900.jpg)
Tamara Copes, Staff Writer • November 1, 2024
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