Oakland Politics

Oakland Public Ethics Commission Says Political Office Candidates Campaign Finance Reports Due Today

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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 … Read more

Jovanka Beckles Richmond Councilmember, CA AD 15 Candidate Statement On Ron Dellums

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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 … Read more

Oakland Councilmember Kaplan’s Comments Honoring The Life Of Ron Dellums

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Today not only the Bay Area but also the world lost a former Oakland Mayor, US Congressman and social justice giant Ron Dellums. Congressman Dellums was a tireless fighter for what he believed in and established the roadmap that, to this day, public servants in Oakland and beyond follow. His passion and commitment made a … Read more

Statement From Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf On The Passing Of The Honorable Ronald V. Dellums

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Today, Mayor Libby Schaaf issued the following statement on the passing of former U.S. Congressman and Oakland Mayor Ronald V. Dellums: “Earlier this morning, the City of Oakland and our country lost a true American hero in Ronald V. Dellums. “Ron Dellums governed from a place of morality and compassion, and his political activism shed … Read more

Ron Dellums Dies At 82: As Oakland Mayor Oscar Grant’s Murder Made Him Rise To The Position

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Ron Dellums passed away Sunday night, and will be remembered as a giant in politics. As U.S. Congressman for California’s 13th District, and the predecessor to our current leader Barbara Lee, the Oakland-born Congressman Dellums (who was re-elected 11 times) drafted the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act in 1986. Then-President Ronald Reagan vetoed the bill, but it … Read more

Oakland Public Ethics Commission At Art And Soul Festival 2018

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Oakland News Now – Oakland Public Ethics Commission has a table at the Art And Soul Festival 2018. Whitney Barazoto, who staffs the table, was kind enough to tell Zennie62Media viewers and about the organization in the video above. https://ift.tt/2AiPvU5 Stay tuned. Oakland News Now Note: this post demonstrates the full and live operation of … Read more

Buffy Wicks Gets Alameda County Building And Construction Trades Council Endorsement For CA Assembly District 15

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Buffy Wicks lands Alameda County Building And Construction Trades Council Endorsement for CA Assembly District 15 Race. The Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County, representing tens of thousands of local members, announced their endorsement of Buffy Wicks today to serve as the next California Assemblymember for District 15. “We are proud to endorse … Read more

Courtney Ruby Will Run For Oakland City Auditor 2018

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Courtney Ruby is back! The once and former Oakland City Auditor, who ran for Mayor of Oakland only to lose to the incumbent Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is running to get her old seat back! Courtney, whom I interviewed when she was Oakland City Auditor in 2011, is running against the incumbent Brenda Roberts, who … Read more

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf To Welcome State Conference On Waste Reduction

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On July 26-29, the California Resource Recovery Association will host the largest state conference on waste reduction. On Friday, the welcome will be made by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf who will share how Oakland is committed to becoming a more sustainable city. Conference plenary speakers include Vien Truong, CEO of Dream Corps, David Allaway of … Read more

Rick DaSilva Of Oakland Chinatown Chamber Of Commerce On Downtown BID And Chinatown

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via Oakland News Now Rick DaSilva is the President of the Oakland Chinatown Chamber Of Commerce and Partner in Loh Realty and Investments. He’s also someone I’ve know since 1997, when Zennie Abraham worked as Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris Economic Advisor. Zennie says he literally ran into Rick at the July 24th Oakland City Council … Read more

Chris Young Suspends Oakland City Council District Four Race For Beautiful Reason

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via Oakland News Now Chris Young Suspends Oakland City Council District Four Race For Beautiful Reason: his wife Sam is pregnant with their second child. On his Facebook page, Chris left this tearfully lovely message: Dear Friends and Family: The outpouring of support for my candidacy for Oakland City Council has been nothing short of … Read more

Oakland City Council Passes Rebecca Kaplan’s Vacant Property Tax Proposal For November 2018 Ballot

