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Peralta Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5

Unofficial result: Won — Cindi Reiss (Nonpartisan)

Source: alamedacountyca.gov

What does this office do?

  • Setting the college's property tax rate and yearly budget
  • Approving tuition, programs, and new campuses
  • Hiring and overseeing the college president

Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Education Quality

Candidates:

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

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.

Records: Government Efficiency 2 for, Public Education Quality 2 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 against

Nonpartisan

Sandra Weese, an Oakland resident of nearly 30 years, recently retired as organizing director of the California Federation of Teachers after 20 years there. She says she will work to stabilize Peralta's finances, increase enrollment, protect student access, and support faculty and staff.

Source: alamedacountyca.gov