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Oakland News Now – The new Peet’s Coffee In Downtown Oakland at 1615 Broadway, is quite the meeting place for Uptown. Located right where Broadway and Telegraph Avenue meet, I’ve ran into everyone from Jesse Smith, who’s running for Mayor of Oakland, to Kenzie Smith, who’s running for the Oakland City Council District Two Seat, … Read more
Torpedo Sushi, a great restaurant in Uptown Oakland located at 25 Grand Avenue, has an excellent dish called “The Classic” Poke called “The Classic” Poke Bowl consists of Poke Tuna and salmon, and Surimi Crab. It’s a great and healthy and filling bowl of sushi goodness you’ve got to try. Torpedo Sushi is open through … Read more
Oakland News Now – Oakland Raiders NFL News Livestream, Coach Carl Rose Interview at Room 389 at 389 Grand Av in Oakland’s Adams Point District. We talked about the Oakland Raiders news from training camp, NFL News, and Carl’s specialty which is cross country, track, and road racing. Carl ran track at UC Berkeley as … Read more
Oakland News Now – I interviewed Joseph Tanios who is running for the Oakland City Council District Four seat currently held by Annie Campbell Washington. The venue: Lakeshore Cafe at 3257 Lakeshore Av in Oakland. Mr. Tanios talked at length about his reasons for running and his 19 years of experience with the City of … Read more
Oakland News Now – In Mission Impossible Fallout, Tom Cruise manages to do what James Bond would never do: make being a secret agent look like a thankless job. In the process he made the best mission impossible movie of the series. In paring with Superman Henry Cavill (who can’t quite make you think … Read more
Oakland News Now – Kyle Newport is an Oakland legend and together with Lionel Bea form Bay Area Productions. BAP is one of the most successful and long running entertainment production organizations in the history of R&B. Having produced concert events for entertainers like Jamie Foxx and D.L. Hughley. But today, Kyle was just enjoying … Read more
Oakland News Now – Oakland Public Ethics Commission has a table at the Art And Soul Festival 2018. Whitney Barazoto, who staffs the table, was kind enough to tell Zennie62Media viewers and about the organization in the video above. https://ift.tt/2AiPvU5 Stay tuned. Oakland News Now Note: this post demonstrates the full and live operation of … Read more
Oakland News Now – Cat Brooks is running for Mayor of Oakland against the incumbent Libby Schaaf and a field of 13 candidates. In this Interview at the Oakland City Council Meeting of two weeks ago, she gave Zennie62Media an update. Brooks announced that she has 400 people signed up as volunteers and “half have … Read more
Rhonda Vincent of “Rhonda Vincent & The Rage” named “Female Vocalist of the Year” by The International Bluegrass Music Association. The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) has announced the final nominations for the 2018 International Bluegrass Music Awards. The announcement was made during a press conference held Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in Nashville, TN and … Read more
Wow. Rudy’s Cant Fail Cafe Closes In Oakland. This vlogger’s favorite late night breakfast place shut its doors on July 26th 2018. And I found out the hard way: hungry for a Rudy’s Cant Fail Cafe helping of Green Eggs and Ham (not kidding), after attending the TechCrunch August Capital Party in Menlo Park (they … Read more
Oakland News Now – Phrame is a Smart License Plate Frame technology that I was introduced to ar the TechCrunch August Capital Party today. Phrame Device and app Enable any car to get it in the car trunk grocery delivery, packages and even laundry. Phrame partners with on-demand gas, oil providers and valet services — … Read more
Oakland News Now – Kenzie Smith Oakland City Council Candidate Talks Nia Wilson And BBQ Becky On Livestream. And for a wide ranging talk that was as revealing as it was long. I leaned that Bbq Becky claimed that she purchased Lake Merritt for $5.7 million and told Kenzie it was privately owned. In total … Read more
Oakland News Now – The Oakland Raiders Coliseum Lease Extension is still up in the air after the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority Meeting this morning. No report was made from closed session. That means the deadline for a lease extension that was July 30th will be overran. And into September before any … Read more
