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Oakland News Now – Oracle NetSuite Squash Players Rachel Grinham and Nathan Lake Play Casey Pratt of ABC7 News. Oracle NetSuite Open Squash 2018 Update Here At Oracle NetSuite Squash Media Day, noted star players Rachel Grinham of Australia and and Nathan Lake of England play Casey Pratt of ABC7 News San Francisco on the … Read more
Oakland News Now – Oracle NetSuite Open Squash 2018 Live With The Players. UPDATE: Oracle NetSuite Open 2018 Squash V1: Amanda Sobhy, Sarah Jane Perry, Laura Massaro, Nicol Ann David Today was Oracle NetSuite Open Squash 2018 Media Day and Zennie62Media’s Zennie62 on YouTube was there live, thanks to Spritz Marketing of San Francisco. The … Read more
Oakland News Now – The Oakland Raiders are not moving to San Diego for one year. You were fooled, you the Oakland Raiders Fan, by a publication (not this one) that doers not at all care about you. The media organization would rather play you for a fool than give you the real information, which … Read more
Chris Carson League of Women Voters President sent the following press release to Zennie62Media. After today’s testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, this message is most timely. Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters President Chris Carson issued the following statement in response to the testimony of Dr. Ford before the Senate Judiciary Committee: … Read more
The Salesforce Transit Center 2nd crack in a steel beam, and the news that the last inspection of the steel said to be cracked today was in January of 2016, caused this blogger to look back at past activities of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority. While Salesforce Transit Center was developed by Maria Ayerdi Kaplan, … Read more
San Francisco, CA— A skateboarder who defended himself in a road rage incident between himself and the driver of a SUV was found not guilty on Wednesday, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today. Marcus Huckabee, 31, was charged with battery and vandalism, both misdemeanors, stemming from an incident that occurred on April 4th … Read more
Berkeley, CA.– Today the Buffy Wicks for State Assembly campaign released its updated housing platform. Initially released in January, Buffy’s housing platform calls for measures to improve housing accessibility and affordability through quickly building more housing for low- and middle- income families, passing the $4 billion dollar statewide housing bond, reforming Costa-Hawkins, and implementing safety … Read more
Jovanka Beckles, Richmond City Council member and candidate for Assembly District 15, today urged East Bay residents to attend a hearing this week to demand that Assembly Bill 617 be more fully implemented than currently proposed. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) hearing will be at the Byron Sher Auditorium, 1001 I Street, in Sacramento … Read more
On Tuesday, September 25th, there were reports of a crack that was discovered in a steel beam that supports the roof top garden called “Salesforce Park” of the $2.2 billion Transbay Transit Center, also called by it’s naming rights name “Salesforce Transit Center”. ABC News Channel 7 is reporting that Salesforce Transit Center crews found … Read more
Oakland News Now – Oakland A’s Make Offer To Buy Out Alameda County’ Share Of Coliseum Complex The Oakland Athletics are making everyone happy – in Oakland, that is. Not only did the Athletics back into the 2018 Major League Baseball Playoffs by virtue of the New York Yankees victory over the Tampa Bay Devil … Read more
Oakland News Now – Oakland Athletics Lose Home Finale But Still In Contention For MLB Postseason 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 that’s part of a new approach to the production of media. The uploaded video is … Read more
Well-known Stanford and Cal-trained Oakland Lawyer Clinton Killian, is also known for a rather different but completely effective sense of humor. Now, before I continue, Clinton Killian has ran for the Oakland City Council on two occasions (for District Three and for the At-Large Seat) and has been involved in a number of efforts to … Read more
The Oakland Raiders are without a lease to play NFL Football games at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Stadium as of Friday night September 21st This news after the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority met the morning of this same Friday September 21, and did not signal they reached an agreement with the … Read more
Oakland News Now – Zennie62Media vlogger Richard Haick gives a recap of the then-just-completed public portion of the Oakland Coliseum Joint Powers Authority Meeting for September 21 2018. Richard reports that the Coliseum JPA Board went into closed session to discuss the Raiders Lease, which is still not approved as there are what Richard calls … Read more
The Oakland Alameda County Coliseum JPA Meeting is under way right now, and Zennie62Media is there. All of the board members are present except Oakland District Three Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney, who arrived later in the livestream. Right now, Coliseum JPA Executive Director Scott McKibben is presenting his report. Richard Haick is covering the meeting … Read more
OAKLAND, CA – Oakland City Council District 4 candidate, SHENG THAO, continues to secure big endorsements, including from Sierra Club and the Harvey Milk Democratic Club, becoming the only candidate to receive the endorsements of the environmental organization and any LGBTQ club in her race. SHENG THAO’s statement: “It is an important time in Oakland, … Read more
OAKLAND, CA – As we head into mid-September, Oakland City Council District 4 candidate, SHENG THAO, gains regional Mayoral support from Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin, Fremont Mayor Lily Mei, Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran, and former San Pablo Mayor, Kathy Chao Rothberg. Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin says, “I am proud to endorse Sheng Thao for Oakland … Read more
The Las Vegas Stadium Authority has a money problem, and it’s evident in the agenda for the Thursday, September 20th 2018 1PM PST meeting. First, the once common report on the hotel stadium tax revenue and Las Vegas Stadium Authority Budget is not present. There’s no agenda item that focuses on it, and no attachment … Read more
