Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Joins Senator Markey, Rep. Haaland, Grassroots Coalition in Announcing Economic Renewal Agenda Today, Rep. Barbara Lee joined U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) and a coalition of grassroots groups; labor unions; Black, Brown and Indigenous leaders from across the country to introduce a bold plan for economic […]
Sacramento, Calif. — Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday he will triple gun violence prevention funding in a major win for California Assemblymember Buffy Wicks as well as activists’ push to strengthen the California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) programs. In conjunction with the budget ask, Wicks authored Assembly Bill 1603 to establish the California […]
Buffy Wicks’ AB 1485 passed California Assembly. Sacramento, Calif. — A bill authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D – Oakland) passed on the Assembly floor today to ease creation of middle class housing by streamlining the review process for mixed income or ‘missing middle’ developments. “The extreme cost of housing is affecting our economy, environment, […]
Sacramento, Calif. — As activists barnstorm California’s Capital this week, advocating for solutions to the state’s housing crisis, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks’ (D – Oakland) proposal collect statewide data on rental trends passed through committee with strong support from tenants rights groups. Assembly Bill 724, will establish California’s first state-wide rental registry to track rent levels […]
The election for Assembly Democratic Delegates in Calfornia Assembly District 18 was held at the College of Alameda Sunday, January 27th, and drew a 1,100 person turn-out, according to observers. Congratulations to the following people, two of them new Oakland councilmembers, and in no particular order: Nikki Fortunado Bas, Tonya Love, Sheng Thao, Malia Vella, […]
Today, The XFL named the list of cities that will host a team in the new professional football league starting in 2020. Eight cities were called out: Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, St. Louis, Seattle, Tampa Bay, and Washington D.C. You know the cities & stadiums. Now it’s time to secure your seats. Why […]
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Informs Families of Possible Challenges They Could Face Because of Public Charge Rule Change Proposed by Trump Administration Oakland (press release from OUSD) – At a time when immigrants are increasingly feeling threatened by the U.S. government, now comes word that the Trump administration wants to make becoming permanent residents […]
Oakland, CA – Today, November 27, 2018, is the 40th anniversary of the assassination of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, a leader in the LGBT movement and and first openly-gay American be elected to public office. At tonight’s City Council meeting, Oakland’s at-large Council member Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland’s first openly-lesbian Council member, will offer an […]
In 2016, Maria Ayerdi Kaplan was celebrated by the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council for her work as Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) Executive Director and in developing what is now called Salesforce Transit Center. The NCCRC award was a plaque that read as follows: To Maria Ayerdi Kaplan, Executive Director Transbay Joint Powers Authority […]
Nikki Bas, Loren Taylor, and Sheng Thao are the new representatives of Oakland City Council Districts 2, 6, and 4, respectively. To all of them, I say congratulations and welcome to the Oakland City Council. All of you have worked hard to get to your new public service responsibilities. But, of the three of you, […]
LOS ANGELES — UC Berkeley, UC Los Angeles and University of Southern California – three top California universities – released research which found that limiting skyrocketing rent increases will help stabilize California’s broken housing market. Each report studied the immediate need and value of allowing communities to implement rent control policies to address their own […]
OAKLAND, Ca. (November 5, 2018) — If elected to represent District Four at the City Council, Oakland City Council District 4 Candidate Joseph Tanios will improve the lives of Oakland’s residents in many ways and stop Oakland from killing pets to make room for more coming in the shelter. No-kill pet shelters only euthanize animals […]
If Google Trends current information is to be taken as a predictor of the outcome of the Oakland Mayoral Election, then a cold, direct, dispassionate reading of it points to an Election Day victory for Cat Brooks over current Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. But What’s Google Trends? But what’s Google Trends? Google Trends is the […]
