“Safe Embarcadero For All” Pegs New SF Violence Video As Reason To Stop Homeless Shelter ONN – “Safe Embarcadero For All” Pegs New SF Violence Video As Reason To Stop Homeless Shelter Video of New Embarcadero Violence Released Crime up 90% on San Francisco Embarcadero Since Homeless Shelter Announced San Francisco—A group opposing a homeless … Read more
The Bernal Heights Democratic Club, representing one of the most progressive neighborhoods in San Francisco, last night endorsed Chesa Boudin as their sole choice for District Attorney. It was the third night in a row that community organizations held forums for District Attorney candidates, and then voted after the forum to endorse Boudin. “Chesa Boudin … Read more
Will Durst On SF’s The Punch Line Closing, Politics In The Age Of Trump ONN – Will Durst On SF’s The Punch Line Closing, Politics In The Age Of Trump My talk with San Francisco political satirist, one that in itself was as unexpectedly crazy as the San Francisco Comedy Scene of the 1990s. The … Read more
The Aeolians Of Oakwood University Free Concert In San Francisco May 5th, Third Baptist Church ONN – The Aeolians Of Oakwood University Free Concert In San Francisco May 5th, Third Baptist Church UPDATE: Aeolians Of Oakwood Concert In SF May 5th At Third Baptist Church A Go After Bus Fire San Francisco – Back by … Read more
San Francisco – Tetra Tech EC work declared safe says Navy. The United States Navy has released an investigation that shows work by environmental engineering firm Tetra Tech EC at Treasure Island in San Francisco is safe. The Navy report, released in late March, raises questions about the truthfulness and accuracy of allegations by plaintiffs … Read more
Rev. Jackson will appear at Third Baptist Church in San Francisco and in Oakland at Skyline High School today, Friday. San Francisco—The Rev. Jesse Jackson will address what is expected to be a standing room only gathering of religious faith leaders at 1 p.m. today, Friday, March 22, at Third Baptist Church, 1399 McAllister St., … Read more
Plaintiffs’ attorneys and anti-housing activists have been beating the drum for several years in San Francisco claiming that the Hunters Point Shipyard clean-up by Tetra Tech EC was botched and fraudulent. But as the facts emerge, the tables are turning. Statements by Tetra Tech EC are proving to be factually correct, but the allegations by … Read more
San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney has been a friend of mine for some time, so this isn’t personal. Ok Matt? But I am concerned that Supervisor Haney’s call for a hearing on the Twitter Tax Break Deal may degenerate into a name-calling fest with no real professional assessment of the costs and benefits of what … Read more
Washington, D.C. — The evidence continues to stack up against San Francisco activists and plaintiffs who have made claims against Tetra Tech EC at Hunters Point Shipyard. A new preliminary filing from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission indicates that Tetra Tech EC is credible when the company states it did the work properly and to Navy … Read more
San Francisco – Glide Foundation countersues Cal-Nevada Annual Conference of United Methodist Church, Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño. Glide’s assets held in trust for the People of San Francisco, not United Methodist Church. Lizzie Glide put her 330 Ellis Street property into a charitable trust in 1929 so it could be used for religious, charitable, and … Read more
California State Senator Scott Wiener (SD 11 – San Francisco) has pushed legislation known as “SB 50” for some time now, claiming that it will add more affordable housing to the California’s urban areas. State Senator Wiener seems to think that just increasing housing density will lower the cost of housing, and expresses that tired … Read more
Jeff Adachi is not so much a man as he is an experience in energy. He’s extremely passionate about the cause of social justice, and has formed this passion into an organized group called the San Francisco Public Defenders Office. Now, given that my friend just suddenly and shockingly passed away, you may wonder why … Read more
It’s November 5th , 2018, and the Salesforce Transit Center, or what this blogger calls “The House That Maria Ayerdi Kaplan built,” opened to much fanfare on August 12th of this year, has been closed since September 25th, when the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) announced that fissures were discovered in one of the … Read more
“Always forward, never one step back”, those words spoken by my former NAACP colleague and freedom fighter Rev. William Barber III of North Carolina have stuck with me for the better part of a decade. In 2002, while other jurisdictions were rolling back voter protections and preventing people of color and women from accessing the … Read more
The fake accounts in the news don’t at all match the real story we have on Maria Ayerdi Kaplan. Zennie62Media is not the official spokesperson for Ms. Ayerdi Kaplan, however it would be a mistake not to address what was written in other news posts, because they do not reflect her story as presented in our blog, Oakland News Now.
Today, Maria Ayerdi Kaplan’s Salesforce Transit Center Security Plan features a secret right under your feet. As Transbay Joint Powers Authority Executive Director, Maria Ayerdi Kaplan placed a premium on security after the horrible events of September 11th, 2001. The objective was to make the giant building able to sustain a terrorist attack. Part of … Read more
Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan, Salesforce Transit Center Developer and (now former) Executive Director of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, applauded the designation of Phase 2 of the Transit Center Project as a priority by two key government associations in 2012. This retrospective is part of the Oakland News Now series on Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan’s work to build what … Read more
San Francisco, CA – Maria Ayerdi Kaplan , Developer and Executive Director of The Transbay Joint Powers Authority unveiled something called “The Penrose Rhombus Tiling Design on July 11, 2013 The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) and has received approval from Dr. Roger Penrose, the eminent British mathematical physicist, to incorporate his groundbreaking geometrical pattern … Read more
The Salesforce Transit Center 2nd crack in a steel beam, and the news that the last inspection of the steel said to be cracked today was in January of 2016, caused this blogger to look back at past activities of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority. While Salesforce Transit Center was developed by Maria Ayerdi Kaplan, … Read more
San Francisco, CA— A skateboarder who defended himself in a road rage incident between himself and the driver of a SUV was found not guilty on Wednesday, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today. Marcus Huckabee, 31, was charged with battery and vandalism, both misdemeanors, stemming from an incident that occurred on April 4th … Read more
On Tuesday, September 25th, there were reports of a crack that was discovered in a steel beam that supports the roof top garden called “Salesforce Park” of the $2.2 billion Transbay Transit Center, also called by it’s naming rights name “Salesforce Transit Center”. ABC News Channel 7 is reporting that Salesforce Transit Center crews found … Read more
Salesforce Transit Center is open, operational, and the toast of San Francisco, Oakland, and the SF Bay Area. The Salesforce Transit Center Roof-Top City Park, in 2014 mentioned as possibly not being built at all, is a massive hit today, and used by many thousands of people to date. In fact, “Salesforce Park” is used … Read more
