Phrame, the tech company featured in Zennie62 on YouTube / Zennie62Media coverage of the 2018 TechCrunch August Capital Summer Party, and who’s product acts as a secure lockbox for keys that can only be accessed via smartphone app permission, including key storage for fleets, auto OEMs, logistics providers, and consumers, has announced a new partnership … Read more
WordPress Gutenberg, the new “block-based” editing technology for all Worldpress blogs, self-hosted or not, doesn’t figure to go away anytime soon, so this blogger / vlogger reasoned that getting used to it was better than resisting it. With that in mind, here is the first Zennie62Media blog post using Gutenberg. So far, so good. The … Read more
SF / Oakland Bay Bridge shooting news. The Bay Bridge Eastbound level is backed up and after a shooting between two men that reportedly happened at 2:30 AM PST this Monday, August 6th. The San Francisco Bay Area’s becoming a dangerous place. This blogger can’t help but wonder if the violence and increase in hate … Read more
Oakland News Now – Grand Avenue between Perkins and Park View Terrace in Oakland near Lake Merritt has needed some form of traffic control for years. Well, decades, as cars moving from the Oakland hills to Downtown Oakland have routinely passed through the Adams Point Commercial District like it’s a speedway pit stop. Now it … Read more
Zsa Zsa Gabor was busy. The legendary Hollywood actress and part of the famous Gabor sisters (her sister Eva Gabor starred on one of my favorite shows as a kid Green Acres), passed away at 99 years of age December of 2016. Known for her Hollywood socialite lifestyle, Zsa Zsa Gabor was Paris Hilton before … Read more
Oakland News Now – Zennie Abraham talked with Zennie62 on YouTube Livestream fans about the excellent Ray Lewis NFL Hall Of Fame Speech, and how much he captivated America. Then the livestream talk turned to the Oakland Raiders cutting kicker Giorgio Tavecchio, and his view that the Silver and Black made a mistake in passing … Read more
Oakland News Now – Heading to Kroger’s in Atlanta / Fayetteville, Georgia to buy, of all things, Tylenol, I ran into a local acquaintance who calls himself “Ray N”. I’ve met and interviewed “Ray N” before on Zennie62 on YouTube, years before, and when I paid a visit to the local Office Deput store to … Read more
Pamela Harris, Sheng Thao, And Nayeli Maxson all took this photo on Saturday, August 4th (this blogger’s birthday) and then Sean Dugar, who’s Ms. Harris’ campaign aide / manager (I suppose they’ll correct me on that) tagged me on Facebook, to make sure I saw the photo. So, without being hit over the head, my … Read more
Oakland Raiders Head Coach and legendary sports broadcaster John Madden recently gave his beloved bus called the “Madden Cruiser” to the Pro Football Hall Of Fame in Canton, Ohio. MaddenCruiser Canton OH #HOF wow!!! pic.twitter.com/jMRgPBYvxA — Stephaine (@DFF_Stephaine) August 2, 2018 Oakland Raiders Coach John Madden’s “Madden Cruiser” bus arrived in Canton several weeks ago … Read more
The Oakland A’s are still deep in the “exclusive negotiating agreement” period, where two sites for a new baseball stadium, the Oakland Coliseum and Howard Terminal near Jack London Square, are under scrutiny. UPDATE: Oakland A’s New Ballpark Landed CEQA Fast-Track Legislation From State Of California To speed up the environmental approval process, Oakland A’s … Read more
Hot Rize Bluegrass Band , one of the most respected and influential bands in bluegrass music, is pleased to announce the release of their aptly named new record Hot Rize 40th Anniversary Bash, recorded live at Boulder Theatre, over the course of three sold out shows in January of this year. Hot Rize (Nick Forster … Read more
Oakland News Now – Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys QB, is being called a “sellout for supporting the National Anthem and rejecting protest. Ok? So? He’s American. Did everyone forget the real issue here? I always thought the idea was to bring attention to police brutality against black Americans? What is going on that we, including … Read more
Pamela Price, the Oakland lawyer who challenged Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley in this year’s election contest, and who represented Jasmine Abuslin (AKA Celeste Guap), the woman at the center of the Oakland Police Sex Scandal, is officially running for Mayor of Oakland. That’s right. With her website from her race for the Alameda … Read more
