The Iowa Corn Growers sent this press release on the Trump Farmers Aid Package to Zennie62Media: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today the details of a trade mitigation package for farmers. We appreciate President Trump and his administration hearing farmers concerns and understanding the dire situation that many of us now face due … Read more
In an effort to promote the new NFL Helmet Rule, the National Football League announces the NFL Way To Play Award. The NFL Way to Play educational series highlights proper technique to protect players from unnecessary risk and to foster culture change across all levels of football. To further showcase the NFL’s commitment to promoting … Read more
Financially troubled United Methodist Church should leave Glide Memorial Church alone. At the corner of Glide Memorial Church and Glide Foundation in San Francisco, the cornerstone reads: “A house of prayer for all people.” Glide Memorial Church (best known by the work of now former pastor Cecil Williams and recently used as a “demonstration safe injection … Read more
“Made In West Oakland” (or #MadeInWestOakland) is a series of posts this blogger happened upon during a random search under #Oakland on Instagram. The Featured Photo in this post is of Candase Chambers, who says via her Instagram profile that’s she’s a “digital content manager by day” and co-founder (with her sister Ashley) of B … Read more
Oakland News Now – Neil Simon RIP Remembering The Odd Couple – A Zennie62 Vlog 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 … Read more
Oakland News Now – Fire Challenge videos, a video based on a dare for someone to set fire to themselves, should be banned on YouTube. There are news reports of kids as young as 12 years old setting themselves on fire to take the Fire Challenge. This action can disfigure them and also can kill … Read more
Oakland News Now – Madden Tournament Mass Shooting At Jacksonville Landing Because Gamer Lost The Madden Tournament Mass Shooting At Jacksonville Landing reportedly happened because a gamer lost. According to a tweet from Matt Pierce of The LA Times, the unnamed person to this point, opened fire and hurt others, and then killed himself after … Read more
Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters president Chris Carson issued the following statement on the passing of Senator John McCain: “Senator John McCain dedicated his life to serving the American people; first as a heroic naval pilot and later as a Congressman and U.S. Senator for more than thirty years. “The League was … Read more
Oakland News Now – Barack Obama Statement On The Passing Of Sen John McCain John McCain and I were members of different generations, came from completely different backgrounds, and competed at the highest level of politics. But we shared, for all our differences, a fidelity to something higher – the ideals for which generations of … Read more
Oakland News Now – Saied Karamooz, Cat Brooks, Pamela Price all Oakland Mayoral Race candidates, are scheduled to meet this Monday at 9:30 am PDT at Oakland City Hall Plaza for a press conference. The reported reason for the press conference concerns welcoming members of the National Temporary Protected Status Alliance or “National TPS.” National … Read more
Will Donald Trump’s Space Force save America from The Apocalypse? Let’s suppose for a minute that at least one of this Not-My-President’s ideas might work out to help our wheezing planet survive the onslaught of depredation from his cabal of oligarchs – after all, even a stopped clock displays the correct time twice a day … Read more
Oakland News Now – The Grand Lake Theater Oakland, located at the corner of Grand Avenue and Lake Park Avenue, near Lake Merritt, has been under the care of its longtime leaseholder Allen Michaan, who many see as its owner, since 1979. The truth is, Allen owned the “leasehold”, to the Grand Lake Theater Oakland, … Read more
The Georgia NAACP issued a statement in praise of Randolph County Board of Elections decision to vote against a consultant proposal to close 7 of 9 voting polls in a nearly-all Black district, less than 3 months before the November midterm elections. “Voter suppression happens in many ways, some subtle and some direct –our job … Read more
The Alameda County Democratic Party Forum held tonight at the Elihu M. Harris State Building and moderated by the man the giant building was named after looked like it might serve as a kind of political coming out party for Oakland activist Cat Brooks, and to a degree that’s exactly what happened. All one has … Read more
Oakland News Now – The City of Oakland can buyout the County of Alameda’s “share” of the Oakland Coliseum. That’s contrary to a media report claiming the The Mayor of Oakland said Oakland could not buyout the County of Alameda’s ownership stake in the Oakland Coliseum. Further, I know for a fact the Libby Schaaf, … Read more
Jovanka Beckles Thrilled 92-year-old Lela Madison Will Be Home Press Conference to be held 12:30 p.m., August 23, Richmond Court House Early Saturday, June 23, 2018, Richmond City Councilmember Jovanka Beckles abruptly got out of bed responding to a call for help. Mrs. Lela Madison, 92-year-old Richmond resident and retired nurse, was sitting disconsolate on … Read more
California State Senator Hannah Beth Jackson announced her endorsement today supporting Buffy Wicks to serve as the next Assemblymember for District 15. “I am proud to announce my support of Buffy Wicks for State Assembly,” said Senator Jackson. California needs leaders like Buffy who can build the coalitions we need to continue to fight for … Read more
