Dear Peralta Community,
The weather forecast yesterday that called for rain and high winds to begin last night (Tuesday, January 3, 2023) is now hitting us as of 6:30pm here in Oakland on Wednesday evening, January 4, 2023. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for Oakland and other surrounding areas that is effective until 10:45pm tonight, with a Flood Watch through 4pm tomorrow. Additionally, a High Wind Warning is in effect until 10am tomorrow. As a result, we are recommending that employees who can do their jobs remotely continue to work from home on Thursday, January 5th, 2023.
As noted yesterday from Chancellor Jackson:
"Given the current weather conditions I have advised the key leaders to have non-essential staff to work remotely."
Per Alameda County alert system:
Alameda County resources are available at https://www.acgov.org/emergencysite/ and https://www.acgov.org/ready/flood.htm.
National Weather Service information about Oakland and surrounding areas is available here.
We will continue to keep you posted via email announcement and via Safe Peralta at https://safe.peralta.edu regarding additional weather-related updates.
Please stay safe!
All the best,
Mark
Mark Johnson
Executive Director
Department of Marketing, Communication & Public Relations
Peralta Community College District
333 East 8th Street Oakland CA 94606
