The City Of Oakland sent the following press release to Zennie62Media. Oakland, CA – Mayor Libby Schaaf and the Selection Panel for the Police Commission today announced the opening of the application process to serve on the Oakland Police Commission. The Police Commission was established in October 2017 after voters approved Measure LL with over … Read more
Oakland, CA – Last week, Council President Rebecca Kaplan sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom requesting Oakland Unified School District’s (OUSD) Emergency Loan be waived. Governor Newsom’s directive to our State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurmond, to form a panel of experts to determine the impact of charter schools is applauded by President … Read more
Oakland Teachers Strike Update for February 25th: https://oaklandnewsnowblog.com/index.php/2019/02/25/oakland-teachers-strike-extends-to-monday-february-25th-2019/ Oakland Teachers Strike Update: The Oakland Unified School District sent over this update email to Zennie62Media, on talks to reach a settlement to avoid a strike by Oakland Teachers – the negotiations did not go well. Here’s the email: The following is an update on negotiations between … Read more
Oakland Raiders Coliseum Lease Extension For 2019-2020 Expected To Be Approved Next Week ONN – The Oakland Raiders Lease Extenstion with the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority is expected to be approved in public session at Oracle Arena next week. That news comes from a source who did wish to be quoted, a moment … Read more
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf joined San Francisco Mayor London Breed, and Oakland youth rising star Ivan Garcia to help kick off #MBKRising on Monday. On Tuesday, Mayor Schaaf will join President Barack Obama, Steph Curry, John Legend and many more leaders in a day of speeches and learning and leading in Oakland, The Host City … Read more
Does UC Berkeley have an obligation to provide housing for its students? According to a lawsuit by ‘Save Berkeley’s Neighborhoods’, and a basic read of already-existing California code, the answer is yes. In a story first published by The Daily Californian, the group ‘Save Berkeley’s Neighborhoods’ filed a lawsuit against the University of California at … Read more
Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, The Superintendent of The Oakland Unified School District, issued a newsletter and YouTube video statement, presenting an update on the “potential teacher strike.” What follows is the video, and transcript from it. • Oakland Teachers’ Strike Update from OUSD – Thursday, February 21st, 2019. Greetings Oakland Community: Facing a potential teacher strike … Read more
In the event of a strike, city prepares to support Oakland families “In the event of a teacher’s strike, the City is prepared to offer resources to support our families. “I urge both parties to continue to work toward an agreement that will keep our students and teachers in the classroom. I stand with Oakland … Read more
Update: “RingCentral Coliseum” but not “Ring Central Coliseum” is official after a three-year, $1 million-a-year deal was struck between the tech company and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority. This blog post on the RingCentral Coliseum naming rights deal was brought to you by “NHL Trump.” That’s the name of a person who’s become … Read more
Oakland Coliseum JPA Meeting Intros Ring Central Naming Rights Deal, Raiders Lease ONN – Oakland Coliseum JPA Meeting Intros Ring Central Naming Rights Deal, Raiders Lease 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 … Read more
Oakland Raiders Will Play At Ring Central Coliseum For 2019-2020 NFL Season ONN – Oakland Raiders Will Play At Ring Central Coliseum For 2019-2020 NFL Season 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 … Read more
Oakland, CA – Today, February 14th, at the BART Board meeting, Council President Rebecca Kaplan’s request through a resolution she co-authored with former Councilmember Desley Brooks for BART to name the unnamed road at the Fruitvale BART Station “Oscar Grant III Way” was passed unanimously. Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was … Read more
Raiders To Oakland Coliseum Or Levi Stadium? Cost Comparison Livestream ONN – Raiders To Oakland Coliseum Or Levi Stadium? Cost Comparison Livestream 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 … Read more
The Oakland Mayor’s Office sent this press release to Zennie62Media. OAKLAND, CA — Today Mayor Libby Schaaf, TransForm and Lyft announced a groundbreaking new joint partnership designed to bring more transportation options to historically underserved Oaklanders. This unique coming-together of government, business, and the non-profit sector will invest in community-led transportation solutions, including a new … Read more
Oakland, CA – The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) just issued this press release moments ago, and just three days before the deadline before Oakland teachers voted to strike: Oakland, CA — Here is the latest update on Oakland Unified School District’s negotiations with our teachers’ union, the Oakland Education Association. “Oakland Unified School District … Read more
Atlanta – When news of the death of Frank Robinson, ever a Major League Baseball legend, came on the television yesterday, I was sitting at the kitchen table with my Mom, who’s the same age as he, 83. I’m here helping my Mom (and not been to my place in Oakland but 69 days of … Read more
New York City Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released the outline of what is called “The Green New Deal” today, and standing in front of a large set of lawmakers including California’s Representative Barbara Lee (Democrat, 13th District) and Green New Deal co-author Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey. Here’s the livestream, courtesy of The Washington Post: There has … Read more
Maria Mendoza-Sanchez the deported nurse of Oakland, was Rep. Barbara Lee’s (D-CA 13th District) guest at the 2019 State of The Union Address Tuesday night. Eusebio Sanchez, and Maria Mendoza, grew up together in the Mexican state of Hidalgo and moved to Oakland, California, in their early 20s. Ms.Mendoza-Sanchez was working as a nurse at … Read more
Oakland, CA – Today, Tuesday February 5th, the Oakland City Council meeting will begin at 5:00pm. (Link to Agenda). This will be the second meeting overseen by new Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan, and she is keeping to her promise to limit ceremonial items on the agenda, and holding council members to time limits … Read more
The City of Oakland’s trying to cover up that its still using Tuff Sheds as homes for the homeless. So, the press release that was sent over to Zennie62Media uses the terms “Community Cabins” and “unsheltered” to replace “Tuff Sheds” and “homeless”. Here’s the press release, adjusted to fit the true nomenclature. Oakland, CA – … Read more
Oakland Raiders Las Vegas Stadium NFL Opening Date October 2020. ONN – Las Vegas Stadium NFL Opening Date October 2020? Yes! This started because my friend Rick Velotta of the Las Vegas Review Journal insisted on placing a bet with me that the Oakland Raiders’ Las Vegas Stadium would be open for NFL use for … Read more
The election for Assembly Democratic Delegates in Calfornia Assembly District 18 was held at the College of Alameda Sunday, January 27th, and drew a 1,100 person turn-out, according to observers. Congratulations to the following people, two of them new Oakland councilmembers, and in no particular order: Nikki Fortunado Bas, Tonya Love, Sheng Thao, Malia Vella, … Read more
In a recent newsletter, Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development announced the return of a program Oaklanders should be informed about, called “Town Camp” and billed as “The Oakland Youth Summer Experience” for summer 2019. Here’s a Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development Town Camp YouTube video from 2018: Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development … Read more