Oakland News Now – Andrew Sullivan hates that Sarah Jeong is on the New York Times Editorial Board, and because, he writes, that she’s racist. In his “When Racism Is Fit to Print” column on the website of The New York Times, Mr. Sullivan rants “A series of tweets from 2013 to 2015 reveal a … Read more
Zennie Abraham note: I received the press release below from the NP Strategy Group out of Washington, D.C., representing a coalition of civil rights organizations. What follows is the text, with a few technical, search-related adjustments. National coalition of organizations denounces Facebook’s political advertising policy as restrictive, anti-immigrant, and silencing advocacy by select communities. … Read more
WordPress Gutenberg Editor is the surest sign yet that our society is in trouble. I’m serious. Here’s why. This statement written to explain why this new, and certainly interesting way of editing on WordPress, is needed, now: “One thing that sets WordPress apart from other systems is that it allows you to create as rich … Read more
In 2020, The Alley Cat Bar, at 3325 Grand Avenue, is still going strong and surviving the Pandemic. Oakland – Rod Dibble was not just the The Alley Oakland Piano Bar’s star, but an Oakland Institution. In truth he and the place at 3325 Grand Avenue near Allen Michaan’s Grand Lake Theater, Lake Merritt, and … Read more
Oakland News Now – The 2018 NFL Hall of Fame Game is in the books, and the Baltimore Ravens won an entertaining contest 17 to 16. The top story was about Lamar Jackson: the 2016 Heisman Trophy Winner and Louisville QB Star didn’t disappoint. While he finished with passer stats that were poor, his actual … Read more
Oakland News Now – The Lamar Jackson Era for The Baltimore Ravens started tonight with the Louisville star QB playing the second half. In a game that is still going on, Jackson just finished his second possession of the game and of the third quarter. Jackson went 3 of 4 for 31 yards and one … Read more
Oakland News Now – The 2018 Art & Soul Festival took up all of Oakland City Center when it was held last weekend. That includes the under construction new office building 601 City Center. The mammoth 601 City Center is Shorenstein Properties new addition to Oakland. Slated for completion in 2019, it has 400,000 square … Read more
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has officially filed for re-election as the 50th Mayor of Oakland. Considering this is the 50th Anniversary of the Oakland A’s in Oakland, and the 50th Anniversary of The Big Mac, maybe the Mayor’s timing is just right. The fact is, Libby faces a field of challengers that, put together, adds … Read more
ATL Next! Upon arriving at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackston Airport’s North Terminal this morning, this vlogger made a video update of progress associated with what is called the “ATL Next” project. The vlog gave part of the picture of what ATL Next is; let’s look at the full picture, if only to gain an understanding of … Read more
Oakland News Now – The $6 billion ATL Next Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Expansion Project is progressing. The centerpiece of the giant upgrade are two terminal-length canopies that are (by this vlogger’s measure) 30 percent complete. Already, the intent of the addition can be seen and felt: it’s raining now and yet far less water has … Read more
Oakland News Now – The Office Of The Special Counsel Robert Mueller sent a giant cache of file evidence related to the Paul Manafort Trial to the media on the distribution list, including Zennie62Media. The files include receipts, photos, and other documents. Zennie62Media will file special blog and blog posts based on selected information from … Read more
Oakland News Now – Oakland A’s Stomper Statues Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of Team In Oakland 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 video is from a vlogger with the Zennie62 onYouTube channel, … Read more
Sheng Thao, Oakland City Council District Four Race Candidate, and Chief of Staff to Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, earned the backing of the popular California Assemblyman Rob Bonta in the Oakland City Council District Four Race. (Sheng Thao announces she has filed document signatures for Oakland City Council District Four Race.) So, in the press … Read more