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Oakland City Council puts vacant property tax on November 2018 ballot. Late Tuesday night, Oakland City Council voted to place the vacant property tax proposal on the November 2018 ballot. The ballot measure, authored by Councilmembers Kaplan, Guillen, and Kalb, would fund solutions to homelessness and illegal dumping, to the tune of $10 million annually. … Read more

Oakland City Council Approves Dockless Scooter Sharing Ordinance For Final Vote In September

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Today, Oakland City Council voted to move forward a proposed Ordinance to establish regulations and permits for dockless scooter sharing programs, co-authored by Councilmember Kaplan, Gallo, and McElhaney and staff. The second and final approval will take place in September. Kaplan says, “This Ordinance will provide responsible guidelines for scooter companies as they do business … Read more

CJ Hirschfield Of Oakland Children’s Fairyland On Scooter Problem At Lake Merritt

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via Oakland News Now The Oakland City Council will take up the issue of dockless bikes and scooters that have seemingly taken over Oakland, and Lake Merritt in particular, tonight. CJ Hirschfield, The Executive Director of Children’s Fairyland, has a lot to say about what I will call The Scooter Problem At Lake Merritt. Ms … Read more

Nia Wilson Protest And Vigil After Arrest of John Lee Cowell At Oakland Mac Arthur BART Station

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Nia Wilson should have a statue made and placed at Oakland Mac Arthur BART Station. Why? How else to keep permanent a memory of someone who was the recipient of so many flowers, candles, and notes – because she was murdered. Right there. Right at that Oakland Mac Arthur BART Station. There should be a … Read more

Marchon Tatmon Oakland Mayoral Race Candidate Interview

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via IFTTT Marchon Tatmon is a candidate for Mayor of Oakland 2018l, who I just happened to run into at Bacheesos Restaurant on Grand Avenue and Park View Terrace. I happened to be sitting down to lunch, and so he agreed to this livestream interview. The standard format I have is to allow the candidate … Read more

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Statement On Murder Of Nia Wilson At MacArthur BART Station

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Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s office issued this press release in the wake of the senseless killing of Nia Wilson and the slashing of her sister at MacArthur BART Station, Sunday. Office of Mayor Schaaf Statement from Mayor Schaaf Regarding Homicide at MacArthur BART Station Oakland, CA (July 23, 2018) – Mayor Libby Schaaf issued the … Read more

Oakland Grand And Bellevue Traffic Control Lights Operational Now

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via IFTTT The intersection of Oakland Grand And Bellevue needed Traffic Control Lights for years upon decades. As I’ve blogged before, the intersection of Grand Avenue and Bellevue Avenue serves two restaurants, Ahn’s Burgers and Perch Cafe, a brand new apartment building at 460 Gtand Avenue, and two older apartment buildings, and Bellevue Av itself. … Read more

The Proud Boys, Racist Alt-Right Group, Plan Meeting At Oakland’s Make Westing Bar For July 23rd

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The Proud Boys, seen as a racist, alt-right group that was founded in 2016 by Gavin McInnes, the Vice Media co-founder, are coming to Oakland’s Make Westing Bar to start trouble. (why they picked Uptown Oakland’s Make Westing Bar is beyond me.) The group has rapidly formed a reputation for violent protest, and have a … Read more

Zennie Abraham Gets “Media Innovator” Award From Oakland’s East Bay Innovation Academy

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The Oakland East Bay Innovation Academy, a charter school in Downtown Oakland, formed its inaugural “Innovator Awards” and was kind enough to nominate and then officially present me with its “Media Innovator” awards. So the vlog is my way of saying thanks. In 2004, I created Oakland’s first true blog “Oakland Focus,” then started Oakland’s … Read more

Mayor of Oakland Pissed Stanford Professor Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt Contract With City Was Cut

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Stanford Professor Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt has conducted racial bias studies focusing on the Oakland Police Department since 2014. According to Stanford University News, “racial disparities in how Oakland Police Department officers treated African Americans on routine traffic and pedestrian stops.” Moreover, her work revealed what may be shocking to white folks in Oakland, but black … Read more

