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PCCDs classified employees pose for a pic at the first-ever professional development day for classified professionals. PCCD Chancellor Tammeil Gilkerson reflected on the event in her report to the Board of Trustees. (Source: PCCD)
Peralta’s leadership search, CCC public safety earmark, and “rumors” discussed at 4/9 meeting of PCCD Trustees
April 24, 2024
VC of General Services retires
VC of General Services retires
April 22, 2024
Plants grow in plastic pots next to Merritt Colleges Landscape Horticulture greenhouses. Merritt is set to launch a new Certificate of Achievement in Cannabis Horticulture this fall.
Merritt’s new Cannabis Horticulture Certificate is about ‘jobs, jobs, jobs’
April 20, 2024
San Mateo district passes on Besikof
San Mateo district passes on Besikof
April 15, 2024
(Illustration: Eliot Faine/The Citizen)
CoA to host blood drive
April 13, 2024
Carpentry instructor spruces up department
Carpentry instructor spruces up department
April 24, 2024
Student Trustee Natasha Masand believes her voice has the power to impact the PCCD community.
Student trustee Natasha Masand finds her voice
March 19, 2024
College of Alameda jazz professor Glen Pearson demonstrates his musical talent on his classroom piano. Hes one of the newest members of the Count Basie Orchestra, a historic 18-piece jazz ensemble that took home a Grammy this year.
The humble Grammy-winning pianist leading CoA’s music program
March 4, 2024
Student Trustee Naomi Vasquez, who was sworn onto the Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees on Dec. 12, 2023, sees her role as an opportunity to uplift her fellow students and advocate for the value of a community college education.
Student Trustee Naomi Vasquez aims to lift voices and empower students at PCCD
February 28, 2024
Childhood photo of Burgess
Tea with Tamara: Drew Burgess, art faculty at College of Alameda
February 21, 2024
College of Alameda jazz professor Glen Pearson demonstrates his musical talent on his classroom piano. Hes one of the newest members of the Count Basie Orchestra, a historic 18-piece jazz ensemble that took home a Grammy this year.
The humble Grammy-winning pianist leading CoA’s music program
March 4, 2024
In Director Chelsea Bos first feature-length film, half-sisters Harper (left, Chelsea Bo) and Georgie (right, Ava Acres), thrown together by circumstance and a weak blood relation, must untie the knots in their relationship. The film won Jury Prize Feature at the Alameda International Film Festival last week. (Courtesy: Paxeros)
No Right Way, Chelsea Bo’s hard-hitting emotional rollercoaster about the complexities of sisterhood, shown at Alameda International Film Festival
February 29, 2024
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Queer Black History: A review of ‘Rustin’
February 28, 2024
Muffler’s first headlining performance at the Golden Bull in Oakland, CA on May 24, 2023. From left to right: Wes Allerd, TJ Gardea Jr., Gaby Aravjo (Photo by Lylah Schmedel-Permanna/The Citizen)
Your next favorite post-punk band includes two Peralta students — an interview with Muffler
November 6, 2023
From The Ground Up inside of the Berkeley City College Atrium. (Photo by Emily Tenorio Molina/The Citizen)
BCC Art instructor Juana Alicia honored by the San Francisco Art Commission
September 21, 2023
(Photo: Glen Carrie/Unsplash)
Student elections open today. Has voter information been ‘widespread’?
April 9, 2024
The state flag of California flies underneath the American flag on the west side of the Laney College campus. Behind, the Tribune Tower, which once housed Oaklands daily print newspaper, sits in the city skyline. Both California and the United States have open government laws that establish the publics right to information, but the Peralta Community College District consistently lags behind in comprehensively fulfilling requests for public information made by student journalists at The Citizen. (Photo: Li Khan/The Citizen)
We sued our district over public records and won. Here’s what we learned
February 22, 2024
(Photo: AlchemillaMollis/Pixabay)
Just call me Grinch
December 14, 2023
Tammeil Gilkerson answering a question at a public forum held on Oct 25
The Citizen endorses Tammeil Gilkerson for PCCD Chancellor; Rudy Besikof strong runner up
October 28, 2023
An image of lavender-colored tassels in the foreground and rainbow pins in the background.
This is Intersectionality
May 30, 2023
Sunshine Week 2024: Spotlighting public records
Sunshine Week 2024: Spotlighting public records
March 17, 2024
The UC Berkeley chapter of End Overdose at Sproul Plaza in Berkeley on Jan. 23, 2024. The organization passes out free fentanyl test strips to students, and gives other organizations training on Narcan usage. (Photo: Juliana Yamada/CalMatters)
Narcan at California colleges: Are students getting overdose medication?
March 8, 2024
(Graphic by Li Khan/The Citizen)
Laney’s Tower of Terror
December 28, 2023
(Graphic: Li Khan/The Citizen)
How $11.2 million in state funding led to a $6.2 million deficit for PCCD
December 25, 2023
The Citizen Investigates: Outside Speaker Fees
The Citizen Investigates: Outside Speaker Fees
June 22, 2023
Peralta Community College District's only student-run publication.

