Morgan Bach, Zennie62 vlogger and Oakland Adams Point – Lake Merritt resident, is in Gaza, and posted this livestream video-blog three hours ago, today. “This is Morgan and I’m here with Susannah and friends, and we’re here to express our support and solidarity with the people of Gaza, who have been marching for the Right … Read more
On the morning of Friday, June 15th, at 8:30 am, the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority Board will meet at Oracle Arena to take up an exciting possibility: the XFL at the Oakland Coliseum in 2020. That year would be the last one for NFL Football, with the planned depature of the Oakland … Read more
Right now, Henry Sintay AKA “Jogger Joe”, is sleeping at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, and after being booked and housed in Downtown Oakland at the Glenn E. Dyer Detention Facility at 550 6th St, in Downtown Oakland on a charge of 1st degree robbery and with bail set at $100,000. On Wednesday morning, Mr. … Read more
The Warriors Parade is under way in Oakland, and over a million people are in Downtown Oakland. This year, the Warriors made special buses for each player. Warriors Stars like Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and Draymond Green got off their buses and mingled with the crowd! David Lee lifted a kid in the air. Mr. … Read more
The Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce is hosting Elizabeth “Betsy” Lake as the speaker guest for its “Economic Development Forum”, tomorrow, June 13th. She is the newly hired “Deputy City Administrator, Major Projects”, but she has a history with the Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal development project in West Oakland. It was Elizabeth “Betsy” Lake … Read more
The 2018 Warriors Parade starts in Downtown Oakland at 11 am, just hours from now. If you’re wondering what to expect, or you own a business and and didn’t get the memo, here’s your chance to catch up. Oakland Distruct Two Councilmember Abel Guillen posted this livestream of Monday’s Oakland City Hall briefing for the … Read more
UPDATE: Zennie Abraham meets, talks to, Henry Sintay, Jogger Joe. UPDATE: Matt Nelson issues statement after arrest of Henry Sintay in Oakland. UPDATE: Henry Sintay, “Jogger Joe” Tossed Oakland Homeless Man’s Clothes In Lake Merritt, Had Help To Rob Matt Nelson The nightmare that was Henry Sintay AKA “Jogger Joe” ended at 1pm pst, … Read more
This blogger’s first post and Zennie62 on YouTube vlog, was a celebration of the completion of 601 City Center in Downtown Oakland, the last truly large building for the 30-year-old City Center Development Complex. Now, the 12 block development that was the result of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency’s removal of Victorian homes during the early … Read more
UPDATE: 601 City Center Oakland Marketing fears to obviously show black Oaklanders. 601 City Center fills in the last giant hole in a larger project called Oakland City Center. Established 30 years ago, Oakland City Center is the end result of a California urban renewal project that started back in the early 70s, when … Read more
The Buffy Wicks For Assembly campaign sent this statement Monday morning. As of now, the former Obama Campaign Aide is the lead vote-getter in the California Assembly District 15 Race, and is awaiting the outcome of vote counts beween challengers Richmond Councilmember Jovanka Beckles and Oakland District 1 Councilmember, Dan Kalb. Beckles leads Kalb by … Read more
The XFL, the football league originally started by WWE’s Vince McMahon and the late NBC Sports President Dick Ebersol (and the focus of an online sports business game called The XFL Simworld), is planning a return to the San Francisco Bay Area, according to a well-positioned source who does not want to be quoted at … Read more
With the start of last week, no one knew anyone called “Jogger Joe” in Oakland, but by the end of the week, and after the man we now know by the name Henry Sintay, and is knicknamed “Jogger Joe”, attacked the well-being of an Oakland homeless man named Jru, and physically assaulted an Oaklander named … Read more
UPDATE: “Jogger Joe” Henry Sintay Arrested, Monday, June 11th in Oakland UPDATE: Henry Sintay’s Facebook Page yields more information on “Jogger Joe”, presumably of Oakland. The “Jogger Joe” who threw the homeless man called “Drew” or “Greg’s” Items into Lake Merritt and a trash can in Oakland, has a name, and it’s Henry Sintay. The … Read more