Oakland City Council To Vote On Dockless Scooter Regulations July 24 2018

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Oakland City Council to take up dockless scooter law. The Oakland City Council Public Works Committee approved a proposed Ordinance to establish regulations and new permits for dockless scooter sharing programs, co-authored by Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, and Oakland Councilmembers Noel Gallo (District Five) , and Lynette Gibson McElhaney (District Three), on Tuesday. This … Read more

Buffy Wicks Gets Endorsement From Northern California Sheet Metal Workers Local 104

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Buffy Wicks new California Assemblymember Race News is that the received the endorsement of the Northern California Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 out of San Ramon, Ca. Here’s the details. The Northern California Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 104 announced their endorsement of Buffy Wicks today to serve as the next California Assemblymember for District 15. … Read more

Oakland Raiders Fans Visit Las Vegas NFL Stadium Site, Say Parking Will Be “Nightmare”

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Oakland Raiders fans answer Zennie62s’ stadium video call! This video-blogger put out a social media call for any Oakland Raiders fan who happened to be in Las Vegas this past weekend to make a video of the Raiders Stadium construction site. A long-time Oakland Raiders fan and Zennie62 on YouTube fan responded my posted request: … Read more

Clearing Up LV Fake News On Oakland Raiders Las Vegas NFL Stadium Hotel Tax Revenue

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Its July and after the bonds for the Oakland Raiders Las Vegas Stadium have been sold, it’s obvious now to anyone who would pay attention to the stadium hotel tax revenue numbers that there’s a problem. And no work by Sheldon Adelson’s media writers will cover that fact up, and just reveal that Mr. Adelson … Read more

Is Kevin de León’s California Democratic Party Endorsement Just Ageism Against Dianne Feinstein?

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Dianne Feinstein lost to Kevin de León, Saturday. Yep. The California State Senate’s current President pro tempore beat the legendary, former San Francisco Mayor, current U.S. Senator, and connection back to some of San Francisco’s most incredible moments of progressive social action. The media mentions that Senator Feinstein is 85 – years old, as if … Read more

Whole Foods Oakland Adams Point Reopens After Bomb Threat

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The Oakland Whole Foods (located in the Adams Point neighborhood near Lake Merritt) at 230 Bay Place at 27th and Bay Place (or 27th and Harrison at Oakland Avenue), reopened at 2:30 PM PST and after a called-in bomb threat. Zennie62Media’s Oakland News Now blog broke the story, and based on confirmed social media posts … Read more

Oakland City Council Votes In Oakland Police Commission Powers Missing From Measure LL

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Oakland City Council Star Wars on Oakland Police Commission! What’s seen by many as the City of Oakland’s iron grip over its controversial police department was loosened this week, and by the Oakland City Council. In the process, Oakland City Administrator Sabrina Landreth was made to look like a villain just south of Darth Vadar, … Read more

Sheng Thao Gets Oakland Firefighters Endorsement, Francis Hummel In Oakland City Council District 4 Race

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Oakland City Council District Four Election Race News. Sheng Thao, who serves as the Chief of Staff for Oakland At-Large City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, sent this announcement that she secured the endorsement of the Oakland Firefighters in the Oakland City Council District Four Race. Sheng Thao reports: Oakland firefighters endorse Sheng Thao as their #1 … Read more

ISSUES Oakland Bookstore Fundraising Successful, Moved To 40th Street Location

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ISSUES, the popular independent magazine and bookstore that was once located at 20 Glen Ave just off Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, was about to close its doors this year. The good news is ISSUES will remain open, and it’s at a new location: 644 40th Street #102 near Mac Arthur BART Station. This is thanks … Read more

Oakland Aspire Charter School Proponents Use Image Of So-Called Poor Black Kids For Politics

