Will Elon Musk save trapped boys in Thai Cave Rescue? Elon Musk, the PayPal alum who became a billionaire, and started both Space X and Tesla, and the Boring Co., has sent a team of engineers from the same nfrastructure and tunnel construction company tasked with building the foundation for the Hyperloop to help in … Read more
Jovanka Beckles staff issued this announcement six days ago, and it reports that she met with US Congressman Ro Khanna (17th District, California). Here are the details: Jovanka Beckles California State Assembly District 15 candidate met in Fremont, California this morning with US House Representative Ro Khanna (D-17) and discussed issues of common concern facing … Read more
Dave Cavalier, releases the music video for the electrifying alternative blues artist’s new single “Snap Out Of It,” today. This marks Dave Cavalier’s first visual collaboration with acclaimed screenwriter & director, Derek Weissbein. Assisted by award-winning choreographer, Erin Marino, and performers, Olivia Bellafontaine & Yana Berry, Cavalier & Weissbein have created a noir world infected … Read more
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
Ok. Uptown Crepe And Cafe is apparently a new kid on the block in the growing Uptown Oakland (California) food scene. It’s trying to stick out, this Uptown Crepe And Cafe, from the pack of Downtown Oakland restaurants nearby that have all types of breakfast offerings. Ok. Fine. Cool. So, Uptown Crepe And Cafe does … Read more
The CCIG Sevens Womens Rugby Team (with most of its players, coaches, and sponsors from Oakland and the San Francisco Bay Area) went to the National Development Academy or “NDA 7s” last month and made short work of the matter. (CCIG is California Capital & Investment Group of Oakland, California and where its managing partner … Read more
Chile comes to San Diego Comic Con 2018. Tales of fantasy, crime and mystery; these are part of the proposal that Chile (yes, the country of Chile) will present between Thursday, July 19 and Sunday, July 22, at the San Diego Convention Center for San Diego Comic Con 2018. For the second consecutive year, Chile … Read more
Vrypac DISH Trail is a backpack made by Teka Thomas, who commissioned Zennie62Media to report about it. It’s the second in the Vrypack family, and where the original Vrypack was introduced a year ago. What’s the difference between them? I tried out the Vrypack DISH Trail on this Fourth of July to find out. The … Read more
A “Living While Black” incident in Atlanta’s Newman, Georgia. Oakland can rejoice on this Independence Day for not being the only one of two America cities to be media-decorated with the distinction of being a place where a black person can be called for just plain living. Now, the Atlanta suburb of Newman, Georgia joins … Read more
President Donald Trump sent out this proclamation honoring the victims of the Capital Gazette Shooting, moments ago: HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Our Nation shares the sorrow of those affected by the shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, … Read more
LeBron James signing with the LA Lakers for 4-years and $154 million will not bring an NBA Title to Los Angeles. LeBron James smarter move would have been to join the Golden State Warriors. At Dub Nation, you and I and everyone could just pencil in “Golden State Warriors” for a three-peat, and give Mr. … Read more
The Oakland City Council District Two seat held by Abel Guillen has a new challenger: Kenzie Smith. Now, the most likely Oakland voter over 50 might be saying “Who’s Kenzie Smith?”, the one under 50 but older than 40 may react with “The BBQ Becky Guy?”, and someone under 40 in Oakland might say “dude’s … Read more
Dolemite! starring Rudy Ray Moore, quite simply one of the most-talked about blaxploitation movies of our time, is coming to a new, 21st Century audience via video-on-demand (VOD), July 3rd. Xenon Pictures, recognized in the U.S. home entertainment marketplace for creating the first significant labels focused on the Black audience market, reports that “With the … Read more
Blue Shield, Oakland’s newest corporate citizen has announced that its 2017 financial results were boosted by the federal government’s tax reform by $100 million. Blue Shield of California, which is moving to a new office building in downtown Oakland in next year 2019, posted its financial results last week, showing revenues of $17.7 billion in … Read more
Vrypac, the new-concept backpack introduced by Zennie62Media and commissioned by Teka Thomas in 2017, is back a year later in 2018 with a significant upgrade. The inaugural version of Vrypac was perfect for carrying small items, but customers wanted more space to fit devices like the latest digital communications tech, the iPad Mini, as they … Read more
On Thursday of this week, Oakland Raiders Owner Mark Davis personally served barbeque to 700 Las Vegas Stadium construction workers. It was Mr. Davis’ way of thanking them for getting this far in building what (let’s be honest) will be a game-changing facility for the Las Vegas Valley. But, considering Mark Davis and the Raiders … Read more
Comcast Outage is Oakland? For the most part, yes. Approximately two hours ago to this point in time, Comcast, the giant Internet Service Provider (ISP) and self-described “global telecommunications conglomerate headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,” had a service outage that impacted major cities nationwide – including Oakland. Comcast issued this statement via Twitter two hours ago: … Read more
