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Peralta Community College District's only student-run publication.

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The Citizen receives honorable mention in NPR’s College Podcast Challenge

The publication's entry in NPR's nationwide contest told the story of how Peralta's only student-run newsroom covered the Nov. 13 Laney College shooting. Listen to "PCCD Alert" here.
Desmond Meagley, Multimedia Editor March 9, 2026

The Peralta Citizen received an honorable mention for the publication's entry in NPR's nationwide College Podcast Challenge on Thursday. "PCCD Alert -- how a team of community college reporters investigated...

Calder Storm waves a trans flag over a crowd of counterprotestors at a rally for trans youth outside of a Kaiser Permanente clinic in San Francisco on July 25, 2025.

Trans youth and families face hard choices after Bay Area clinics pause gender affirming care

Over the summer, Bay Area medical centers and clinics Stanford Medical and Kaiser Permanente paused gender affirming surgeries for youth under 19 years old. Now, parents of transgender kids are facing some new, hard decisions. Some are even making plans to leave the Bay Area, which is known for its vibrant queer community.
Desmond Meagley, via 91.7 KALW October 30, 2025
“Last summer, our trans daughter, she said, ‘Hey, is Project 2025 for real?’” Steve Stone, the father of a trans high school student, recalled. “And I said, ‘Yeah, that's what they want to do.’ And she said, ‘Great. So when are we leaving the country?’”

Alumnus reflects on decades-long performing career: “it really started in Laney College”

For Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff, it all began with a dance class.
Eliot Faine, Multimedia Editor September 26, 2025
Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff has lived her life immersed in the arts. She's a multidisciplinary artist, with decades devoted to each craft. She’s a dancer, a choreographer, and an actor, a producer, a director, and a photographer. Now, she’s a lounge singer with residencies all over San Francisco.
Laney College Machine Technology students construct this high-powered reflector telescope as they progress through their training. The project teaches students how to create complex parts out of various materials using precise tools.

(VIDEO) Laney’s student-built telescope launches machining careers

The Laney Lunar Looker project is part of a "massive modernization" that recently took place within the college's Machine Technology program.
Desmond Meagley, Editor in Chief April 16, 2025
The Laney Lunar Looker is a telescope prototype that Laney College machining students build from scratch as a part of their career training. The Citizen's co-editor in chief Desmond Meagley spoke to Adam Balogh, Laney's Machine Technology department chair, to learn about how the telescope is built — as well as what opportunities his program provides for students who are seeking an education in a skilled trade.
(Graphic: Li Khan/The Citizen. Photo courtesy of Laney College)

Q&A with incoming chancellor

Tammeil Gilkerson shares her background and plans for leadership
The Citizen Staff December 3, 2023

Peralta Community College District's incoming chancellor, Tammeil Gilkerson, is set to begin her term on Jan. 4 of next year. Gilkerson – the district’s first permanent chancellor in over three years...

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