Cities With the Highest Home Price-to-Income Ratios This report sent to ZENNIE62MEDIA, INC. for Oakland News Now reveals that Oakland is number three city in the nation in home price-to-income ration at 11.6. That San Francisco rests at number 2, and Los Angeles is number 1, is indicative of the California’s position as the most … Read more
Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland At-Large Councilmember, is asking for the Oakland City Council to adopt new, effective homeless solutions We recently received the report from the City Auditor detailing the failures of the Oakland Administration’s current primary strategies around homelessness. We recognize that we must implement real improvements, including rapidly expanding deeply affordable housing, providing permitted … Read more
Hi Zennie! This is my rebuttal to your post “A TIF-Based Solution To The SF Bay Area Homeless Crisis.” I think we’ve discussed that, as the “Strongest Regional Economy in the World,” the Bay Area needs to face up to its all but palpable destiny as a megalopolitan city-state and begin dealing with the unconscionable … Read more
The San Francisco Bay Area is faced with the most acute homeless crisis in its history. A recent (April 10th 2019) report issued by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute estimated that it would cost $12.7 billion to end the homeless crisis in the Bay Area. And the latest news is that the San Francisco … Read more
Oakland, CA – On March 26th 2019, Oakland City Council President Kaplan called on Berkeley to refocus on identifying viable alternative sites for RVs, rather than immediately adopting a vote on a ban at today’s council meeting. Kaplan is calling for increased regional collaboration on homeless solutions, and is helping to seek applicants to operate … Read more
Oakland, CA – Monday morning, March 18th, at Williams Chapel Baptist Church the interfaith effort to create safe spaces for our homeless, unsheltered residents to park and feel safe overnight was launched. This action is one of the steps outlined in legislation authored by Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan. (Link to Legislation) Said President … Read more
Sheltered Mercy’s Dr. Leslie Silver will be the guest of Zennie62Media’s Zennie Abraham on Zennie62 on YouTube Live, Monday night March 4th, 8 PM PST / 11 PM EST. Sheltered Mercy: cutting-edge documentary on homelessness and mental health launches social media campaign SACRAMENTO, CA – Sheltered Mercy, a documentary about homelessness and mental health centered … Read more
The City of Oakland’s trying to cover up that its still using Tuff Sheds as homes for the homeless. So, the press release that was sent over to Zennie62Media uses the terms “Community Cabins” and “unsheltered” to replace “Tuff Sheds” and “homeless”. Here’s the press release, adjusted to fit the true nomenclature. Oakland, CA – … Read more