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

The Citizen
James Millett

James Millett, Managing Editor

An aspiring Andy Rooney, James Millett has spent one semester writing for The Citizen. His personal mantra “hell is other people” is taken from a play by Sartre, “No Exit.” Millett’s theme song is “Desperado” by Rihanna. In his spare time, Millett likes to sit.

All content by James Millett

Lock-down Diaries: James

Special multimedia edition: Playing with time
James Millett, Managing Editor
May 1, 2020
Still image from “Bad Boys for Life” runtime 2 hours 4 minutes, rated R, released Jan. 17, 2020.

Bad Boys for Life: Movie Review

James Millett
April 21, 2020
Tony Chiodo winds up for a pitch in the second inning against the Mendocino Eagles. Photo by James Millett

Two Eagles enter, one Eagle leaves empty-handed

Laney Eagles baseball defeats Mendocino College Eagles 5-3
James Millett, Managing Editor
March 6, 2020
A sign supports Measure Q along the sidewalk in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland

Measure Q falls short

James Millett, Managing Editor
March 2, 2020
District-wide class cuts provoke faculty outcry

District-wide class cuts provoke faculty outcry

Saskia Hatvany and James Millett
February 10, 2020
Berkeley City College students travel to D.C. to protest DACA hearings

Berkeley City College students travel to D.C. to protest DACA hearings

Students from Undocumented Community Resource Center advocate at national rally
James Millett, Staff Writer
November 27, 2019
Life after justice: Exonerated student begins new chapter at Laney College

Life after justice: Exonerated student begins new chapter at Laney College

After serving 36 years for a crime he did not commit, Archie Williams enrolls in music classes
James Millett, Staff Writer
November 14, 2019
Best-selling author Tommy Orange captivates at Oakland Museum of California

Best-selling author Tommy Orange captivates at Oakland Museum of California

James Millett, Staff Writer
November 7, 2019
California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Oakley. (Photo courtesy of California Community Colleges)

California Community Colleges prioritize remedial class reform, financial aid, diversity

Student journalists interview Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley
James Millett and Isis Piccillo
October 24, 2019
California Assembly member Jacqui Irwin (D), who proposed the AB 705 legislation, speaks in an informal video for students on the California Community College State Chancellor’s Office website.

AB 705 accelerates students through community college

New reports show greater success for students in transfer-level courses
James Millett, Staff Writer
October 9, 2019
Still image from ‘Hustlers,’ 1 hour 50 min., rated R, released Sept. 13, 2019.

Movie Review: Hustlers

James Millett, Staff Writer
October 1, 2019
Bill 302 Dies — But For Wrong Reasons

Bill 302 Dies — But For Wrong Reasons

James Millett, Staff Writer
September 9, 2019
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