Hiero Day Oakland was billed as “three stages of 50 legendary underground artists, DJ’s, and hosts. And all in Jack London Square on 3rd Street. The LEGENDARY hIEROGLYPHICS CREW produced Hiero Day Oakland for the 7th year in a row. Here’s their story: Hieroglyphics has been an influential force in underground music for over 20 … Read more
It’s Oakland and Labor Day and that means hanging out at Lake Merritt on the lawn and eating and enjoying friends and family – and nice Lake Chalet-style furniture. I’m serious. Check it out, here! Now, you would think, in the wake of Jennifer Schulte AKA #BBQBecky and Kenzie Smith (who’s running for Oakland City … Read more
“Davey D” Cook, the legendary Oakland Hip Hop Journalist and blogger, posted his meeting on Instagram with another legend: Black Panther Co-Founder Bobby Seale. This is what Davey D wrote, followed by the embed: Just ran into Black Panther cofounder Bobby Seale at the Pan African Festival in Oakland.. Had a great conversation with him … Read more
RICHMOND – Richmond City Councilmember and candidate for California’s 15th Assembly District Jovanka Beckles expressed serious concerns Wednesday about Senate Bill 10, the “bail reform” bill, echoing the issues raised by state and national civil rights organizations. The bill, signed by Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday, eliminates cash bail from pretrial detention, a reform that … Read more
On August 29th, Joseph Tanios, Oakland City Council District Four Candidate and City of Oakland Public Works employee for 19 years (and currently a City of Oakland worker), was interviewed by Suad Asfour on Arabic Television by the Arab American Cultural Center of Silicon Valley. The 28-minute interview, which is also on Tanios’ YouTube Channel … Read more
Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan wrote that I did not call for charges against Najari Smith to be dropped. That is not true. Dear Councilmember Kaplan, Thank you for sharing your concern for Mr. Najari Smith and the issues that his arrest and jailing raise about police enforcement and racial disparities in Oakland. As you … Read more
Oakland Councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan calls on Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick to drop all charges against bicycle advocate Najari Smith. On August 3rd, Najari Smith, a leader of the Richmond community cycling organization Rich City Rides, was arrested during a peaceful group bike ride in Oakland. While the ride … Read more
Oakland News Now – The Thursday night Oakland Raiders Livestream Talk on Zennie62 on YouTube started at 9:30 PM PST, and just as the Raiders were starting the 3rd Quarter of the final NFL Preseason Game against the Seattle Seahawks, in Seattle. The Zennie62 YouTube Live viewership (which rose to 55 people at once … Read more
Oakland, Ca Saturday, September 1, 2018 – Get to know Oakland City Council District 4 candidate Matt Hummel and discuss the issues that you care about. On September 1, 2018 Oakland City Council District 4 Candidate Matt Hummel hosts a hangout and Hike at Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Backpack Site 15. Come join Matt and … Read more
Oakland News Now – Cat Brooks earned the Sole Endorsement Of The Wellstone Democratic Club in the 2018 Oakland Mayoral Race. Brooks beat the incumbent Mayor Libby Schaaf and challengers Pamela Price, and Saied Kamarooz to gain the sole endorsement of the largest democratic club in Oakland and the East Bay. Buy why didn’t Mayor … Read more
Financially troubled United Methodist Church should leave Glide Memorial Church alone. At the corner of Glide Memorial Church and Glide Foundation in San Francisco, the cornerstone reads: “A house of prayer for all people.” Glide Memorial Church (best known by the work of now former pastor Cecil Williams and recently used as a “demonstration safe injection … Read more
“Made In West Oakland” (or #MadeInWestOakland) is a series of posts this blogger happened upon during a random search under #Oakland on Instagram. The Featured Photo in this post is of Candase Chambers, who says via her Instagram profile that’s she’s a “digital content manager by day” and co-founder (with her sister Ashley) of B … Read more
Oakland News Now – Saied Karamooz, Cat Brooks, Pamela Price all Oakland Mayoral Race candidates, are scheduled to meet this Monday at 9:30 am PDT at Oakland City Hall Plaza for a press conference. The reported reason for the press conference concerns welcoming members of the National Temporary Protected Status Alliance or “National TPS.” National … Read more
