Oakland News Now – Chris Dobbins Interview On Oakland Coliseum, Raiders, A’s Warriors Oakland News Now Note: this post demonstrates “Vlog News Now”: the full and live operation of the latest version of an experimental mobile media video-blogging system network that’s part of a new approach to the production of media. The uploaded video is … Read more
Oakland News Now – Oakland Mayor’s Office Press Conference On Homeless Program ONN – Oakland Mayor’s 2018 Press Conference On “Keep Oakland Housed” Homeless Program. Oakland (press release). “Keep Oakland Housed”, a program that will help prevent Oakland residents from losing their housing and help support those living in temporary housing, was launched October 15, … Read more
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
Oakland News Now – Salesforce Transit Center Upgrades, Maria Ayerdi Kaplan Work To Build TTC The Transbay Transit Center is set to reopen Wednesday, October 17th. After discovery of cracks in steel beams above the bus ramp over Fremont Street, and similar but smaller problems over 1st Street, the facility was closed for upgrades. “It … Read more
Oakland News Now – Charlie Michelson Quits Oakland City Council District Four Race Charlie Michelson, who was arguably the front runner in the Oakland City Council District Four Race, shocked the campaign battle by announcing his decision to quit just an hour ago. Charlie was the pick of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to fill the … Read more
Pam Harris, Nayeli Maxson, and Sheng Thao took my misinterpretation of a photo they created on August 5th, and made it real. What I said back then was the Oakland City Council District Four candidates were teaming as the “D4-3” up to give voters in the Oakland Hills a rank-choice-voting enabled set of options. UPDATE: … Read more
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) today endorsed Jovanka Beckles’s campaign to represent Assembly District 15 today. Hon. Barbara Lee declared: “I am pleased to join Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb, El Cerrito Mayor Pro Tem Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto, Berkeley Board of Education member Judy Appel, East Bay MUD Director Andy Katz, Cheryl Sudduth-Política and Owen Poindexter in endorsing … Read more
Oakland News Now – Police Called On Black Man In Atlanta For Being With White Kids In Cobb County, Georgia, a man who has a kids-sitting service and happens to be African-American, watched in horror as a white woman followed him while he was with the children he was entrusted with watching. Corey Lewis is … Read more
I’ve always liked Lynyrd Skynyrd’s music, particularly “Sweet Home Alabama”. Now, for me, the lyrics behind “Sweet Home Alabama” had zero meaning at the time. It was 1977, I was headed to Skyline High School in the Oakland Hills, where most of my friends from Bret Harte Junior High School were headed. The Oakland Raiders … Read more
Joel Fried, my friend and the The Alameda County Democratic Lawyers (ACDL) Executive Board member, issued the list of candidates the group’s endorsing in the upcoming November Mid-term Election. The highlights featured a parade of incumbents, save for one: Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf was selected for re-election, as was Oakland District Two City Councilmember Abel … Read more
Le Bron James and the LA Lakers beat The Golden State Warriors in a meaningless pre-season game 123 to 113 in Las Vegas, last night. If anyone can say we learned anything from this contest, it’s, well, nothing. First, we know Le Bron James will make other LA Lakers play better, and he did. Second, … Read more
Oakland News Now – Hurricane Michael Storm Over Fayetteville GA With Winds Up To 40 MPH And the winds picked up as I was making the video-blog. There was a flash-flood warning for Fayette County, of which Fayetteville, Georgia is within. That was set to end at 11:40 PM EST, and it has. Stay tuned. … Read more
Oakland News Now – Hurricane Michael Near Fayetteville GA Down To Category 1 Storm Oakland News Now Note: this post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest version of an experimental mobile media video-blogging system network that’s part of a new approach to the production of media. The uploaded video is from a … Read more
Oakland News Now – “Kanye West What You Get When Negros Don’t Read” Says Bakari Sellers On CNN Oakland News Now Note: this post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest version of an experimental mobile media video-blogging system network that’s part of a new approach to the production of media. The uploaded … Read more
(Oakland, CA) – This November, the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) presents Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline, a new exhibition exploring the connections between art and science through fantastically colorful renderings by artist Ray Troll and the research of paleontologist Kirk Johnson, who is also the director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Together, … Read more
OAKLAND – Natasha Middleton, Marlo Rodriguez and Mya Whitaker issued the following joint statement regarding their endorsements for District 6 Councilmember: We are united in our commitment to fundamental change in Oakland on critical issues from housing and homelessness, to jobs and economic development, to neighborhood safety, and more. We are united in our belief … Read more
Berkeley, CA. — Today The San Francisco Chronicle announced their endorsement of Buffy Wicks for the next Assemblymember in District 15. The Chronicle cited Buffy’s housing policies and ability to get things done as key reasons for their support. “The depth of her knowledge and savvy in blending progressive goals with pragmatic solutions are the … Read more
Oakland News Now – The 2018 Oakland Mayoral And Oakland City Council Candidate Questionnaire was sent out to each person two days ago, and again on today, Sunday, October 7th. The new deadline to turn in answers in October 14th. I’m also happy to announce that The Oakland Post has joined in as a distribution … Read more
Oakland News Now – Oakland Raiders Lost To LA Chargers 26 To 10, Go 1-4 – Postgame Reaction Livestream The Oakland Raiders visited the Los Angeles Chargers, and came away not just with a loss, but with even more questions around what kinds of decisions are causing the Silver and Black’s 1 and 4 record. … Read more
Oakland News Now – Susan Collins Said Brett Kavanaugh Didn’t Sexually Assault Christine Blasey Ford Now that Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed as Supreme Court Justice, Susan Collins felt it was OK to come on TV on CNN and say he wasn’t responsible for Christine Blasey Ford’s pain. In an unfortunate interview, Collins said that Dr. … Read more
Berkeley, CA. – Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council has announced their support of Buffy Wicks as the best candidate to serve as California’s Assemblymember for AD 15. The Council had originally gone neutral in the AD 15 race but issued this endorsement after hearing public comments by both candidates in a debate held … Read more
Berkeley, CA. – California Assembly candidate Buffy Wicks is holding a canvass barnstorm October 6 – 8. Buffy is talking to voters in every corner of AD 15 over the course of the weekend. A list of all the activities is below. A noted community organizer, Buffy has made grassroots organizing a centerpiece of her … Read more
This is the NFL Injury Report As Of Friday, October 5th for the Oakland Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers game at Stub Hub Center in Carson, California Oakland Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers OAKLAND RAIDERS Status Report OUT S Karl Joseph (hamstring) QUESTIONABLE G Kelechi Osemele (knee) Practice Report DID … 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
Prop 10, The California Affordable Housing Act, is key to solving the California housing affordability crisis. The “Rent Is Too Damn High!” Bus Tour launched in Los Angeles two weeks ago as a statewide grassroots effort to further develop organic person-to-person relationships in communities across the state, hear community housing concerns and raise awareness for … Read more
Oakland News Now – Are YouTube Trending Videos Pages Gamed By The Oakland Raiders In Las Vegas? Are YouTube Trending Videos Pages Gamed By The Oakland Raiders In Las Vegas? The YouTube Algorithm is, at present, set such that a vlogger like myself is literally stuck in a particular keyword combination. So, I wanted to … Read more