Golden State Warriors fans lined-up near Oakland International Airport and with hopes of getting a look at the new 2018 NBA Champions. The triumphant Warriors are almost back in the Bay Area on their trip from Cleveland and fans are lining up at the airport to greet them. If you can't make it out to … Read more
Oakland now has “Jogger Joe” to go with “BBQ Becky”. UPDATE: “Jogger Joe” goes by the name Henry Sintay, and is dangerous – more here. On Sunday, April 29th, 2018, the peaceful gathering of a racially mixed, yet mostly black group of family and friends to enjoy barbeque at Lake Merritt in Oakland was marred … Read more
Zenni Optical CEO Tibor Laczay And Julia Chen Use Zennie Abraham, Zennie62 Name To Piggyback Internet Ads It seems like every time I turn around, I see “zenni.com” or “Zenni Optical” selling glasses in an ad either on a Google search for “Zennie62” or me “Zennie Abraham” – or on my own blogs and YouTube … Read more
If you drove by Oracle Arena and had no idea the Warriors won the 2018 NBA Finals, you would probably have thought World War III was breaking out with all of the fireworks there. That was just one of a nunber of ways Oakland celebrated and partied the win in four games over Le Bron … Read more
The City of Oakland’s announced that the third time celebration of the Golden State Warriors as NBA Champions will take place this Tuesday, June 12th, at 11 am, but with a twist: the rally that has been produced and held in front of the Oakland Auditorium by Lake Merritt in the past, is no more. … Read more
The City of Oakland’s Oakland Police Commission is the focus of an event produced by the Coalition for Police Accountability (CPA) (the organization that called for Oakland voters to vote for its creation via the Measure LL initiative in 2016) so you can meet all of the commissioners and staff. UPDATE: City of Oakland Seeks … Read more
According to Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority Board Member Chris Dobbins, and on Zennie62 YouTube Live on Wednesday night, June 6th (the City of Oakland will not only file a lawsuit against the Oakland Raiders and the National Football League for not acting in good faith in the process leading to the league’s approval … Read more
Buffy Wicks came into Oakland with a plan – just blew in. Gather up all of her contacts gained over a decade of service to President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Clinton, raise a ton of money, and run for the open California Assembly District Seat 15. (Well, truth be told, she didn’t … Read more
The City of Oakland has finally hired a replacement for the retired Assistant CAO, or City Administrative Officer , Claudia Cappio. She is Maraskeshia Smith. According to the City of Oakland Oakland City Administrator Sabrina Landreth, who, on Monday June 4th, announced that she has appointed Maraskeshia Smith as her new Assistant City Administrator, (Ms. … Read more
Chris Dobbins, the Oakland-based lawyer who sits on the board of directors of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority, was the guest on Zennie62 YouTube Live, Monday, June 4th, at 8:30 PM PST. The talk, which lasted for just over an hour of the 1:22:55 livestream that you can watch above, was wide-ranging, but … Read more
UPDATE: Jovanka Beckles vs Buffy Wicks for CA Assembly District 15 Seat! UPDATE If Buffy Wicks vs Dan Kalb For California Assembly District 15 2018 Seat, Can Dan Win? If Google Trends is as accurate in predicting local races as it has been for state and national contests, then Richmond City Councilmember Jovanka Beckles or … Read more
It was a sad chapter in the story of AC Transit, a well-meaning but by turns bullying board director with progressive democratic political ties helps an company new to Oakland push an AC Transit bus stop away from its new store, and right on the door-step of a long established business: Summit Bank at 2969 … Read more
Zennie Abraham, YouTube Partner, social media influencer, and vlogger, and blogger (and the one who asked Oakland Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden the question in the Zennie62 on YouTube video from the 2018 NFL Annual Meeting in Orlando above) is asking YouTube viewers to subscribe to Zennie62 on YouTube, and in a push to get … Read more