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The battle over the proposed Aspire School, a charter school that, if the developers get their way, would be built on City of Oakland property located on the northwest side of Derby Avenue between East 15th Street and International Boulevard (thus called “the Derby Property), continued to the July 10th Oakland City Council Meeting, but … Read more

California AD 15 Race Update: Jovanka Beckles Lands Unions, Elected Officials, Activists Endorsements

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Jovanka Beckles, the Richmond City Councilmember running against Buffy Wicks for the California Assembly District 15 Seat, continues to send Zennie62Media email press releases. Meanwhile, we have not received any updates from the Buffy Wicks campaign since Zennie Abraham’s interview of Ms. Wicks (which we thought was good). This is important to note, because our … Read more

Oakland City Council Passes Rebecca Kaplan’s Police Commission Ordinance Amendments, Worker Rights Resolution

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The Oakland City Council made important progress at tonight’s July 11th full City Council Meeting, on independent community oversight of the police department, and supporting unions in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Janus decision. The City Council passed the Oakland Police Commission implementation Ordinance, which Councilmember Kaplan amended to address community concerns about its … Read more

Oakland Raiders Will Be At Oakland Coliseum To 2020 Before Las Vegas

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Contrary to reports of “uncertainty” regarding the future of the Oakland Raiders at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Complex, the NFL team will be in the City they were born in until at least 2020. After that, the Raiders are expected to occupy Las Vegas Stadium through the foreceable future, barring any negative circumstances. This … Read more

Desley Brooks, Noel Gallo, Oakland Councilmembers Back Job Training Funding Initiative

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City of Oakland Councilmembers Desley Brooks (District Six) and Noel Gallo (District Five) are backing an initiative for the November 2018 ballot. Called “Career Jobs Fund Now!”, the legislation, slated for introduction to “Oakland City Council ‘s Finance, CEDA and – or Public Safety Committee meetings on July 17th”, according to Councilmember Brooks. Brooks asks … Read more

Oakland Police Officer Falls Off Bull Ride In East Oakland – With Gun On?

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The common Oakland Police Officer image is that of a man, white, arresting and harassing someone, black, or Latino, and male. The negative image also takes in the Celeste Guap sex scandal, the dangerous ICE raid assistance carried out against City of Oakland policy, and the Riders scandal. With all of those examples, and scores … Read more

Oakland CMs Rebecca Kaplan, McElhaney, Gallo, To Intro Dockless Bike, Scooter Regulations

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Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan (At-Large) has Co- Authored an Ordinance with fellow Oakland Councilmembers Lynette McElhaney (District Three) and Noel Gallo (District Five) to establish new regulations and permits for dockless bike and scooter sharing programs.   Councilmember Kaplan says, “The proposed ordinance will provide responsible guidelines for scooter and dockless bike companies as they do … Read more

If Oakland Is Serious On Homeless Funding, Rip Property Tax Money From Alameda County

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Oakland can get homeless funding, and end-run Alameda County. Here’s how. Oakland has officially forgot how to use government to solve its pressing problem of homelessness. We have the tools at our hands, but the current group of elected officials just can’t seem to collectively bring themselves to use them – let alone discover what … Read more

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf With Ice Cube, LL Cool J, At Big 3, Oracle Arena

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Libby Schaaf with Ice Cube and LL Cool J? Wasn’t she with MC Hammer for the Warriors Parade? Having a great time catching up with a couple legends @thebig3 league in Oakland, CA! pic.twitter.com/MS7xy0y2Cu — Libby Schaaf (@LibbySchaaf) July 6, 2018 Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is building her Hip Hop cred by as she put … Read more

Oakland Eastline Should Be A Multi-Use Convention Center Complex Downtown

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Oakland News Online, the blog aggregator that captures news about Oakland from various sources, picked up a news report with the title “Eastline, bigger than Salesforce Tower, wants to transform Oakland – San Francisco Chronicle.” My first thought was “There’s nothing wrong with Oakland. And why do we need an office tower taller than the … Read more