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Rebeca Kaplan, the Oakland City Councilmember’s At-Large Representative, Effectively Used All Media To Gain Passage of Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO), in partnership with the Oakland Fire Department Here’s the press release sent by The Office of Oakland City Councilmember Rebeca Kaplan: Oakland – Today, Oakland City Council unanimously passed resolutions to approve … Read more
OFF THE GRID PARTNERS WITH CITY OF OAKLAND TO DOUBLE GREAT PLATES DELIVERED PROGRAM AND FEED 100% MORE SENIORS AFFECTED BY COVID Beginning Immediately, Oakland Residents Can Sign Up for Free Meals at https://offthegrid.com/oakgreatplates Oakland – Off the Grid (OTG), the Bay Area’s premier food truck and catering experience company, has partnered with Oakland to … Read more
HBO Documentary About OUSD’s Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Fest is Nominated for NAACP Image Award; Public Voting is Open Through Friday VOTE: https://naacpimageawards.net/2021-nominees/ Oakland – The Emmy-award winning HBO documentary, We Are The Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest, is up for another major award, and the driving force behind it … Read more
Oakland Must Establish MACRO—an Alternative to Leading with Police for Mental Health Crises Response—Immediately Oakland residents, labor and elected officials are calling on the City Of Oakland to immediately implement this program within the next six months Oakland – A broad coalition of residents, community organizations and labor groups are calling on the Oakland City … Read more
Grand Lake Theater Staff Fund Raiser Hits $29,000 Goal, Now $35,000 Level Set For GoFundMe Page ONN – Grand Lake Theater Staff Fund Raiser Hits $29,000 Goal, Now $35,000 Level Set For GoFundMe Page – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube The Grand Lake Theater, famous for the Grand Lake Theater Marquee, and located at 3200 Grand … Read more
This Oakland News Now post is based on a Facebook entry by famed Oakland Hip-Hop Journalist Davey D. His text forms Part One of this series, and which you can read at this link, then the embed of the multimedia content is below, along with the views of Kev Choice. Davey D note on the … Read more
This Oakland News Now post is based on a Facebook entry by famed Oakland Hip-Hop Journalist Davey D. What follows is his text, then the embed of the multimedia content. Davey D note on the featured photo: The gentlemen in the front is from Brooklyn.. He says he grew up in the projects.. His kids … Read more
On Golden Globes And Hollywood Foreign Press Association’ Decades Of Discrimination Against Blacks From YouTube Channel: February 28, 2021 at 08:49PM ONN – On Golden Globes And Hollywood Foreign Press Association’ Decades Of Discrimination Against Black Media And Journalists Note from Zennie62Media and OaklandNewsNow.com : this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of … Read more
Welcome! The Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Livestream by E! Entertainment TV is up here: The 78th Annual, 2021 Golden Globe Awards pre-show has started and the nominees list is at the Golden Globe website, and here, below. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association reports: 2021 Golden Globe Awards will be hosted by Tina Fey and … Read more
KPIX Channel 5 Sports Anchor Vernon Glenn Gives Shout-Out To Zennie62Media CEO Zennie Abraham For The Most Influential African American / Black Sports Executives In The SF Bay Area List As we close Black History Month 2021, one question remains. Of all African American / Black sports executives in the San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose … Read more
Oakland’s Homeless Administrator LEAVES by Derrick Soo ONN – Daryel Dunston, Oakland’s Homeless Administrator Resigns For New Job – by Derrick Soo – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Watch the vlog City of Oakland’s Homeless Administrator, Daryel Dunston SUDDENLY leaves his position to take a job in another city. According to a source who did not … Read more
Buffy Wicks slate of bills include policies to protect working families; fight California’s housing crisis; reform the Employment Development Department (EDD); and more Oakland – On Wednesday, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (AD-15) unveiled highlights from her 2021 legislative package, policies designed to protect working families, renters, and Californians recovering from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 … Read more
Rotary Club of Oakland Civic Thursday High School Speech Contest, February 25, 2021 From YouTube Channel: February 26, 2021 at 08:50PM ONN – Rotary Oakland celebrates the work of High school students in our annual speech contest. Note from Zennie62Media and OaklandNewsNow.com : this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest … Read more