Oakland News Now – Oakland Coliseum JPA Livestream For July 27th Meeting – Raiders Lease The meeting was marked by a discussion of how much money the Coliseum was making. Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty was insistent that the financial report did not show all of the monies made over the last fiscal year. It … Read more
Oakland News Now – Charlie Casserly, the NFL Network Analyst and former General Manager of The Washington Redskins, made some really stupid and seemingly personal comments about Dez Bryant on the broadcast of Thursday evening. In an obvious rush to prove that Bryant is not the wide receiver he used to be with the Dallas … Read more
Oakland News Now – Oakland Raiders In AFC West, Training Camp Livestream, Coliseum JPA Meeting Friday, Vegas Update PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: https://ift.tt/2u7j8De 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 Zennie62Media. The uploaded … Read more
Laser Network, which acts as a SWIFT-like system for cryptocurrencies, has welcomed Ethereum advisor Sukhveer Sanghera to its advisory board. Sanghera has helped build products and solutions for TD Securities, Polymath, NASA Langley, Deloitte, LedgerX, and several other big names in science, business, and technology. He holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Carleton … Read more
via Oakland News Now Rick DaSilva is the President of the Oakland Chinatown Chamber Of Commerce and Partner in Loh Realty and Investments. He’s also someone I’ve know since 1997, when Zennie Abraham worked as Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris Economic Advisor. Zennie says he literally ran into Rick at the July 24th Oakland City Council … Read more
via Oakland News Now Chris Young Suspends Oakland City Council District Four Race For Beautiful Reason: his wife Sam is pregnant with their second child. On his Facebook page, Chris left this tearfully lovely message: Dear Friends and Family: The outpouring of support for my candidacy for Oakland City Council has been nothing short of … Read more
Zennie62 Live From Connie’s Cantina Oakland On Raiders Las Vegas NFL Stadium Update via Oakland News Now PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: https://ift.tt/2u7j8De Oakland News Now Note: this post demos the user of an experimental mobile media video-blogging system. The uploaded video is from the Zennie62 onYouTube channel, then uploaded automatically to the Oakland … Read more
via IFTTT Brett Gosper, Rugby World Cup CEO, came to the press room to hold an impromptu press conference. The video above has the full conversation; here are some highlights of what he said. Much of the talk was around the “knockout” format. As the Associated Press put it “A new format for the seventh … Read more
via IFTTT Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 SF is proving to be a massive hit. As this blogger sits here, there look to be about 30,000 people in AT&T Stadium to watch this particular set of matches. That means the overall throughput of people may top 100,000 when the RWC7s 2018 is done. Right now, … Read more
Perry Baker draws a crowd. In a sport not known for fans mobbing players, Mr. Baker’s presense created a line of people – all who wanted to take a photo with him, or just shake his hand. For that moment in time here at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco, Perry Baker could have set up … Read more
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 SF and Xperiel go tech. With the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 Tournament beginning at San Francisco’s AT&T Park on July 20, Rugby World Cup Sevens event organizers and Xperiel are digitizing traditional in-stadium activities to make them more widely accessible to fans. Anyone with the Rugby World Cup Sevens … Read more
Wynnona Earp? SDCC? 2018? San Diego Comic Con? Yes! San Diego Comic Con 2018 is here as of Wednesday (press preview day) and so on Tuesday, it was a good idea to catch up with my friend Kevin Bachelder, who’s the reining expert on all things “Wynnona Earp” via a podcast called “Tales Of The … Read more
President Barack Obama is back, as “Barack Obama” was a Twitter trend, today. President Barack Obama gave a speech in Johannesburg, South Africa today that took on additional importance in the wake of President Donald Trump’s shocking meltdown press conference with Russian President Vladomir Putin. President Obama’s office sent over the speech directly to Zennie62Media. … Read more
