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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 – Tirien Steinbach Of East Bay Community Law Center On “Keep Oakland Housed” 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 … Read more
Oakland News Now – Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb (District One) On “Keep Oakland Housed” Homeless Program 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 … 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 Libby Schaaf Gives A’s Ballpark Update, And Talks Raiders And NFL..Sort Of 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 … Read more
Oakland News Now – Jesse AJ Smith Oakland Mayoral Election Candidate Livestream Interview 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
Today, Maria Ayerdi Kaplan’s Salesforce Transit Center Security Plan features a secret right under your feet. As Transbay Joint Powers Authority Executive Director, Maria Ayerdi Kaplan placed a premium on security after the horrible events of September 11th, 2001. The objective was to make the giant building able to sustain a terrorist attack. Part of … 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 – Oakland Raiders Lose To Seattle Seahawks In London, Raiders Fan Reacts. Interview at The Athletic Club Bar on Grand Av in Oakland. 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 … 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
Oakland News Now – UCLA 37 Cal 7 Bruins Blow Out Golden Bears 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 Lyft Driver Says City Doesn’t Care About Homeless 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
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
Oakland News Now – United Airlines And American Airlines Dual Night Landing At SFO Airport This happened at the end of the flight I was on from Atlanta last night, and that left at 8:37 PM EST. At about the point where the South Bay Area and San Jose are, our United Airlines Airbus A319 … Read more
Oakland News Now – Zennie Abraham At United Airlines Gate T17 Atlanta With A Travel Tip Hey all! Here’s a tip: if you find you have to travel and your license becomes expired while you are away from your home state, yet you have already applied for a new one and think you may be … 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
Oakland News Now – Police Called On Black Man In Atlanta For Being With White Kids In Cobb County, Georgia, a man who has a kids-sitting service and happens to be African-American, watched in horror as a white woman followed him while he was with the children he was entrusted with watching. Corey Lewis is … 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
Oakland News Now – Hurricane Michael Storm Over Fayetteville GA With Winds Up To 40 MPH And the winds picked up as I was making the video-blog. There was a flash-flood warning for Fayette County, of which Fayetteville, Georgia is within. That was set to end at 11:40 PM EST, and it has. Stay tuned. … Read more
Oakland News Now – Hurricane Michael Near Fayetteville GA Down To Category 1 Storm 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 from a … Read more
Oakland News Now – Walmart Fayetteville GA Ready For Christmas 2018 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 from a vlogger with the … Read more
Oakland News Now – “Kanye West What You Get When Negros Don’t Read” Says Bakari Sellers On CNN 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 … Read more
(Oakland, CA) – This November, the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) presents Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline, a new exhibition exploring the connections between art and science through fantastically colorful renderings by artist Ray Troll and the research of paleontologist Kirk Johnson, who is also the director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Together, … Read more
OAKLAND – Natasha Middleton, Marlo Rodriguez and Mya Whitaker issued the following joint statement regarding their endorsements for District 6 Councilmember: We are united in our commitment to fundamental change in Oakland on critical issues from housing and homelessness, to jobs and economic development, to neighborhood safety, and more. We are united in our belief … Read more
Oakland News Now – Drew Brees NFL’s All Time Leader In Passing Yardage With 62-Yard TD Pass To Tre’Quan Smith 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. … Read more
Oakland News Now – Visit To Five Guys Burgers Peachtree City Georgia Five Guys Burgers was made famous by President Barack Obama’s visit to a franchise in Washington, D.C., May 29th 2009. The food ingredients are said to be fresh, and so I gave them the “Mom” test, as my Mom stopped in with me, … Read more
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 … Read more
