Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Donald Penn has signed a contract that resulted in a pay cut after it was restructured according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, and from an unnamed source. Mr. Penn, one of the NFL’s best left tackles, is rehabbing from Lisfranc surgery. Meanwhile, UCLA’s 6′ 9” Kolton Miller, the Raiders 2018 NFL Draft 1st […]
Oakland News Now – On this Zennie62 YouTube Livestream on Monday night, Zennie Abraham talked with his viewers about the awful performance of the Denver Broncos against the Minnesota Vikings and asked if they posted a real threat to the Oakland Raiders? The Broncos were hammered 28 to 42 by the Vikings last weekend to […]
Jovanka Beckles, Richmond city councilmember and candidate for the California state Assembly in District 15, has strongly condemned lobbying by gig economy firms aimed at overturning new legal protections for employees wrongly classified as “independent contractors.” Beckles urged state legislators to reject an attempt by Uber and Lyft to nullify a pro-labor decision by the […]
The San Francisco 49ers lost a legal battle to the City of Santa Clara and the Santa Clark Stadium Authority last week, as an arbitrator ruled in Santa Clara’s favor. Now, the SF 49ers pay higher rent to the Santa Clara Stadium Authority, to the tune of $262,000 more. That the Niners have sought a […]
The Laurel Street Fair, which takes up all of Mac Arthur Blvd from 35th Avenue to just before High Street, is going on right now. Today Laurel Street Fair along MacArthur Blvd. 35th Ave. to Maybelle Ave. stop in Showin' Out Hair Gallery for our Anniversary Sale #laurelstreetfair #showinoutsale #showinouthair A post shared by @ […]
In the 2018 Oakland Elections, there are record numbers of candidates running for the Mayor Of Oakland and Oakland City Council District Four Seat – 17 people including incumbent Mayor Libby Schaaf, and 10 people in the case of the Oakland City Council District Four Seat (and had 12 names). UPDATE: the Oakland City Clerk […]
Oakland News Now – Jon Gruden’s Oakland Raiders best the Detroit Lions 16 to 10, and gave the coach called Chucky his first win in returning to NFL Football as Head Coach of the Silver and Black. The highlights were many: 1) A multiple offense that moved the quarterback pocket. 2) A bruising running game […]
Incumbent Oakland City Council District Two Councilmember Abel Guillen officially filed for re-election in the 2018 Oakland City Council District Two Race about 20 hours ago, according to his Twitter tweet to the time of this post: It’s official! Joined by supporters, I took the Oath of Office to continue my public service as your […]
Oakland News Now – Jesse Smith sets virtual office for Mayor of Oakland Run. The new Peet’s Coffee on Broadway and Telegraph Avenue in Downtown Oakland at 1615 Broadway, has already become a community center. Because of its location right smack in the middle of the central business district of Oakland, you are likely to […]
While other media types suspected that only men were behind the opposition to the Oakland A’s Howard Terminal Ballpark, I knew better: it was Vivian Kahn. This is what I wrote at Oakland News Now on August 4th 2018 (My birthday!) The Oakland A’s are still deep in the “exclusive negotiating agreement” period, where two […]
In this Oakland Election News Update (and not “Oakland County” election news, Oakland, California election news) for Thursday, August 9th, Cat Brooks filed to run for Mayor of Oakland yesterday at Oakland City Hall (where else?). It was a big day for Cat, who’s successfully taken her activism against Oakland’s incumbent Mayor Libby Schaaf and […]
In this Oakland Elections News, The 2018 Oakland Block By Block Organizing Network (BBBON) Candidates Forum held Wednesday night at Allen Temple Baptist Church, featured what were said to be “selected persons running for elected office in Oakland. Or, as Former Oakland Mayor Jean Quan put it on Twitter, as only Jean can “As local […]
Oakland Police accused of racism, again. The Oakland Police arrest of Najari Smith of the popular Rich City Rides, is rapidly disolving into yet another set of claims that the Oakland Police Department is racist as the story spreads around the Internet and around mobile devices. But before we continue, what is “Rich City Rides”? […]
Oakland News Now – The Jon Gruden-era of the Oakland Raiders officially started with the release of the first depth chart of the 2018 NFL Season, and that was done Monday, August 6th. On tonight’s livestream, we talk about it as well as other Oakland Raiders and NFL News head of the first games of […]
Darryl Stinnette of Texas is the Bay Bridge Shooting victim. The victim of the Monday August 6 SF / Oakland Bay Bridge Shooting, where an SUV driver and passenger were the target of a drive-by shooting early that morning, was identified as 31-year-old Darryl Stinnette of Texas. He was taken to San Francisco General, but […]
Oakland News Now – Zennie Abraham talked with Zennie62 on YouTube Livestream fans about the excellent Ray Lewis NFL Hall Of Fame Speech, and how much he captivated America. Then the livestream talk turned to the Oakland Raiders cutting kicker Giorgio Tavecchio, and his view that the Silver and Black made a mistake in passing […]
