OaklandNewsNow.com News For SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc
OaklandNewsNow.com News For SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc
Oakland, CA — The Housing Resource Center (HRC), a Housing & Community Development Department program, recently celebrated 5 years of service. The occasion was marked with a party attended by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, key department staff, and clients of the Center. The HRC offers a streamlined, one-stop approach to housing services and resource referrals […]
Ernest Russell “Rusty” Simms, who we all know as “Rusty” Simms, and was a classmate and friend to many who attended Skyline High School in Oakland, as well as UC Berkeley, is, as I write this, in critical condition. He needs our help. For those who don’t know “Rusty” Simms, he’s a person who’s always […]
Sacramento, Ca — Gun violence wreaks havoc on families and communities, exacting terrible physical and emotional costs – but it also comes at a huge expense to California’s economy — over $6.5 billion annually – with $1.4 billion in costs paid directly by California taxpayers. Assemblymember Buffy Wicks’(D – Oakland) bill to strengthen state investments […]
The Golden State Warriors last regular season game in Oakland (because there will be more games at Oracle Arena as the NBA Playoffs approach), was captured on Instagram, as many of the top posts on that social media site were from last night’s history-making game. But, before we look at some of them, a note […]
Oakland, CA – Oakland elected officials lead by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf joined with developers and transit agency partners today to celebrate the completion of the innovative, $57 million, 110-unit Coliseum Connections residential project. From Coliseum Transit Village To Coliseum Connections Oakland Coliseum Transit Village, as it was originally called, now Coliseum Connections transit-oriented development […]
Oakland, CA – On Saturday, April 6, the Oakland OUSD Office of Equity Middle Eastern Student Achievement (MESA) Initiative will honor 230 Middle Eastern students in grades 6 through 12 who have maintained a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher and who are on track to attend college. “Education is the passport […]
Oakland Artists News important to artists in Oaktown from the following City of Oakland release to Zennie62Media. Oakland City Arts Grant Applications Now Available Application Deadline for Arts-in-the-Schools, Organization Project, Individual Artist Project, Organizational Assistance Grants is May 15 Oakland, CA – The City of Oakland announced that applications are available for its 2019-2020 Cultural […]
BWOPA-PAC Endorses Kimberly Ellis For CA Democratic Party Chair in a release send to Zennie62Media. Oakland, CA – Timed to mark the end of Women’s History Month, Black Women Organized for Political Action-Political Action Committee (BWOPA-PAC) endorses Kimberly Ellis for California Democratic Party Chair – calling on all Black elected women leaders throughout the state […]
Oakland, California – On Sunday April 7, from 4:30-7:30 p.m., the Montclair Village Association will host a public open air dinner along Antioch Court in support of Montclair’s Streetscape Beautification and Village Plaza Campaign. The dinner will feature Oakland City Council District 4 Representative Sheng Thao. Attendees will also enjoy live music from the Beat […]
Donald Thompson, Walk West CEO, Shares Insights on the Intersection of Sales, Marketing & Personal Brand at T-REX Summit. Raleigh, NC – Walk West announced today that CEO Donald Thompson will be a featured speaker at the T-REX Summit on April 16th, 2019 at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC. His presentation, The Blend of […]
Eunice, Zennie62 Fan At UC Berkeley City Planning Class On Race And The City ONN – Eunice, Zennie62 Fan At UC Berkeley City Planning Class On Race And The City She was in former City Of Oakland Economic Development Director and current San Francisco Foundation CEO Fred Blackwell’s class called Race and The City, tonight. […]
Washington, DC – Independent Women’s Forum today led a coalition of 34 freedom movement organizations and activists united against a new payroll tax and new paid leave entitlement program. “Everyone wants new parents to be able to have the time off they need to care for a new baby,” explained IWF President Carrie Lukas, “But […]
UPDATE: Got an email that there’s yet another rumor going around that Mayor Schaaf fired Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick on this February 20th 2020 early morning. Stay tuned. Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick fired by Mayor Schaaf? Yes. Protesters representing the Coalition for Police Accountability and calling for the ouster of Oakland Police Chief […]
Oakland, CA – The Tuesday, April 2nd Oakland City Council meeting will begin early at 4:30PM in Council chambers. Also planned is a special tribute in honor of Victor McElhaney, son of Councilmember Lynette McElhaney, who was shot in Los Angeles on March 10th. There will be poetry from Paradise the Poet and a musical […]
Oakland’s Father Jay Matthews Died: First Black Priest In Northern California ONN – Oakland’s Father Jay Matthews Died: First Black Priest In Northern California Father Jay Matthews was best summed up in this Facebook entry by Jayson Landeza: I am deeply saddened and shocked by the sudden death of Father Jay Matthews, my predecessor here […]
The PG&E Board Of Directors: who should sit on it? After California Governor Newsom blasted the proposed plan, Karen M. Lockhart, the representative for those who’ve sued PG&E, wrote the following statement that was sent to Zennie62Media San Francisco – The Official Committee of Tort Claimants in the Chapter 11 cases of PG&E Corporation and […]
This month a group of U.S. Senators filed a legal brief seeking to re-instate a lawsuit by California cities, including Oakland and San Francisco (Oakland, SF Appeal for Reinstatement of Climate Change Lawsuits Against 5 Oil Companies), to hold major oil companies accountable for climate change. The senators want the courts to hear a lawsuit […]