Calling them our Four Warriors for the People, the Jovanka Campaign announced today that Actor-Activist Danny Glover, former Golden State Warrior and founder of Democracy Matters Adonal Foyle, Our Revolution National President Nina Turner, and Richmond City Council member and candidate for Assembly District 15 Jovanka Beckles will address a rally Saturday evening, 6:00-9:00 p.m. … Read more
Toward the end of the policy forum on disability issues at the East Bay Regional Center in San Leandro on Tuesday, Sept. 18, an individual with a personal grudge began a verbal attack against Assembly Candidate Jovanka Beckles. Organizers of the forum called the man, Vinay Pimple, out of order, asked him to sit down, … Read more
OAKLAND, CA – Monday, The Oakland City Council passed the second reading of the Ordinance to establish regulations and permits for dockless scooter sharing programs, co-authored by Councilmembers Kaplan, Gallo, and Department of Transportation Staff. Kaplan says, “This Ordinance will provide responsible guidelines for scooter companies as they do business in Oakland.” Councilmember Kaplan also … Read more
OAKLAND, CA – Monday, The Oakland City Council passed Councilmember Kaplan’s Resolution calling on Congress to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency. ICE was recently created in 2003, under the Bush Administration, to prevent acts of terrorism and criminal activity. However, ICE’s work has dramatically shifted from its mission of preventing terrorism, to … Read more
Oakland News Now – East Bay Express To Get Oakland Latino Buyer? A long-time friend called to inform this blogger they put “an offer down to buy the East Bay Express. I think it’s about time a person of color owned it. I took them seriously when they said they wanted to sell it, so … Read more
Berkeley, CA – Today the Buffy Wicks for Assembly 2018 campaign released its policy platform on disability rights. Buffy will discuss her platform at the Disability Rights Forum held tomorrow from 6 – 7pm at 500 Davis St in San Leandro. The forum is hosted by East Bay Legislative Coalition, The Center for Independent Living, … Read more
The “Yes on 10” group sent over a press announcement to Zennie62Media that Proposition 10, the California Affordable Housing Initiative, got the endorsement of the LA Times and the Sacramento Bee. This is what they report… The Los Angeles Times formally endorsed Proposition 10. This comes just one day after the Sacramento Bee noted “it’s … Read more
Salesforce Transit Center is open, operational, and the toast of San Francisco, Oakland, and the SF Bay Area. The Salesforce Transit Center Roof-Top City Park, in 2014 mentioned as possibly not being built at all, is a massive hit today, and used by many thousands of people to date. In fact, “Salesforce Park” is used … Read more
Oakland, CA – The Oakland Mayor’s Office reports that tomorrow, Monday, September 17, the City of Oakland will release a new Oakland Cultural Plan, which the Mayor’s Office says is Oakland’s first in thirty years.It will do so via a meeting in the Mayor’s Office “Large Conference Room” and that features Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, … Read more
As a mental health professional for Contra Costa County, I take public health very seriously. And that includes making sure everyone’s kids get the vaccines they need. Here are the facts about where I stand on vaccines: In 2015, the California legislature passed SB277, ending personal belief exemptions from vaccination requirements for entry into public … Read more
Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan, Developer Of Salesforce Transit Center: Part Seven Of Her Story as told to Zennie62Media. > Part One > Part Two > Part Three > Part Four > Part Five > Part Six > Part Seven > Part Eight. Maria Ayerdi Kaplan, developer of Salesforce Transit Center San Francisco and creator and first executive … Read more
Berkeley, CA.- Last night Assembly candidates Buffy Wicks and Jovanka Beckles appeared at Berkeley’s Stonewall Democratic Club endorsement meeting and were asked their position on mandatory vaccinations in schools. Beckles did not answer the question. “That’s one of those issues that – it keeps us fighting each other. I know growing up, I mean, I’m … Read more
Jovanka Beckles for State Assembly District 15 announces new endorsements. “I’m starting to blush, or maybe get a lump in my throat in gratitude,” says Jovanka Beckles, “because I’m so grateful for the ongoing stream of endorsements for my AD15 campaign.” Her people-powered campaign continued to rack up endorsements from labor, scientific, and environmental groups … Read more
Oakland, CA – Oakland Unified School District reports that today, Friday, September 14, 5:00 p.m. at Dewey Academy, 1111 Second Avenue in Oakland, the Dewey Academy community will come together for a very special and unusual school event. A student who graduated last spring and his fiancee, who graduated one year earlier from Rudsdale High … Read more
The Oakland City Auditor’s Office under Brenda Roberts reports that between 2013 and 2017, the City of Oakland collected $281 million in taxes from local business owners. Of that $281 million, it was determined that $712,000 (less than 1% of the total) should be refunded due to overpayments. Despite the relatively small number of refunds … Read more
The “WOJLOO” Forum, or “West Oakland, Jack London, Old Oakland” candidates forum was held after what Jesse A.J. Smith, the only Oakland Mayoral Election Candidate who covers the races only using Jack Dorsey’s micro-blogging platform Twitter (should be using his Oakland News Now account and his own blog) tweeted as “Scandal! Tonight’s forum at the … Read more
37 Oaklanders were displaced after a fire at The Village Homeless Encampment Monday night. Crews searching for victims, hotspots. Very difficult work, several makeshift structures and tents involved. pic.twitter.com/RTzoWMmK1O — Oakland Firefighters (@OaklandFireLive) September 11, 2018 Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan released this statement: “Dear Friends, As you may have heard, there was a fire … Read more
