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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
Fayette County, GA – The call that came to me at 2:39 AM EST was innocent enough, and very kind: “Hey, Zennie, you in Oakland? We’re at this bar near District (an Old Oakland restaurant and night hangout)! Come and join us.” I had to pass because I’m here in Fayette County with my Mom, … Read more
Rebecca Kaplan motioned to send OPD Probation Search Policy to Oakland Police Commission for review. OAKLAND, CA – Today at the continued Oakland City Council meeting, the controversial issue of OPD’s policy of searching people on Parole and Probation was on the agenda. Many community members and members of the Police Commission spoke out and … Read more
Sequoyah welcomes Steve Hart, Fred Blickle, Sandy Gross and Hilliard Terry OAKLAND – Sequoyah Country Club, Oakland’s historic 105-year-old organization, has elected Steve Hart, technology business owner, as President and named three other new Directors. Mr. Hart, of Oakland, succeeds legendary Oakland attorney David Stein who helped oversee completion of major enhancements to Sequoyah which, … Read more
When the Oakland Raiders eventually move to Las Vegas, the expectation is a wrecked fan base, and larger crowds at games just to support the opponent. The Raiders got a taste of that unfortunate future at Sunday’s game hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Oakland Coliseum. According to a Facebook post by Larry Leon, and … Read more
Does Oakland really understand what an economic development strategy is? Just a moment ago I shared an article on Facebook that is in The Atlantic Magazine and about New York City Representative-Elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s idea for a Green New Deal climate policy that’s as much about economic development as it is environmental regulations. First, I … Read more
Oakland Athletics turn to social media for latest Howard Terminal / Coliseum ballpark plan talk The Oakland Athletics sent an email newsletter announcing plans for a Facebook Live event that teams Oakland A’s representatives with folks from San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG Architects). This is what it read: … Read more
Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal has filed another lawsuit against the City of Oakland regarding its controversial but long-planned coal handling facility. The idea, launched as far back as 2009, was that the Oakland-based port project would connect Utah’s coal industry mining production with Asian markets and handle minerals and iron ore, as then-Oakland Economic … Read more
OAKLAND, CA (press release) – This afternoon, an ordinance authored by Oakland City Councilmember Dan Kalb and Mayor Libby Schaaf to save lives and reduce the potential for housing displacement in the event of a major earthquake was approved by the City Council’s Community and Economic Development Committee. The item will now move ahead to … Read more
