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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 … Read more
Nayeli Maxson, District 4 City Council Candidate, has long standing relationships with Oakland’s district 4 community leaders. She earned those partnerships from her years of work in Oakland as a proven problem solver, both in the district as Community Liaison for the city council office and in her current role as CEO of Alliance for … Read more
As a note, the video is of the forum is used because I don’t yet have a vlog interview with Ms. Middleton. Once that is done, it will replace the 53-minute forum video. 2018 Oakland Mayoral And City Council Candidate Questionnaire by Zennie62Media This 20-question questionnaire was designed to give Oaklanders a chance to evaluate, … Read more
Miss Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant at 3345 Grand Av in Oakland is my favorite place to buy food to take home, not called Yang Chow or The Star Pizza. The food at Miss Saigon Oakland is consistently the best. I recommend the yummy Fresh Spring Rolls and the excellent Miss Saigon Special Noodle Soup, as well … Read more
This post and vlog are based on a Facebook entry I, Zennie Abraham, created just to clarify where I stand on the media landscape in 2018. I’ve said this over the years, but it bears repeating and updating: I’m an Oakland blogger and vlogger, not a journalist. This is what I wrote at Facebook … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 Oakland Mayoral Candidate Saied Kamarooz 1. Candidate’s Full Name and … Read more
OAKLAND, CA – Daniel Swafford, who is the Executive Director of the Montclair and Laurel Business Associations and community volunteer for over 15 years, endorsed Sheng Thao’s candidacy for Oakland City Council District 4. In a video, Swafford urge voters of District 4 to vote for Thao, stating, “…we really need someone that represents us … Read more
The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has a $23 Million budget deficit and has posted $60 million in new expenses. That’s the primary information based on documents sent to me by Mike Hutchinson. Mike’s best described as an “Oakland Education activist,” founder of Oakland Public Education Network, and one who recently ran for the Oakland … Read more
The Oakland Raiders have assured Raider Nation that their days in Oakland are done. What was once unthinkable is the case now: the Silver and Black are gutting the Oakland Raiders and building the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders have also sent the clear message that it’s all about money – dollars they don’t have … Read more
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, … Read more
Oakland Councilmember Desley Brooks is up for re-election as Oakland City Council District Six representative, and as one who has witnessed how hard she works for the people who live in her area of concern, she really does deserve your support. Re-elect Desley Brooks for Oakland City Council District Six. I will get this out … Read more
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 … Read more
Oakland News Now – Loren Taylor Oakland City Council District 6 Interview Loren Taylor was kind enough to grant this interview at the Oakland McClymonds High School Candidate Forum held 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 … Read more
Oakland News Now – Pamela Harris Oakland City Council District 4 Candidate Interview Pamela Harris was kind enough to grant this brief interview while at the Oakland Candidates Forum at McClymonds High School, Thursday night. Stay tuned. Oakland News Now Note: this post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest version of an … Read more
Today leading California Democratic Party Activist Kimberly Ellis issued a long statement endorsing Jovanka Beckles’ candidacy to represent Assembly District 15 in Sacramento. Her conclusion is “I’m voting for Jovanka because she is the most qualified candidate – with a voice and perspective that is desperately needed in our halls of power.” Kimberly Ellis has … Read more
Berkeley, CA. – California Assembly candidate Buffy Wicks will be outreaching to voters throughout the District this weekend through canvasses, house parties, text parties and phone banks. A full list is below. A noted community organizer, Wicks is building on the campaign’s impressive grassroots operation that secured her overwhelming victory in June. She has held … Read more
Oakland News Now – Saied Kamarooz Oakland Mayoral Race Candidate Interview Update. At the McClymonds High School Oakland Election Candidates Forum of Thursday October 18th. Oakland News Now Note: this post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest version of an experimental mobile media video-blogging system network – part of a new approach … Read more
Oakland News Now – Oakland Raiders Coliseum Lease Extension Held Up By Lawsuit Fears Oakland News Now Note: this post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest version of an experimental mobile media video-blogging system network – part of a new approach to the production of media. The uploaded video is from a … Read more
Mission Bar & Grill Has Great Cobb Salad At SFO Airport United Airlines Terminal 3E. This is my favorite place to eat at in this terminal at San Francisco International Airport. The service is great and the place is comfortable, and it’s layout encourages conversation, too. And, did I mention, the food is excellent? … Read more
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 … Read more
The Pink Patch Project was established last year, she said, and accelerated with the leadership of Oakland Police Chief Ann Kirkpatrick. Officer Amaral used Southern California’s Irwindale City Police Department, which started the project in 2015, as the model for the Oakland and SF Bay Area Pink Patch Project.
“The Strongest Regional Economy in the World?” Crisis management and containment in any emergency is an obvious necessity to guard against rampant expansion and to prevent widespread damage; it is therefore irresponsible for our Regional Agencies to remain in the background any longer while the Bay Area’s least adequately funded cities, Oakland in particular, must struggle to combat our … Read more
Statement from Nikki Fortunato Bas, Candidate for Oakland City Council District 2, on $9 Million for “Keep Oakland Housed” Homeless Program. While we applaud foundations contributing to housing solutions, our housing crisis is not going to be solved by private charities. Housing is a social issue, and it’s the job of our government to address … Read more
Oakland News Now – Chris Dobbins Interview On Oakland Coliseum, Raiders, A’s Warriors Oakland News Now Note: this post demonstrates “Vlog News Now”: the full and live operation of the latest version of an experimental mobile media video-blogging system network that’s part of a new approach to the production of media. The uploaded video is … Read more
Oakland News Now – Oakland Mayor’s Office Press Conference On Homeless Program ONN – Oakland Mayor’s 2018 Press Conference On “Keep Oakland Housed” Homeless Program. Oakland (press release). “Keep Oakland Housed”, a program that will help prevent Oakland residents from losing their housing and help support those living in temporary housing, was launched October 15, … Read more
Oakland News Now – Salesforce Transit Center Upgrades, Maria Ayerdi Kaplan Work To Build TTC The Transbay Transit Center is set to reopen Wednesday, October 17th. After discovery of cracks in steel beams above the bus ramp over Fremont Street, and similar but smaller problems over 1st Street, the facility was closed for upgrades. “It … Read more
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 … Read more
Pam Harris, Nayeli Maxson, and Sheng Thao took my misinterpretation of a photo they created on August 5th, and made it real. What I said back then was the Oakland City Council District Four candidates were teaming as the “D4-3” up to give voters in the Oakland Hills a rank-choice-voting enabled set of options. UPDATE: … Read more
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 … Read more
Joel Fried, my friend and the The Alameda County Democratic Lawyers (ACDL) Executive Board member, issued the list of candidates the group’s endorsing in the upcoming November Mid-term Election. The highlights featured a parade of incumbents, save for one: Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf was selected for re-election, as was Oakland District Two City Councilmember Abel … Read more
Le Bron James and the LA Lakers beat The Golden State Warriors in a meaningless pre-season game 123 to 113 in Las Vegas, last night. If anyone can say we learned anything from this contest, it’s, well, nothing. First, we know Le Bron James will make other LA Lakers play better, and he did. Second, … Read more