Last night, at the El Cerrito, California City Council, Danielle “Dani” Gabriel was welcomed as the City’s 2nd Poet Laureate and Maw Shein Win was thanked for serving as Poet Laureate for the last two years. Dani Gabriel’s term will run from November 2018 to October 2020 and she will be presenting workshops, community events, … Read more
The jail and courthouse that’s planned for the Oakland Raiders Las Vegas NFL stadium might be the right thing to have considering what should be the criminal act of allowing a stadium hotel tax rate that’s not large enough to cover bond debt, thus eventually soaking Clark County taxpayers with paying for the shortfall. There … Read more
Oakland News Now – Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and “fixer” who said he would “take a bullet” for the President, and Paul Manafort, who was Trump’s 2016 Presidential Campaign Manger, were both charged wtth felonies on the same August 21st day, just hours apart. Now, five men who were close associates of … Read more
Today Buffy Wicks, California AD 15 candidate, released the following statement: “We must phase off old energy production and work to build alternative sources of energy to protect California’s climate,” Buffy said. “The announcement today by the Trump Administration of rollbacks to coal regulations put in place by President Obama further underscores the need for … Read more
Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors (and who said he wants to retire a Warrior), has perhaps unwittingly entered politics via a photo he took with Nayeli Maxson. Maxson, who’s running for the Oakland City Council District Four Seat since Annie Campbell Washington (once her employer) is now officially not running for re-election, posted … Read more
Hello, I’m Joseph Tanios, and I believe my 18-years as an Oakland Public Works Executive makes me the best choice to represent Oakland on the City Council for District Four. I’m proud to announce the names of the people who have endorsed and backed my bid to help Oaklanders to date: IFPTE. Union – Local … Read more
Bella Bacinos, the popular Chicago Italian trattoria restaurant loved by YouTube Vlogger Patti Honacki and owned by longtime restaurateurs and industry leaders Dan and Linda Bacin, wants to take its menu to a new location in the Chicago Loop. The Bella Bacinos lease at 75 E. Wacker Drive, a prime location with a spacious outdoor … Read more
Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, Mayor of Berkeley, Jesse Arreguin, Vice Mayor of Berkeley Cheryl Davila and Councilmember of Richmond, Jovanka Beckles will be holding a press conference Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 10:30am on the steps of Oakland City Hall. One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland. The press conference is to call on California Governor … Read more
Jovanka Beckles, Richmond City Council member and candidate for AD 15, will join other local elected officials at a press conference Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 10:30 a.m. on the steps of Oakland City Hall to call on Governor Jerry Brown to set up a state wide plan to phase out oil and gas drilling. “We … Read more
Oakland News Now – MSNBC’s Chris Jansing flubbed saying her own name on the TelePrompTer she was reading after a segment. So she turned to Katy Tur, her colleague waiting to start her own spot, and asked rhetorically “Who am I?” Tur, without missing a beat, said “Ron Burgundy?” He is the anchorman played by … Read more
Virtual Crypto Technologies has earned a significant deal in South Africa. But what’s Virtual Crypto? It’s a technology company dedicated to making cryptocurrency accessible to the general public on a global basis. Virtual Crypto specifically develops payment solutions for businesses and consumers, which combine Application Programming Interfaces and Mobile Applications for implementation via ATM’s, PCs, … Read more
Oakland News Now – Did Oakland Mayoral Election Candidate Peter Liu violate Oakland Hate Crime Law? This vlogger says yes. For details Visit Oakland News Now at OaklandNewsNow.com and search for “Peter Liu.” The Oakland Hate Crime Law was established as a result of race-base harassment that happened to persons of Middle Eastern decent in … Read more
The Oakland, California elections races for 2018 are officially set. And so we have three sports active in Oakland right now: baseball (Go Oakland A’s), football (Go Oakland Raiders!) and Oakland Politics (I’m putting in a plug for Women’s Rugby!). And who’s involved in this horse race, as some might call it? The Oakland Office … Read more
Did Peter Liu, the Oakland Mayoral Election Candidate, violate local and California Hate Crime Laws with his Twitter tweets About African Americans? Peter Liu is the Oakland, California Mayoral Election candidate who’s running for the office held by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf for a second time, the first time being in 2014. Over the course … Read more
Oakland News Now – For Atlanta Super Bowl 53 Volunteers, a special message. Hi Atlanta! I am Zennie Abraham. I have the unique place in life of being a Super Bowl Host City Bid Director (for Oakland), media at the Super Bowl, a Super Bowl attendee with a ticket, and a Super Bowl Volunteer. I … Read more
Oakland News Now – Chris Warren Oakland Raiders Running Back Rushes Over 100-Yards vs Rams In NFL Preseason. Warren, an undrafted running back from Texas, is the new star of the Silver and Black and to this point has 110 yards on just 18 carries versus the LA Rams. To this point Warren has 194 … Read more
At Montclair Elementary School Oakland, More than one-hundred students, families and staff members met on Wednesday evening, August 15, 2018 to honor Wanda Redman-Eklund who recently passed away. Wanda Redman-Eklund had taught music at Montclair Elementary School for decades before retiring at the end of the 2016-17 school year. Just one year later, on July … Read more