The 1.4 million member Courage Campaign announced its endorsement for Jovanka Beckles for AD 15. Eddie Kurtz, Executive Director of the California-based Courage Campaign, stated: “Now more than ever, California needs strong, bold and progressive leadership in Sacramento. Courage Campaign is proud to endorse Jovanka Beckles — a true progressive champion who will be both […]
OAKLAND, Ca.- With only 4 days left before the election, Joseph Tanios, City Council candidate and longtime city employee, is getting hit with swastikas on his election signs. Tanios is running to represent District 4, which includes the Montclair, Piedmont Pines, Dimond, and Laurel neighborhoods. Thursday evening Tanios spoke out on his Facebook page saying: […]
“Always forward, never one step back”, those words spoken by my former NAACP colleague and freedom fighter Rev. William Barber III of North Carolina have stuck with me for the better part of a decade. In 2002, while other jurisdictions were rolling back voter protections and preventing people of color and women from accessing the […]
Berkeley, CA.- Today Jovanka Beckles issued a press release regarding contributions made on her behalf by the California African American PAC, an outside independent expenditure campaign. Chevron, Tesla, Disney, the California Prison Guards and pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly all contributed to the PAC. Filings show that the California African American PAC listed the contribution on […]
Candidate for Assembly District 15 Jovanka Beckles today stated: “I was disturbed to learn this week that an independent expenditure committee supporting me, called the California African American PAC, is partly funded by corporations, billionaires, and interest groups like Chevron, Tesla, Sheryl Sandberg, and the California Medical Association. ONN Note: Buffy Wicks posted her response […]
2018 Oakland Mayoral And City Council Candidate Questionnaire by Zennie62Media This 20-question questionnaire was designed to give Oaklanders a chance to evaluate, at once, the plans and philosophies of all of the participants in the Oakland Mayoral Race and the Oakland City Council Race for District 2, District 4, and District 6. This is 2018 […]
2018 Oakland Mayoral And City Council Candidate Questionnaire by Zennie62Media This 20-question questionnaire was designed to give Oaklanders a chance to evaluate, at once, the plans and philosopies of all of the participants in the Oakland Mayoral Race and the Oakland City Council Race for District 2, District 4, and District 6. This is 2018 […]
Candidate for Oakland City Council District 4 Nayeli Maxson, is a long time proponent for small businesses and for the past four years has actively worked to help them thrive in Oakland. As CEO of Alliance for Community Development, she has launched the Bay Area Entrepreneurship Alliance, an Oakland-based membership organization dedicated to increasing equity, […]
Oakland News Now – Cat Brooks Oakland Mayoral Race Candidate Update Interview. Ms Brooks was kind enough to grant this interview during the McClymonds High School Candidates Forum, Thursday night. Stay Tuned. Oakland News Now Note: this post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest version of an experimental mobile media video-blogging system […]
The fake accounts in the news don’t at all match the real story we have on Maria Ayerdi Kaplan. Zennie62Media is not the official spokesperson for Ms. Ayerdi Kaplan, however it would be a mistake not to address what was written in other news posts, because they do not reflect her story as presented in our blog, Oakland News Now.
Oakland, CA – Today, Mayor Libby Schaaf reported the total tons of waste collected at three recent “Bulky Block Parties” across the city – free events where Oakland residents legally disposed large unwanted items such as mattresses, couches, tires, and even a few kitchen sinks. More than 1,200 residents participated and dropped off 157 tons […]
Oakland News Now – Charlie Michelson Quits Oakland City Council District Four Race Charlie Michelson, who was arguably the front runner in the Oakland City Council District Four Race, shocked the campaign battle by announcing his decision to quit just an hour ago. Charlie was the pick of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to fill the […]
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) today endorsed Jovanka Beckles’s campaign to represent Assembly District 15 today. Hon. Barbara Lee declared: “I am pleased to join Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb, El Cerrito Mayor Pro Tem Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto, Berkeley Board of Education member Judy Appel, East Bay MUD Director Andy Katz, Cheryl Sudduth-Política and Owen Poindexter in endorsing […]
Berkeley, CA. — Today The San Francisco Chronicle announced their endorsement of Buffy Wicks for the next Assemblymember in District 15. The Chronicle cited Buffy’s housing policies and ability to get things done as key reasons for their support. “The depth of her knowledge and savvy in blending progressive goals with pragmatic solutions are the […]