The transcript from the awful and disastrous (for America) Trump – Putin Summit was released by The White House an hour ago. Zennie62Media has it here, below: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release July 16, 2018 REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AND PRESIDENT PUTIN OF THE RUSSIAN … Read more
At San Diego Comic Con 2018, The Long Con is under way. On July 25th, Oni Press invites you to take a look inside what happens when the world ends, but the “San Diego Comic Con “ Con culture lives on. The Long Con is a hilarious action/adventure comic for teen and adult readers alike, … Read more
The Trump Putin Summit press conference has shocked America and the World and sent Washington DC’s Capitol Hill scrambling. New York Senator Charles Schumer first posted on Twitter, and then gave a statement to the press that contained a paragraph which, if true, could mean that the Russian influence over American politics was not only … Read more
After Trump – Putin Summit, what just happened? UPDATE: The White House released a transcript of the Trump – Putin Press Conference, that Zennie62Media has here on Oakland News Now – click here to read it. President Donald J. Trump just participated in a press conference that this blogger can’t believe happened and is something … Read more
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 reps sent Zennie62Media a press statement overview on what to expect next week. Here it is. Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 comes to The San Francisco Bay Area July 20-22 2018, marking the first time a Rugby World Cup will be played in America. Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 is … Read more
Angelique Kerber beat Serena Williams? In 2018 Wimbledon? Yes. She did. In a win shocking for its efficiency, as much as who it was against, Angelique Kerber bear the reining champion Serena Williams 6-3, 6-3 to win her first Wimbledon. With Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton watching, Angelique Kerber played at a super-human level to … Read more
2018 HSBC World Rugby Sevens is near! The biggest week in Rugby Sevens this year is fast approaching with the HSBC World Rugby Sevens San Francisco July 19th – July 22nd. AT&T Stadium will be transformed from the home of the San Francisco Giants to the center of the Rugby World with 3 days 84 … Read more
Texas GOP Congressman Louie Gohmert went off the rails and mentioned the now former wife of FBI Agent Peter Strzok in his question of same agent at today’s hearing, called a “show trial” by some observers on MSNCB a moment ago. Called because of the discovery of text messages that showed Agent Strzok was biased … Read more
President Trump and German Chancellor Merkel had what the White House called a “pull-aside” meeting after Trump reportedly said Germany was “controlled by Russia” which she disputed. Here’s the press conference after that meeting. This is what the White House sent… THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 11, 2018 … Read more
CES Tech Media Trailblazers Program: nominate a new person in tech media for CES! The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) – owner and producer of CES® – today announced the launch of its CES Tech Media Trailblazers program. The program will award 25 up-and-coming media travel and accommodation for CES 2019, the world’s gathering place for … Read more
Steven Donziger suspended? Steven Donziger, the man behind the biggest environmental fraud in history, was stripped of his ability to practice law in New York for his role in fabricating evidence, bribing judges, and manipulating the Ecuador judicial system in a fraud he concocted against Texaco, later purchased by Chevron Oil Company, based in nearby … Read more
Here’s why Amy Klobuchar, Senior Senator of Minnesota, will be the next President of the United States! Assuming the Democratic Party leadership can ever make it over the hump and come to the painfully obvious conclusion that a divided party equates to the weakest possible support for a candidate – as happened with Hillary Clinton … Read more
Thai Cave Rescue Update: it took not 18, but 90 divers and what was reported to be a three hour trip for each young boy, but the attempt to rescue 12 boys from a large cave trail in Thailand is going well, thus far. It’s too bad President Donald Trump had to take to Twitter … Read more
The Thai Cave Rescue started approximately 40 minutes ago in Thailand. Since the media have been forced out of the main rescue area, and a tarp was constructed to shield it from the view of cameras, there’s no word of exactly what’s going on, other than the rescue was started, and Elon Musk’s engineers reportedly … Read more