The Peralta Community College District (PCCD) Board of Trustees was once the political home of a groundbreaking local gay politician, Tom Brougham. Brougham, 80, worked for the City of Berkeley until...

The Citizen recommends that the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) Board of Trustees select Evergreen Valley College President Tammeil Gilkerson to be the district’s next permanent chancellor,...

On May 5, 2023, the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) held the first-ever district-wide Lavender Graduation ceremony for LGBTQIA+ graduates from the district’s four community colleges. I...

October 10, 2022 By The Citizen Editorial Board On Oct. 5, The Citizen held a virtual forum with candidates running for seats on the Peralta Community College District’s (PCCD) Board of Trustees...

The 37th annual James Madison Freedom of Information Awards were announced on Wednesday, March 16th, by the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ Norcal). The...

March 15, 2022 By Shiloh Johnston, Staff Writer President Biden addressed Congress and the nation in his first State of the Union address on March 1, 2022. The televised address, which was given...

In America, old people are seen as irrelevant - It doesn’t matter your race, religion or political party. We don’t count for much. With our social security, our homes bought for the price of today's...

The struggles, pain and sadness of the Afghan people are not just recent hardships. The Afghan people have been through the most heartbreaking of life’s moments for more than 20 years.  The world...

In 2009, Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave a TED Talk where she spoke on the dangers of a “single story”. According to Adichie, single stories are a form of narrative stereotype, wherein...

When, in 2019, an electrical failure occurred due to a rodent’s ambitious stroll around a transformer at the Laney College Student Center and F building, leaving the location closed for weeks until...

It’s time for America to reconsider that our country, built on the bedrock values of liberty and freedom, is now torn apart in a fight between those who believe in an individual’s right to mask...

During the weekend of September 17th, downtown Las Vegas shut down during the daytime for the return of the annual Life is Beautiful music festival. Twenty minutes from the glitz and glamour of the...