Pamela Harris, Sheng Thao, And Nayeli Maxson all took this photo on Saturday, August 4th (this blogger’s birthday) and then Sean Dugar, who’s Ms. Harris’ campaign aide / manager (I suppose they’ll correct me on that) tagged me on Facebook, to make sure I saw the photo. So, without being hit over the head, my […]
The Oakland A’s are still deep in the “exclusive negotiating agreement” period, where two sites for a new baseball stadium, the Oakland Coliseum and Howard Terminal near Jack London Square, are under scrutiny. UPDATE: Oakland A’s New Ballpark Landed CEQA Fast-Track Legislation From State Of California To speed up the environmental approval process, Oakland A’s […]
Pamela Price, the Oakland lawyer who challenged Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley in this year’s election contest, and who represented Jasmine Abuslin (AKA Celeste Guap), the woman at the center of the Oakland Police Sex Scandal, is officially running for Mayor of Oakland. That’s right. With her website from her race for the Alameda […]
Zennie Abraham note: I received the press release below from the NP Strategy Group out of Washington, D.C., representing a coalition of civil rights organizations. What follows is the text, with a few technical, search-related adjustments. National coalition of organizations denounces Facebook’s political advertising policy as restrictive, anti-immigrant, and silencing advocacy by select communities. […]
In 2020, The Alley Cat Bar, at 3325 Grand Avenue, is still going strong and surviving the Pandemic. Oakland – Rod Dibble was not just the The Alley Oakland Piano Bar’s star, but an Oakland Institution. In truth he and the place at 3325 Grand Avenue near Allen Michaan’s Grand Lake Theater, Lake Merritt, and […]
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has officially filed for re-election as the 50th Mayor of Oakland. Considering this is the 50th Anniversary of the Oakland A’s in Oakland, and the 50th Anniversary of The Big Mac, maybe the Mayor’s timing is just right. The fact is, Libby faces a field of challengers that, put together, adds […]
Sheng Thao, Oakland City Council District Four Race Candidate, and Chief of Staff to Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, earned the backing of the popular California Assemblyman Rob Bonta in the Oakland City Council District Four Race. (Sheng Thao announces she has filed document signatures for Oakland City Council District Four Race.) So, in the press […]
Donald Trump can no longer pick on Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf on the matter of her enforcement o the City of Oakland’s “sanctuary city” policy. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 2 to 1 in “City and County of San Francisco and County of Santa Clara vs Donald Trump”, for […]
Oakland News Now – Paul Hlebcar is a legendary singer and guitarist who performs at The Alley at 3325 Grand Avenue in Oakland, near Lake Merritt and The Grand Lake Theater. Tonight, he played Bob Dylan’s “Love Minus Zero / No Limit” at the piano, as Norman, an Alley regular, sang. The Alley is known […]
ONN – Can “Keep It Oakland” save small business in Oakland? “Keep It Oakland” is a movement that was already there but now has been accelerated by the Oakland Indie Alliance. The intent, as explained to me by Amy Hillyard, co-owner of Farley’s East Cafe in Uptown Oakland, is to support and promote The Town’s […]
“The Oakland A’s: Celebrating 50 Years” is a brand new exhibit at the The Oakland History Room in the Oakland Public Library! The Oakland Public Library has officially joined the race for October by mounting this new program on the Oakland A’s! “The Oakland A’s: Celebrating 50 Years” display, which features photos, news articles, souvenir […]
Oakland Public Ethics Commission has Oakland elections news: today’s campaign finance statements day! Hey, Oaklander, if you’re running for Mayor of Oakland, Oakland City Council, Oakland City Auditor, or Oakland Unified School District Board, your campaign finance reports are due today. The Oakland Public Ethics Commission issued a tweet to announce this deadline today, but […]
I visited Torpedo Sushi Oakland again (and after two years) because I happened to walk by in search of a different eating experience, and remembered that Kimberly Kohn, who is with the non-profit Family Paths, insisted I meet there with her so I could vlog about it. “It’s a terrific place,” she remarked back then, […]
Torpedo Sushi, a great restaurant in Uptown Oakland located at 25 Grand Avenue, has an excellent dish called “The Classic” Poke called “The Classic” Poke Bowl consists of Poke Tuna and salmon, and Surimi Crab. It’s a great and healthy and filling bowl of sushi goodness you’ve got to try. Torpedo Sushi is open through […]
Jovanka Beckles statement on Ron Dellums. Former Congressman and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums was a true giant in politics and a hero to many, particularly in Oakland, the East Bay, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Many tributes have come in honoring Former Congressman and Oakland Mayor Dellums. This one is from Jovanka Beckles, Richmond […]