Oakland Athletics Spring Training Preview Plus A’s Release Draft EIR and Renderings by Richard Haick From YouTube Channel: February 26, 2021 at 04:04PM ONN – Oakland Athletics will open up spring training this weekend versus the 2020 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, in Arizona. I will be discussing recent trades and aquisitions, fan attendance, … Read more
Gov. Newsom holds COVID-19 briefing in Central Valley From YouTube Channel: February 26, 2021 at 02:28PM ONN – California Gov. Gavin Newsom Holds COVID-19 Briefing In Central Valley Governor Newsom just concluded a livestream press conference on measures to stop the spread of The Coronavirus in The Central Valley. Stay tuned. Note from Zennie62Media and … Read more
sideshow video From YouTube Channel: February 26, 2021 at 01:32PM ONN – Oakland Police Release Sideshow Video Showing Cars Towed In California OPD: Avoid being one of the dozens of people who had their vehicles towed and seized with 30-day holds after taking part in illegal sideshows in Oakland. This weekend OPD will resume Enforcement … Read more
Oakland Athletics Ballpark At Howard Terminal New Video Images Released Before DEIR Report From YouTube Channel: February 26, 2021 at 02:14PM ONN – Oakland Athletics Ballpark At Howard Terminal New Video Images Released Before DEIR Report The A’s presented a new design, which is much “softer” in presentation than previeous versions. It’s less dramatic. Why … Read more
The Howard Terminal Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) is out of its cage and here at this link! The City of Oakland and The Oakland Athletics released the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Howard Terminal Ballpark (or more formally called “Oakland Waterfront Ballpark District at Howard Terminal”). First, the Oakland A’s sent their email, … Read more
OUSD and “Friends of the Oakland Public School Libraries” Create Digital Library for All Oakland Students Oakland – United For Success Academy 8th grader, Brenda C., uses Sora, an app for accessing the District’s new Digital Library, which has transformed her ability to read whenever she wants. “What I like about Sora is that you … Read more
Howard Terminal Ballpark update with the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Report, here. The last OaklandNewNow.com blog post update on the process toward building a new ballpark for the Oakland Athletics at Howard Terminal, revealed that the City of Oakland was in search of a new consultant to focus on the work of the … Read more
Woman Dragged In Chinatown, Oakland Police Issue Sideshow Warning For Weekend ONN – Woman Dragged In Chinatown, Oakland Police Issue Sideshow Warning For Weekend – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Watch the vlog Woman Dragged In Chinatown, Oakland Police Issue Sideshow Warning For Weekend OPD will have Enforcement of Illegal Sideshow Activity this weekend. There will … Read more
As if to express that it hears the words of Oakland Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan and Treva Reid, the Biden Administration issues a press release stating that it is prioritizing equity in vaccine distribution to fight the Coronavirus. Hwre’s the release: Vaccinating the U.S. population is central to President Biden’s comprehensive whole-of-government strategy to beat the … Read more
I’m gonna speak about Living Unhoused ONN – Derrick Soo: I’m Gonna Speak About Living Unhoused In Oakland – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube I’m a Guest speaker for Councilmember Treva Reid’s-D7 Town Hall Meeting tonight at 6 PM PST. I will be speaking about LIVING Unhoused on Oakland’s streets. Safety concerns and solutions. Derrick Soo … Read more
Oakland City Council Meeting Schedule – Contact Your Oakland City Councilperson – Coded For Oakland News Now by Zennie Abraham, CEO, Zennie62Media The Open Oakland Councilmatic Code was slow to update to the City Council Agenda, and lacked a link to the actual page, so it was removed. Oakland City Council Meeting Watch Page Oakland … Read more
Oakland’s Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Treva Reid Call on FEMA and California Leadership to Make COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Equitable Oakland (February 24, 2021) — Oakland’s Vice-Mayor Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Treva Reid (District 7 / East Oakland) sent a letter to State and Federal officials to seek immediate action to remedy the inequities … Read more
Join us in acknowledging ALCODA alumna – Judge Sandra Brown-Armstrong during Black History Month From YouTube Channel: February 24, 2021 at 06:11PM ONN – Oakland PD First Black Female Police Officer – Judge Sandra Brown-Armstrong In honor of Black History Month we continue our series in celebrating the legacy of ALCODA alumna- the Honorable Sandra … Read more
