via IFTTT Pita Taumoepenu Of San Francisco 49ers At Rugby World Cup Sevens SF 2018 Pita is the San Francisco 49ers second year pass rusher who made the transition from rugby, and became an asset to the young Niners Defense. But on this weekend and this World Championship Sunday, the Tonga rugby star said he … Read more
via IFTTT Dyllon Is Young Dancing Star Of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 SF. And wowed the crowd in AT&T Park Section 230 during the World Championship Final. Oakland News Now Note: this post demos the user of an experimental mobile media video-blogging system. The uploaded video is from the Zennie62Media Zennie62 onYouTube channel, then … 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 SF 2018 Beautiful Fiji Fan Upset Her Team Lost Oakland News Now Note: this post demos the user of an experimental mobile media video-blogging system. The uploaded video is from the Zennie62Media Zennie62 onYouTube channel, then uploaded automatically to the Oakland News Now site. The objective is real-time on … Read more
via IFTTT The Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 SF Men’s Final is today and Zennie62Media will be there. A list of contests have already completed this morning, with more going on, and the pivotal matches to occur after 5 PM PST this evening. The question is who will emerge? The Fiji “Dream Team” is the … Read more
via IFTTT The intersection of Oakland Grand And Bellevue needed Traffic Control Lights for years upon decades. As I’ve blogged before, the intersection of Grand Avenue and Bellevue Avenue serves two restaurants, Ahn’s Burgers and Perch Cafe, a brand new apartment building at 460 Gtand Avenue, and two older apartment buildings, and Bellevue Av itself. … Read more
The Proud Boys, seen as a racist, alt-right group that was founded in 2016 by Gavin McInnes, the Vice Media co-founder, are coming to Oakland’s Make Westing Bar to start trouble. (why they picked Uptown Oakland’s Make Westing Bar is beyond me.) The group has rapidly formed a reputation for violent protest, and have a … Read more
via IFTTT Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 SF. The epic battle of USA vs England got under way with America scoring first. But even as that happened, the crowd was more for England. And for a reason. The Fiji National Team’s big fan is the chief of the Fiji Rugby Union. In trying to come … Read more
via IFTTT Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 SF: Fiji 7s 41 Argentina 7s 7 For Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 SF there has to be one favorite among the crowd at AT&T Stadium and that’s the Fiji 7s. The Fiji 7s have been described as the “Dream Team”, and for good reason: the Fiji 7s … 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
At San Diego Comic Con 2018, Friday, July 20, Nickelodeon treated fans to an exclusive first look of the upcoming INVADER ZIM: Enter the Florpus TV movie during a panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2018. Moderated by Hector Navarro (Geek & Sundry, Nerdist), the panel reunited series creator Jhonen Vazquez with original voice cast … Read more
via IFTTT Jon Gruden’s Oakland Raiders fan party had another star. Jon Gruden threw the Oakland Raiders Fans Party, but his co-host was Ricky Ricardo (with his wife Tina Ricardo) the owner of Ricky’s Sports Theater and Grill in San Leandro. Believe it or not, folks, for all of the Raiders games I’ve attended. For … Read more
via IFTTT PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: https://ift.tt/2u7j8De Oakland Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden threw what has to be the best and maybe the first pre-season kickoff party ever thrown by an Oakland Raiders or LA Raiders, coach. The crowd, which started forming around 11 in the morning, waited patiently in line for the … Read more
via IFTTT PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: https://ift.tt/2u7j8De Oakland Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden threw an amazing party at Ricky’s Sports Theater in San Leandro, California. The event attracted Raiders Legends like Kenny Shedd, here in the background, and thousands of Raiders fans. Zennie62Media made several video-blogs, most notably a livestream that’s one hour … Read more
via IFTTT Oakland Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden Throws Party At Ricky’s Sports Theater Vlog Oakland News Now Note: this post represents the user of an experimental mobile video-blogging system. The uploaded video is from the Zennie62Media Zennie62 onYouTube channel, then uploaded automatically to the Oakland News Now site. The objective is real-time on the … Read more
via IFTTT Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 SF Chef Kristin Thibeau introduces Blackwood Events, the food table designer Nybll Chef Kristin Thibeault Introduces Lynn of Blackwood Events. She is the designer of the tables that the rugby players at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 SF will sit at while eating the amazing food prepared by … Read more
via IFTTT The legendary Hyatt Regency San Francisco Hotel is the Official Headquarters For Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 SF. And within the hotel, the first floor is the unofficial hang out area for some of the best rugby players in the world to meet their fans. Or play air hockey in the ballroom, as … 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