Rebecca Kaplan’s doing what Oakland Mayoral Election Candidate Nancy Sidebotham said the Oakland At-Large Councilmember was going to do earlier this week: announcing she’s running for Mayor Of Oakland. She’s even got a logo saying so (look below). Plus, she’s teaming with Oakland Activist Cat Brooks. In an email announcing her decision and sent to … Read more
The City of Oakland sent a press release announcing that Leila Mottley is Oakland’s 2018 Youth Poet Laureate. Here’s the details. The Oakland Public Library is very excited to announce that 15-year-old Leila Mottley has been selected as the City of Oakland’s 2018 Youth Poet Laureate. Ms. Mottley is a student at Oakland School for … Read more
Hey Oaklander! So, your friend tells you to vote for City Of Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan for Mayor of Oakland or Cat Brooks and Saied Kamarooz, but you don’t know where to look for official fundraising information about any one of them? Or you have another friend who swears by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, but … Read more
On Tuesday, May 29th, the City of Oakland’s Oakland City Council quietly approved what’s called a “revenue anticipation note” of $105 million. The resolution clearly states the following: WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 53850 et seq. Of the Government Code of the State of California (the “Law”) contained in Article 7.6 thereof, entitled“ Temporary Borrowing,” on … Read more
Nancy Sidebotham is running for public office in Oakland, yet again. The long-time tax specialist has ran for some seat on the Oakland City Council, councilmember or Mayor, seven times now. To take a look working backward, Nancy (who’s lived in Oakland since 1962 and is 69 years old) is running for Mayor of Oakland … Read more
It’s been about three weeks since this author interviewed Oakland Activist and Candidate for Mayor of Oakland Cat Brooks, and what has she done since then? Well, before we go further, it’s a good idea to watch our over hour long and wide-ranging talk over a cup of tea or coffee, here…. Ok. What Cat … Read more
San Francisco Comic Con 2018, pushed out of “The City” and forced to come to “The Town” (and to be held this June 8th – June 10th at the Oakland Convention Center) may think that’s a bad, thing because the organizers didn’t change the name to “Oakland Comic Con” but it’s not. Unbeknownst to them, … Read more
The City of Oakland has announced its intention to file an appear to the ruling rejecting the Oakland Coal Ban. Oakland media relations representatives sent a press release to Zennie Abraham of Zennie62Media that read as follows: Oakland, CA – On the recommendation of City Attorney Barbara J. Parker, the City Council today voted unanimously … Read more
Well, get ready Lake Chalet, because The NBA Finals are coming back to Oakland for the fourth straight year thanks to the Golden State Warriors win over the Houston Rockets 101-92. For those who don’t know, the Warriors hold a slew of parties at the old boathouse at 1536 Lakeshore Avenue that was rebuilt to … Read more
I saw (most of) Zennie Abraham’s recent video critiquing Marisa Raya’s presentation to the Oakland Community and Economic Development Committee on May 8th, and think that it does merit consideration in a number of areas, most specifically for me, regarding the lack of attention paid to Oakland’s unrealized regional mandate as the epicenter of “The … Read more
Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan is expected to announce she is running for Mayor of Oakland this week, if not within the next two weeks, according to three conversations this author had with sources: two with the Oakland tax consultant and candidate for mayor herself Nancy Sidebotham, and another with a well-known former Oakland elected … Read more
Update: Rebecca Kaplan to run for Mayor of Oakland for third time. Click here for more information. Editor’s note: Mr. Kenzie Smith is the Oakland man who was harrassed by Jennifer Schulte just for barbecuing on Lakeshote Avenue, nest to Lake Merritt on April 30th, 2018. The resultant video made by his wife sparked a … Read more
Jesse A. J. Smith, this author’s guest on Zennie62 On YouTube Live, this past Wednesday, May 23rd, (and which you can watch above) said be was a running for Mayor of Oakland as a “single issue candidate” who’s singular focus has been on improving the Oakland Police Department. The Occupy Oakland member (yep, it still … Read more
