Cindi Reiss
CA · Trustee, Peralta Community College District Governing Board, Area 5
Cindi Reiss has been a Peralta Community College District trustee since 2018 and has taught in California community colleges for over 20 years. She says she will pursue lasting financial stability and reunite Laney and Merritt as Oakland City College while keeping each campus's signature programs.
Where Cindi Reiss stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (2 records), Public Education Quality (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Moved a resolution backing Peralta's Transformation Plan, which merges Laney and Merritt colleges into Oakland City College. It passed 4-2.
June 9, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
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Seconded and voted for a revised one-year sheriff's police contract extension that also ordered an independent financial and performance audit of the service. It passed 7-0.
June 11, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
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Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Moved to adopt Peralta's 2026-27 budget after a public hearing. It passed unanimously.
August 25, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Moved to adopt Peralta's 2026-27 budget after a public hearing. It passed unanimously.
August 25, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted for a resolution asking voters to renew Peralta's parcel tax, the Peralta Colleges Affordable Education Reauthorization Measure. It passed unanimously.
February 10, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
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Track record — General
General · 17 records
Was endorsed for re-election by The Citizen, Peralta's student newspaper, in a split vote of its staff.
October 5, 2026
Source: peraltacitizen.com
Moved a resolution to join the state Peace Officer Standards and Training program, part of Peralta's shift to its own trained officers. It passed unanimously.
March 10, 2026
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted against making Trustee Sheweet Yohannes board president; that failed 3-4. She then nominated Paulina Gonzalez-Brito, who was elected president 4-3.
December 12, 2023
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Was serving on the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), which accredits California community colleges, as an academic member since 2018, the district reported.
July 10, 2023
Source: gems.peralta.edu
Seconded and voted for appointing Paulina Gonzalez-Brito to fill the vacant Area 2 trustee seat. The motion failed 2-5, and she voted against the rival choice, Adrien Abuyen, which also failed.
March 7, 2023
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Moved a resolution returning Peralta to normal, pre-COVID operations. It passed unanimously.
January 24, 2023
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Was nominated for board president for 2023, but the nomination failed 3-5. She then voted for Dyana Delfin Polk, who was elected.
December 13, 2022
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Was re-elected president of the Peralta board of trustees for 2022 on a 6-1 vote.
December 14, 2021
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As board president, brought forward the contract hiring Dr. Jannett Jackson as Peralta's interim chancellor. The board approved it 7-0.
April 13, 2021
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Was elected president of the Peralta board of trustees for 2021 on a 5-0 vote, with two trustees abstaining.
December 14, 2020
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Abstained on adopting Peralta's 2020-21 budget, which passed.
October 27, 2020
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Seconded and voted for a motion to end the district's police contract with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office by Dec. 31, 2020. It also told staff to plan a security model without the sheriff, and it passed 7-0.
June 23, 2020
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Abstained on the final vote approving the $6.3 million Oracle cloud software contract, which passed.
May 29, 2020
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Moved to delay a $6.3 million Oracle cloud software contract and hold a study session on it first. The board agreed.
May 12, 2020
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Was elected vice president of the Peralta board of trustees on a 4-3 vote. She also nominated Julina Bonilla for board president, who won 5-2.
January 21, 2020
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Voted against a one-year, $4.1 million contract extension for Alameda County Sheriff's Office police services at Peralta's colleges. The motion failed 2-5.
May 28, 2019
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Won the Peralta Community College District Area 5 trustee seat, defeating 20-year incumbent William Riley with 68.65% of the vote.
November 6, 2018
Source: peraltacitizen.com
Past race Cindi Reiss ran in:
- Peralta Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5 · November 3, 2026 · Peralta Community College District Trustee Area 5 · incumbent