The Oakland East Bay Innovation Academy, a charter school in Downtown Oakland, formed its inaugural “Innovator Awards” and was kind enough to nominate and then officially present me with its “Media Innovator” awards. So the vlog is my way of saying thanks. In 2004, I created Oakland’s first true blog “Oakland Focus,” then started Oakland’s … Read more
San Diego Comic Con 2018 is under way (first official day) and while I’m not yet there, because I had to go home to Oakland from Georgia, it’s a good thing I did. My badge for San Diego Comic Con 2018 arrived at my house, and for the first time! And in a classy package … Read more
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 San Francisco has an Oakland partner: Nybll and Chef Kristen Thibeault. When the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 SF leadership went looking for a chef that could meet their stringent meal requirements for world class athletes, they found the perfect partner in Oakland-based Nybll and chef Kristen Thibeault. Nybll has … Read more
Stanford Professor Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt has conducted racial bias studies focusing on the Oakland Police Department since 2014. According to Stanford University News, “racial disparities in how Oakland Police Department officers treated African Americans on routine traffic and pedestrian stops.” Moreover, her work revealed what may be shocking to white folks in Oakland, but black … Read more
Oakland City Council to take up dockless scooter law. The Oakland City Council Public Works Committee approved a proposed Ordinance to establish regulations and new permits for dockless scooter sharing programs, co-authored by Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, and Oakland Councilmembers Noel Gallo (District Five) , and Lynette Gibson McElhaney (District Three), on Tuesday. This … 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
Was Greg Papa really fired by the Oakland Raiders? Did the Oakland Raiders really hire Brent Musburger to replace Papa? The rumor that Greg Papa was fired by the NFL Raiders was started by a little-seen Twitter tweet, then news of the possiblilty, though not confirmed. So, this vlogger thought it best to float 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
Buffy Wicks new California Assemblymember Race News is that the received the endorsement of the Northern California Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 out of San Ramon, Ca. Here’s the details. The Northern California Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 104 announced their endorsement of Buffy Wicks today to serve as the next California Assemblymember for District 15. … Read more
The Oakland Glenview Neighborhood Listserv has this account of a guy that, from reading the story, seems to be a classic nutcase. But, to add to the nuttiness, he’s dangerous, and still lurking around – when he’s not walking his dog. Read on, you’ll get the idea. But I posted this because the good people … Read more
If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 San Francisco, come over to Oakland and support Women’s Rugby at a great event, Wednesday night! As a fan of Women’s Rugby, myself, I’m happy to tell you about it. Women’s Rugby is a sport that has some of the most … 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
San Diego Comic Con 2018 has new Genesis II comic series out of Berkeley, CA to SDCC! At San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Genesis II will launch its first in the series of comic books under the Genesis II brand. Allen Ling’s (the founder of Genesis II) close friendship with the actor Daniel Wu (of AMC’s … Read more
Oakland Raiders fans answer Zennie62s’ stadium video call! This video-blogger put out a social media call for any Oakland Raiders fan who happened to be in Las Vegas this past weekend to make a video of the Raiders Stadium construction site. A long-time Oakland Raiders fan and Zennie62 on YouTube fan responded my posted request: … Read more
The California Nurses Association announced its endorsement of Jovanka Beckles for election as District 15 Representative to the State Assembly in November’s election. The Association represents about 100,000 nurses across the state. CNA Co-President Malinda Markowitz stated, Jovanka Beckles has for many years been a stalwart defender of California’s nurses and healthcare workers and she … Read more
Its July and after the bonds for the Oakland Raiders Las Vegas Stadium have been sold, it’s obvious now to anyone who would pay attention to the stadium hotel tax revenue numbers that there’s a problem. And no work by Sheldon Adelson’s media writers will cover that fact up, and just reveal that Mr. Adelson … Read more
Dianne Feinstein lost to Kevin de León, Saturday. Yep. The California State Senate’s current President pro tempore beat the legendary, former San Francisco Mayor, current U.S. Senator, and connection back to some of San Francisco’s most incredible moments of progressive social action. The media mentions that Senator Feinstein is 85 – years old, as if … Read more
The Oakland Whole Foods (located in the Adams Point neighborhood near Lake Merritt) at 230 Bay Place at 27th and Bay Place (or 27th and Harrison at Oakland Avenue), reopened at 2:30 PM PST and after a called-in bomb threat. Zennie62Media’s Oakland News Now blog broke the story, and based on confirmed social media posts … Read more
