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The Citizen
Foodture’s CEO Vadim Wolfson entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the federal government for alleged sanctions violations in July 2025. Several other members of Foodture’s leadership team have extensive connections to Russian financial and media institutions.
The Citizen
On Sept. 23, The Citizen held a forum to interview candidates Sandra Weese and Cindi Reiss who are running for the Area 5 seat of the Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees election this November. Immediately following the interviews, all members of The Citizen voted on whether we would endorse one candidate, both or...
The Citizen
College of Alameda President Melanie Dixon announced her resignation from the position in a campus-wide email Monday morning. Dixon leaves her role as President after a two-year term, which began in July 2024.
The Citizen
During a Sept. 8 Board of Trustees meeting, the timeline and application process for the Area 1 Trustee was unveiled and Chancellor Tammeil Gilkerson’s contract was extended by one year.
The Citizen
Since 2023, the Peralta district has allocated hundreds of thousands of dollars to guest speakers. A Citizen investigation looked into how these funds are spent despite there being no regulatory system for guest speakers at the college or district levels.
The Citizen
The Laney College Eagle’s Nest Food Pantry opening will be delayed to start the Fall 2026 semester due to a delay in the Student Center Improvements Project, a renovation plan to the Laney College Student Center that began in April and is set to be fully complete by June 2027.
The Citizen
“I firmly believe that [...] providing our community with a good education is an incredibly noble pursuit,” Johnson said about his role, “So it’s been an incredibly fulfilling job, [...], it is the most interesting job I’ve ever had.”
The Citizen
Every year on October 1, the district is required to publish the previous three years worth of data on crime at the district, per the Jeanne Clery Act, in an Annual Security Report. The Citizen analyzed data from Annual Security Reports between 2011 and 2024.
The Citizen
According to Peralta’s Deputy Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer, Greg Nelson, Chancellor Tammeil Gilkerson is expected to recommend three of the candidates to the Board of Trustees, who will vote on their employment at a board meeting in late June.
The Citizen
On Thursday, the last physical bookstore at the Peralta Community College District will move to a “virtual format” for summer, reopening in a new location with a new vendor beginning Fall 2027.
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