Jon Gruden Oakland Raiders Head Coach At 2019 NFL Owners Meeting ONN – Jon Gruden Oakland Raiders Head Coach At 2019 NFL Owners Meeting Coach Gruden did his least favorite thing to do this morning: meet with the NFL Media. The man who came in with great fanfare and giant $100 million guaranteed contract, said […]
NFL Approves Oakland Raiders Coliseum Lease Extension For 2019-2020 ONN – NFL Approves Oakland Raiders Coliseum Lease Extension For 2019-2020 Oakland News Now Note: this post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest version of an experimental Zennie62Media mobile media video-blogging system network – part of a new approach to the production of […]
Oakland needs George Carlin to talk about the Oakland Bulk And Oversized Terminal, about now. With all of the made-up media-based hysteria over the planned multi-commodity development called the Oakland Bulk And Oversized Terminal, we need the late comedian George Carlin to put everything in the right perspective. The latest effort to gin up fear […]
The Oakland Raiders Las Vegas Relocation allowed by the National Football League two years ago spawned the anti-trust lawsuit of the City Of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders and the NFL that was continued Friday, after getting started March 1st. Contrary to mainstream media reports, the Oakland Raiders filed a motion to dismiss the case on […]
Sacramento, CA – California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), in partnership with the City of Oakland and Alameda County, will conduct a test for distributing earthquake alerts through the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system on March 27, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. in Downtown Oakland. Through this […]
Rev. Jackson will appear at Third Baptist Church in San Francisco and in Oakland at Skyline High School today, Friday. San Francisco—The Rev. Jesse Jackson will address what is expected to be a standing room only gathering of religious faith leaders at 1 p.m. today, Friday, March 22, at Third Baptist Church, 1399 McAllister St., […]
To YIMBY Action’s Laura Foote: SB 50 Needs TIF For Affordable Housing This blog post started as a Twitter exchange between myself and YIMBY Action, the advocacy group in favor of increasing housing density in San Francisco. Since it’s hard to really understand what someone is getting at in a complex policy discussion via social […]
The Oakland Marathon and Oakland Running Festival are this weekend and the City of Oakland emailed this release to Zennie62Media. Oakland, CA – The City of Oakland today announced the temporary street closures and parking restrictions in effect for the Oakland Running Festival which takes place on Sunday, March 24, 2019. The 26.2-mile marathon starts […]
Oakland Panthers, Freedom Football League: Interview With J.J. Lasley, CEO Oakland Panthers, Freedom Football League: Interview With J.J. Lasley, CEO Mr. J.J. Lasley talked with Zennie62Media, and was joined by his Chief Operating Officer, Carlos Meeks, and his Director of Social and Digital Media Christianne Harder. The interview at Zennie62 on YouTube focused on how […]
Oakland, CA – A special Oakland City Council Meeting for Thursday, March 21st beginning at 10:30AM has been called. Council President Kaplan has moved the agenda from the cancelled March 12th Council meeting to Thursday morning. (Link to Agenda) President Kaplan also has five items on the agenda. Agenda Item 7.8 asks the Council to […]
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 […]
Frankfurt, Germany – Oculeus, a leading provider of innovative telecommunications solutions, today announced that the company has won the Cybersecurity Excellence Award in the category for Communications Fraud Protection for the second year in a row. Oculeus won this award for the company’s recently launched Oculeus®-Protect service for protecting enterprises against PBX hacking and toll […]
Oakland, CA – Boogie Cousins of the Golden State Warriors can certainly play basketball, but if this Instagram post by teammate Draymond Green is any indication, his dominoes game is whack! While waiting to get an MRI, Boogie Cousins (we have to use his full name here), DeMarcus Amir Cousins, let Draymond Green beat him […]
Las Vegas Stadium gets Jedi Rich Lightowler vlog – how did the local vlogger ever get pass security? The Las Vegas Stadium, the 65,000-seat domed event complex and future home of the Oakland Raiders (who would be The Las Vegas Raiders) is behind schedule due to the recent stretch of days of rain and snow […]
On Wednesday of this week, Oakland Grand Lake Neighbors will host a session on fraud against seniors and how to spot it. Here’s why. Fraud and scams against Seniors is a major problem, not just in Oakland, but around America. According to The Lincoln Times, cams can come in a variety of forms including tech […]
Larry Reid Blasts Oakland Raiders After Coliseum JPA Lease Vote ONN – Larry Reid, the Oakland District 7 Councilmember and Oakland-Alameda Council Coliseum Joint Powers Authority Member, didn’t waste time blasting the Oakland Raiders after the Coliseum JPA Raiders Lease vote, and for the Las Vegas Stadium Relocation and the way it was done by […]
The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority voted (with Oakland District Seven Councilmember Larry Reid abstaining) to pass the Oakland Raiders Lease Extension for 2019-2020. The Raiders now have one of the highest rents in the NFL: $6,975,000 for 2019 and increasing by $3 million to $9,975,000 in 2020, which is the option year. One […]
The City Of Oakland and “OakDOT”, The Oakland Department of Transportation, emailed the following release to Zennie62Media. Oakland, CA – The Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) is improving pedestrian safety around schools across the City, by updating about 200 crosswalks to a safer “high-visibility” style that is more visible to drivers and will make Oakland […]
BUILD: Oakland is an organization this blogger was totally not familiar with until today and a post on Instagram. The post, which you will see below, featured a photo mostly of young folks, and primarily Asian (didn’t see anyone African American), working intently on what looked like some kind of graphics project. Then, I saw […]