Donald Trump can no longer pick on Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf on the matter of her enforcement o the City of Oakland’s “sanctuary city” policy. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 2 to 1 in “City and County of San Francisco and County of Santa Clara vs Donald Trump”, for … Read more
Buffy Wicks gets President Obama’s endorsement in California Assembly District 15 Race. Wicks worked as Obama’s field organizer during his run for President in 2008 and 2012, and in the Obama White House. Wicks also served as field organizer for The Hillary Clinton for President Campaign. Today former United States President Barack Obama endorsed Buffy … Read more
The National Football League has significantly changed the way players are allowed to make tackles. The new method, and the reasons for it, were introduced at the NFL Annual Meeting and the NFL Spring League Meeting for this year, 2018. Zennie62Media was there, and here’s the livestream from the NFL Spring League Meeting: Here’s the … Read more
Blue Shield of California, employees and Blue Shield of California Foundation donate nearly $60,000 to help wildfire victims rebuild their lives after Carr Fire. Blue Shield of California today announced its support for local Carr Fire victims through a series of donations from the nonprofit health plan, the Blue Shield of California Foundation and Blue … Read more
The NFL announced its new Snapchat partnership two days ago. It looks pretty exciting, but as you read what’s about to come, ask yourself this question: “Where’s YouTube?” “As part of the extended partnership, the NFL will add a new Sunday Publisher Story to the daily content it produces and Snapchat distributes throughout the NFL … Read more
Oakland News Now – Paul Hlebcar is a legendary singer and guitarist who performs at The Alley at 3325 Grand Avenue in Oakland, near Lake Merritt and The Grand Lake Theater. Tonight, he played Bob Dylan’s “Love Minus Zero / No Limit” at the piano, as Norman, an Alley regular, sang. The Alley is known … Read more
ONN – Can “Keep It Oakland” save small business in Oakland? “Keep It Oakland” is a movement that was already there but now has been accelerated by the Oakland Indie Alliance. The intent, as explained to me by Amy Hillyard, co-owner of Farley’s East Cafe in Uptown Oakland, is to support and promote The Town’s … Read more
“The Oakland A’s: Celebrating 50 Years” is a brand new exhibit at the The Oakland History Room in the Oakland Public Library! The Oakland Public Library has officially joined the race for October by mounting this new program on the Oakland A’s! “The Oakland A’s: Celebrating 50 Years” display, which features photos, news articles, souvenir … Read more
Oakland News Now – Need a drone that can fly and gather data and then land on its own mini base station? Vtrus Autonomous Drone can do that and it’s makers were at The TechCrunch 2018 August Capital Party. Johathan Lenoff, Vtrus Chief Technology Officer, explained that the drone was under development and in the … Read more
Oakland News Now – How do you think the Oakland Raiders will do with Jon Gruden at the helm of the organization for at least the 2018 NFL Season? That’s the question I asked Zennie62 on YouTube fans I met at the Oakland Art & Soul Festival on Saturday. What shocked me was one man … Read more
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
Ok, here we go again: the City of Oakland and the County of Alameda take up the issue of the distribution of sports tickets. It was supposed to be the homeless issue that gets top billing, but the simple fact the City of Oakland spends more time (it seems) on the matter of which elected … Read more
Oakland Public Ethics Commission has Oakland elections news: today’s campaign finance statements day! Hey, Oaklander, if you’re running for Mayor of Oakland, Oakland City Council, Oakland City Auditor, or Oakland Unified School District Board, your campaign finance reports are due today. The Oakland Public Ethics Commission issued a tweet to announce this deadline today, but … Read more
I visited Torpedo Sushi Oakland again (and after two years) because I happened to walk by in search of a different eating experience, and remembered that Kimberly Kohn, who is with the non-profit Family Paths, insisted I meet there with her so I could vlog about it. “It’s a terrific place,” she remarked back then, … Read more