Karen Chu Of Oakland Talks About Being On The ABC Trivia Show The Chase On Zennie62 From YouTube Channel: February 22, 2021 at 10:38PM ONN – Karen Chu Of Oakland Talks About Being On The ABC Trivia Show The Chase On Zennie62 Oakland resident Karen Chu, along with two other contestants, won six figures from … Read more
The Chase US Season 1 — Episode 6 From YouTube Channel: February 19, 2021 at 10:42AM ONN – Karen Chu Of Oakland On The Chase US Season 1 — Episode 6 Karen Chu, one of three winners of $400,000 on The Chase Season 1, Episode 6, can be seen here during her journey to victory. … Read more
Oakland – Today the Defund Oakland Police Coalition released a comprehensive report in response to the draft recommendations issued by Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Task Force (RPSTF). At a press event today experts involved with the recommendation process spoke to the specific recommendations from each Advisory Board. “The Defund Oakland Police Coalition is excited about … Read more
Berkeley City Council Meeting Tuesday February 23, 2021 Item 29 – Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley Passed Unanimously: 9-0-0 Thank Vice Mayor Droste, CM Taplin, and Robinson for putting this together. Thank CM Harrison, Hahn, and Wengraf for your additions and the Mayor for unifying it all. Let’s be honest, with Building and … Read more
Facebook Critics Of Allen Michaan’s Grand Lake Theater Marquee Messages Are Not From Oakland ONN – Facebook Critics Of Allen Michaan’s Grand Lake Theater Marquee Messages Are Not From Oakland – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Grand Lake Theater Owner Allen Michaan’s marquee messages have been as much a part of Oakland culture as Lake Merritt, … Read more
The murders of Oscar Grant, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Walter Scott, Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Stephon Clark, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and the latest reported name of Daniel Prude, all have one story in common: their lives were ended by police officers. Moreover, there’s story after story, after story, of commonly … Read more
OPD Arrest a Berkeley Man for Criminal Threats Involving Hate Crimes From YouTube Channel: February 23, 2021 at 10:20PM ONN – Oakland Police OPD Arrest a Berkeley Man For Criminal Threats Involving Hate Crimes Oakland Police at work busting someone who apparently got carried away being racist on social media. Read on. For Immediate Release: … Read more
History of Oakland Blues From YouTube Channel: February 23, 2021 at 08:13PM ONN – A YouTube History Of The Blues In Oakland – Oakland Blues ‘ Note from Zennie62Media and OaklandNewsNow.com : this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media , Inc. mobile media video-blogging … Read more
Thomas Bonk, Featured On HBO Special On Tiger Woods, Talks About His Accident In LA From YouTube Channel: February 23, 2021 at 05:03PM ONN – Thomas Bonk, Featured On HBO Special On Tiger Woods, Talks About His Accident In LA Note from Zennie62Media and OaklandNewsNow.com : this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation … Read more
Derek Carr Tweets Praying For You Tiger Woods As Golfer In Surgery After Single Car Accident In LA ONN – Derek Carr Tweets Praying For You Tiger Woods As Golfer In Surgery After Single Car Accident In LA – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Watch the vlog Derek Carr Tweets Praying For You Tiger Woods As … Read more
The Office of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf just sent an email that is a kind of victory lap for the production of affordable housing in Oakland. What’s bothersome about the message is the total lack of attention paid to what the total picture looks like. Here’s what the good mayor sent: Oakland Produces Most Affordable … Read more
Oakland – Containerized cargo volume declined at the Port of Oakland in January, the result of spreading supply chain congestion. The Port said today that import volume dropped 11.9 percent last month compared to January 2020. Exports were down 11.3 percent. The Port attributed cargo declines to factors that included: Late-arriving ships from Southern California … Read more
“White Privilege Tax” Video: Mark Dice Ignorant Of American History, Black History, Too – Transcript The vlog above called “”White Privilege Tax” Video: Mark Dice Ignorant Of American History, Black History, Too”, was posted in 2015, and while I, Zennie Abraham, never expressed support for reparations (which is the idea that African Americans should be … Read more
The following is part of an agenda report to the Berkeley City Council on police practices against African Americans by Berkeley Police. It’s by the Berkeley Mayor’s Fair and Impartial Policing Working Group. The Fair and Impartial Policing Working Group has received three contemporaneous studies of the BPD’s stops as published on the City’s Open … Read more