Will Donald Trump’s Space Force save America from The Apocalypse? Let’s suppose for a minute that at least one of this Not-My-President’s ideas might work out to help our wheezing planet survive the onslaught of depredation from his cabal of oligarchs – after all, even a stopped clock displays the correct time twice a day … Read more
Oakland News Now – The Grand Lake Theater Oakland, located at the corner of Grand Avenue and Lake Park Avenue, near Lake Merritt, has been under the care of its longtime leaseholder Allen Michaan, who many see as its owner, since 1979. The truth is, Allen owned the “leasehold”, to the Grand Lake Theater Oakland, … Read more
The Alameda County Democratic Party Forum held tonight at the Elihu M. Harris State Building and moderated by the man the giant building was named after looked like it might serve as a kind of political coming out party for Oakland activist Cat Brooks, and to a degree that’s exactly what happened. All one has … Read more
Oakland News Now – The City of Oakland can buyout the County of Alameda’s “share” of the Oakland Coliseum. That’s contrary to a media report claiming the The Mayor of Oakland said Oakland could not buyout the County of Alameda’s ownership stake in the Oakland Coliseum. Further, I know for a fact the Libby Schaaf, … Read more
California State Senator Hannah Beth Jackson announced her endorsement today supporting Buffy Wicks to serve as the next Assemblymember for District 15. “I am proud to announce my support of Buffy Wicks for State Assembly,” said Senator Jackson. California needs leaders like Buffy who can build the coalitions we need to continue to fight for … Read more
The jail and courthouse that’s planned for the Oakland Raiders Las Vegas NFL stadium might be the right thing to have considering what should be the criminal act of allowing a stadium hotel tax rate that’s not large enough to cover bond debt, thus eventually soaking Clark County taxpayers with paying for the shortfall. There … Read more
Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors (and who said he wants to retire a Warrior), has perhaps unwittingly entered politics via a photo he took with Nayeli Maxson. Maxson, who’s running for the Oakland City Council District Four Seat since Annie Campbell Washington (once her employer) is now officially not running for re-election, posted … Read more
Hello, I’m Joseph Tanios, and I believe my 18-years as an Oakland Public Works Executive makes me the best choice to represent Oakland on the City Council for District Four. I’m proud to announce the names of the people who have endorsed and backed my bid to help Oaklanders to date: IFPTE. Union – Local … Read more
Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, Mayor of Berkeley, Jesse Arreguin, Vice Mayor of Berkeley Cheryl Davila and Councilmember of Richmond, Jovanka Beckles will be holding a press conference Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 10:30am on the steps of Oakland City Hall. One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland. The press conference is to call on California Governor … Read more
Jovanka Beckles, Richmond City Council member and candidate for AD 15, will join other local elected officials at a press conference Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 10:30 a.m. on the steps of Oakland City Hall to call on Governor Jerry Brown to set up a state wide plan to phase out oil and gas drilling. “We … Read more
Oakland News Now – Did Oakland Mayoral Election Candidate Peter Liu violate Oakland Hate Crime Law? This vlogger says yes. For details Visit Oakland News Now at OaklandNewsNow.com and search for “Peter Liu.” The Oakland Hate Crime Law was established as a result of race-base harassment that happened to persons of Middle Eastern decent in … Read more
The Oakland, California elections races for 2018 are officially set. And so we have three sports active in Oakland right now: baseball (Go Oakland A’s), football (Go Oakland Raiders!) and Oakland Politics (I’m putting in a plug for Women’s Rugby!). And who’s involved in this horse race, as some might call it? The Oakland Office … Read more
Did Peter Liu, the Oakland Mayoral Election Candidate, violate local and California Hate Crime Laws with his Twitter tweets About African Americans? Peter Liu is the Oakland, California Mayoral Election candidate who’s running for the office held by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf for a second time, the first time being in 2014. Over the course … Read more
Oakland News Now – Chris Warren Oakland Raiders Running Back Rushes Over 100-Yards vs Rams In NFL Preseason. Warren, an undrafted running back from Texas, is the new star of the Silver and Black and to this point has 110 yards on just 18 carries versus the LA Rams. To this point Warren has 194 … Read more
