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Chancellor Tammeil Gilkerson speaking to a crowd of Peralta employees during the fall 2025 District FLEX Day at Merritt College in Oakland, CA on Aug. 15, 2025.

Big changes may be coming to Peralta. Here’s the plan so far

The Citizen breaks down what is currently known about the district’s transformation plan, including the creation of dedicated "taskforces" and a glimpse into the proposed timeline for the “unification" of Merritt and Laney.
Ivan Saravia, News Editor October 8, 2025
The Citizen breaks down what is currently known about the district’s transformation plan, including the creation of dedicated "taskforces" and a glimpse into the proposed timeline for the “unification" of Merritt and Laney.

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,...

Continuity needed at Peralta campuses

admin August 31, 2017

Why we need a new position to align the goals of the four Peralta campuses The Peralta Colleges are more than “junior colleges,” as they were once known — they’re pipelines for the community....

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