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Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2019 In Oakland Via Social Media #ReclaimMLK

Oakland CA – Martin Luther King Jr. Day, his January 21st birthday, was made a national Federal holiday, and then in 1994, a national day of service. How did Oakland celebrate Dr. King’s birthday? I took a walk around social media, to learn the answer to that question. Oakland North Remembers Oaklanders Who Helped Make […]

Oakland Women’s March 2019 From A Social Media View

Yes, there’s an Oakland-centered media recap of the 2019 Oakland Women’s March. The 2019 and third annual version of the Women’s March was held Saturday January 19th in many American cities, and at various locations, and Oakland was part of the mix of activity, yet again. Here’s a look at how Oakland, with a turnout […]

City Of Oakland Needs Job Training Services Contractors

City of Oakland seeks proposals from organizations to provide career development, job training services. Oakland, CA – Through March 6, 2019, the City of Oakland’s Workforce Development Board (OWDB) is accepting proposals from organizations to provide workforce development services for adults and youth using approximately $2 million in federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) […]

Salesforce Transit Center Repair Update Livestream Vlog

The San Francisco-based Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) issued this report update on the progress of repairs to the Salesforce Transit Center. The problem with Salesforce Transit Center rests in a set of cracked steel beams found at two locations within the structure of the facility, and on September of 2018.

Redevelopment Of California College Of The Arts On RCPC Agenda Tonight

The Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) will take up the issue of the “Redevelopment Of California College Of The Arts” tonight at its “town hall” meeting. The RCPC meeting agenda for the 7:30 PM gathering reports that “College management and its development associates will discuss current planning status and answer audience questions and concerns.” What […]

Oakland Earthquake: I Felt It At 6:11 Am January 17th 2019

Oakland Earthquake: I Felt It At 6:11 Am January 17th 2019 ONN – Well, I just felt the second Oakland Earthquake to hit in the last roughly 24 hours. The first one was yesterday at 4:45 am; this one was about 6:11 am this morning and woke me up. I made this vlog-in-the near darkness. […]

Oakland Raiders Coliseum Las Vegas NFL Relocation Talk With George Young

Oakland Raiders Coliseum Las Vegas NFL Relocation Talk With George Young ONN – George Young has a radio show in Columbia, MO called “The Closers”. He invited me on to talk about the Oakland Raiders stadium issue, including the Las Vegas Relocation. This is a simulcast. His show is on 1400 KFRU http://www.kfru.com On the […]

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf And Kaiser Permanente Announce Initiatives To Tackle Homeless Problem

Oakland initiatives include preserving affordable housing in the Bay Area, anchoring a $100 million loan fund to protect affordable housing across Kaiser Permanente’s footprint and an effort to house 500+ homeless in Oakland. OAKLAND, CA – At Oakland City Hall Tuesday, Kaiser Permanente and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf unveiled several major initiatives that will improve […]

Rebecca Kaplan: Oakland City Council President Co-Authors “Oscar Grant Way” Resolution

Oakland, CA – Today in the Life Enrichment Committee the Resolution introduced by former Councilmember Desley Brooks, and co-authored by Council President Kaplan, to rename the unnamed road adjacent to the West side of the Fruitvale BART Station between 33rd to 35th Avenues to “Oscar Grant Way” was passed. At the meeting Councilmember Lynette McElhaney […]

Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan Announces Committee Assignments

OAKLAND, CA – last week, in a unanimous vote, Councilmember At Large Rebecca Kaplan was elected Oakland City Council President. Kaplan is the first openly LGBT+ Council President in Oakland’s history. The new Oakland City Council President opened her statements with 1 Kings 3:9 “Give Thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge Thy people, […]

NFL Inspire Change Platform’s An Answer To Player Protests #inspirechange

The NFL has worked behind the scene and with players and coaches to better help the black communities that many of its players come from, and need help and support. Now, National Football League announced the launch of the Inspire Change platform, an answer to the message of the NFL Player Protests. Here’s the press […]

Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan Elected City Council President

OAKLAND, CA – Rebecca Kaplan is Oakland City Council President. Monday, in a unanimous vote, Councilmember At Large Rebecca Kaplan was elected Oakland City Council President. Kaplan is the first openly LGBT+ Council President in Oakland’s history. The new President opened her statements with 1 Kings 3:9 “Give Thy servant therefore an understanding heart to […]

Oakland Raiders Hold Las Vegas Stadium Party At CES 2019

Oakland Raiders Hold Las Vegas Stadium Party At CES 2019   Las Vegas – Zennie Abraham was invited to a special Oakland Raiders party event at CES Las Vegas, starring Oakland Raiders Owner Mark Davis and Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones, with Raiders Legend Howie Long as master of ceremonies. (Zennie62Media coverage of CES 2019 […]

Gordon Galvan Elected President Of The Board Of The Alameda County Fair Association

PLEASANTON, California – Gordon Galvan is Alameda County Fair Association Board President. The Alameda County Fair Association has elected Gordon Galvan as President of the Board. Galvan, a Government Relations Consultant, was first appointed to the board by Wilma Chan in 2005.   “I am honored to carry on the rich tradition of our fair. […]

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Letter To Oaklanders On 2019 Inauguration Week Events

Dear Oaklanders, As our city welcomes a new and renewed set of elected leaders into office, inauguration week presents a unique moment for Oaklanders to turn toward one another to show our city’s values and celebrate our secret sauce. In addition to an Inaugural Gala to raise critical funds for our signature initiatives The Oakland […]

Nikki Bas, Oakland District 2 Councilmember, Intros Miya Saika Chen Chief of Staff

New Oakland District 2 Councilmember Nikki Bas issued a letter ahead of Oakland Inauguration Day next week, introducing her new Chief of Staff Miya Saika Chen, and the schedule for next week. Here’s the letter: Happy New Year! As Inauguration Day approaches, I want to remind you about opportunities for us to come together to […]

Oakland Records Lowest Homicide Total Since 1999

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf says major crimes are also down 11 Percent from last year OAKLAND, CA – The City of Oakland recorded its lowest homicide total in nearly two decades and continued the downward trend of shootings and homicides for six consecutive years. The city finished 2018 with 68 homicides, the lowest total since […]

NFL Says Caesars Entertainment Official Casino Sponsor – $600 Million Raiders Naming Rights?

NFL Says Caesars Entertainment Official Casino Sponsor – $600 Million Raiders Naming Rights?

Hackeem Jeffries Nominates Nancy Pelosi As Speaker Of The House of Representatives

Hackeem Jeffries Nominates Nancy Pelosi As Speaker Of The House of Representatives ONN – Democratic Representative Nancy Pelosi (D) San Francisco is nominated by New York Rep Hackeem Jeffries to be Speaker of the 116th House of Representatives. She becomes the first representative to regain her position as Speaker in 60 years. Oakland News Now […]

Colin Bowen, Oakland Deputy City Attorney, Gets Alameda County Judgeship

Oakland – City of Oakland’s Colin Bowen lands judgeship. With days left on his calendar as Governor of California, Jerry Brown made a slew of trail court judgeship appointments. Colin Bowen, long of the Oakland City Attorney’s Office, landed one of them with the Alameda County Superior Court. Governor Brown’s announcement reads as follows: Colin […]

Oakland Animal Services Announces New 2019 Hours And Schedule

Oakland Animal Services Celebrates the New Year Marking Four Years of of Landmark Progress. OAKLAND – The City of Oakland’s Oakland Animal Services (OAS), effective January 12, 2019, will implement more consistent hours for city residents looking for lost animals or seeking to add a four-legged member to their family. As the new year begins, […]

What Does The “Strong Mayor” Mayor of Oakland Job Mean Today? – Rashidah Grinage

Oakland, CA – Since the so-called Oakland “Strong Mayor” form of local government was enacted in 2000, removing the Mayor as a voting member the Oakland City Council, we need to look at what the job of Mayor of Oakland has come to mean. No longer part of the ‘policy making’ role of the Council, […]

Oakland New Year’s Eve 2018 Celebrations List

Oakland New Year’s Eve 2018 Celebrations List

Warriors NBA, Raiders’ Jon Gruden Tops Most Searched Oakland Stories For 2018

What’s the most searched story in Oakland in 2018? To determine that, this blogger went to Google Trends to get the answer to that question. Why Google Trends? According to a number of sources, from StatCounter to Business Insider, Google has over a 90 percent market share rate, and not just on web-based searches, but […]

Mayor Libby Schaaf Announces 2019 Oakland Inaugural Celebrations Schedule

OAKLAND – Mayor Libby Schaaf invites Oakland residents to join her in celebrating Oakland’s diversity, culture, and community to mark the beginning of her second term as the city’s mayor. “Inauguration week presents a unique moment for Oaklanders to turn toward one another to show our city’s values and celebrate our secret sauce,” said Mayor […]

Giant Oakland 2018 Christmas Eve Power Outage Never Explained By PG&E

If you were in Oakland and able to watch the Oakland Raiders (final) game hosting the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football, consider yourself lucky. About 6,800 Oaklander homes in the Glenview Neighborhood were not able to join you because of a giant PG&E Power Outage. The neighborhood listserv has many accounts of the PG&E […]

Oakland – East Bay Raiders Fans Deserve A Thank You From The NFL

The Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos Monday Night Football Game may be the last NFL game in Oakland, at the Coliseum. This after Raiders Owner Mark Davis elected to seek a new home when the City of Oakland filed a 12-count lawsuit against the team for actions related to the Las Vegas Relocation. The Oakland […]

Is This Raiders Last Game In Oakland? Rebecca Kaplan Responds

The Oakland Raiders play on Monday Night Football tonight and what some say is the last game in Oakland. But is it? Oakland’s At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan has this to say. OAKLAND, CA – Oakland’s citywide Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan has been keeping up with the news about the Raiders deliberations about where to play in […]

Yungphil, Oakland And SF Bay Area Pro Dancer, Instagram Dances At Embarcadero BART

Yungphil, an Oakland And San Francisco Bay Area Pro Dancer with over 15,000 followers on Instagram, literally took over Embarcadero BART before heading on a train to Oaktown, 11 hours ago. Yungphil and an unnamed dancing partner, decided to play music and tear it up on the platform, much to the mix of indifference and […]

Ronnie Lott: Oakland Coliseum Stadium “Not My Business”; NFL Raiders Lawsuit Too?

Ronnie Lott: Oakland Coliseum Stadium “Not My Business”; NFL Raiders Lawsuit Too?

Salesforce Transit Center: TJPA Gives Update On Cracked Steel Beams Problem

San Francisco Transbay Transit Center Reopening Uncertain But Repairs Under Way The San Francisco-based Transbay Joint Powers Authority (“TJPA”, or the organization established by Maria Ayerdi Kaplan and which serves as owner and operator of what is now called Salesforce Transit Center), issued a press release and a 25-page update report on repairs to the […]

Oakland Raiders Coliseum Drawings Update: MEIS Architects Goes All CIA On Us

ONN – Oakland Raiders Coliseum Drawings Update: MEIS Architects Goes All CIA On Us On Monday, this space exclusively reported findings of drawings for a new Oakland Raiders Stadium ostensibly at the Oakland Coliseum. The design concept produced by New York City-based MEIS Architects consisted of two types of stadiums: one a box-like steel structure, […]

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