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterback Jameis Winston was suspended three games for violation of the National Football League’s Personal Conduct Policy. To show how it pays to be an NFL Owner rather than a player, the headline for Jameis Winston directly says he violated league policy, but for soon-to-be-former Carolina Panther’s Owner Jerry Richardson, the headline … Read more
Harlan Ellison, one of the most famous science fiction writers of our time, died today at the age of 84. Star Trek fans will remember Ellison for the best episode ever: “City On The Edge Of Forever.” To no surprise, the name “Harlan Ellison” has been in so many tweets, it’s a world-wide trend on … Read more
For San Diego Comic Con 2018 Nickelodeon is bringing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, INVADER ZIM and more to life with unique virtual and real-world experiences that will have fans saying, “Cowabunga”! Headquartered at its 1,800 square-foot booth #4113 on the SDCC convention floor, Nickelodeon will present: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the … Read more
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. – McDonald’s Bacon Smokehouse Burger represents a new approach for the American food company. The company says the Smokehouse Burger has a quarter-pound patty with applewood smoked bacon, bacon onion sauce, fried onion strings, white cheddar cheese and mustard sauce. But the most interesting thing about McDonald’s Bacon Smokehouse Burger is it looks … Read more
Oakland, California has been a “union town” for as far back as I can remember, and I’ve been in Oakland since April 8th of 1974. You can’t build anything in Oakland, or have any hope of getting elected, without the backing and involvement of unions. And over time, even the City of Oakland’s own workers … Read more
Thanks NFL Names Jocelyn Moore First Black Female EVP For Communications, Public Relations. Jocelyn Moore is an NFL executive who’s making a career crossover jump of sorts. When she was introduced to this blogger at the NFL Annual Meeting of 2017, the woman with the winning personality and ready handshake was the league’s lobbyist. A … Read more
Federal Judge William Alsup dismissed Oakland, San Francisco climate change lawsuit. The City of Oakland and City and County of San Francisco’s very misguided attempt to penalize oil companies for alleged damages tied to global warming was thrown out today by United States District Court for the Northern District of California Federal Judge William Alsup, … Read more
On Monday, Judge William Alsup made a ruling that shocked some, but was expected from the perspective of legal scholars. The San Francisco Federal Judge dismissed the climate change lawsuit brought by the City of Oakland and the City and County of San Francisco. Here’s the full text of that decision, below. Zennie62Media Has Entire … Read more
Spritz Marketing and Salesforce Transit Center announce a new relationship. Spritz Marketing, a San Francisco-based integrated marketing and creative agency started by long time Zennie62Media friends Beth Schnitzer and Raghu Shivaram, has been named Marketing Partner for the new Salesforce Transit Center San Francisco Bay Area. Beth and Raghu and the Spritz staff deserve major … Read more
Related News: Spritz SF Named Salesforce Transit Center San Francisco Bay Area Marketing Partner This was a different year for SF Pride San Francisco. Different because, while America and the World are far more accepting of people who are gay and lesbian, there are others who would seek the input of the United States Supreme … Read more
Cecil Williams, the revolutionary pastor of Glide Memorial Church, was the focus of an incredible event Friday night: the San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce Juneteenth 2018 Business Forum & Awards Dinner. The community contributions of Reverend Williams and his wife Janice Mirikitani, were talked about at the San Francisco Marriot, and by none … Read more
Yes, Oakland has lots of stadium problems and some teams are leaving our town. And, yes, there’s lots of blame to go around between the Raiders, A’s, and Golden State Warriors as well as the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority, The Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the Oakland City Council. While the Oakland A’s work … Read more
Chevron Ecuador Update: Donziger loses in Argentina The fraudulent lawsuit against San Ramon-based Chevron in Ecuador has hit a giant roadblock in the form of Brazil’s Supreme Court of Justice. According to the Amazon Post, the “Superior Court of Justice (STJ) has certified that its November 2017 dismissal of the Ecuador plaintiffs’ recognition action against … Read more
An ESPN media reporter named Jeff Cameron of ESPN Tallahassee gets on radio and says that “people in Jameis Winston’s camp” are bracing for an NFL suspension of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers star quarterback (who should have went to Stanford or Cal and not Florida State). Think about that. So, what happens? Because it’s ESPN … Read more
The race for California Assembly District 15 Seat is now down to two people: Jovanka Beckles vs Buffy Wicks, and Beckles comes out of the gate swinging a haymaker. A press release announcing a slew of endorsements, most notably the Mayor of Berkeley Jesse Arreguin. Here’s the full list: Jesse Arreguin, Mayor of Berkeley Vinnie … Read more
IFTTT stands for “If this, then that,” and is forms the basis for many programming lanquage. Basically it describes two primary conditions that exist depending on a situation, but never at the saame time. IFTTT is also the “Software-As-A-Service” (SAAS) San Francisco-based startup company that connects various platforms. For example, you can connect YouTube to … Read more
In the past months, and going back to April 2017, this blogger has asserted that the Clark County Stadium Tax Rate of .088 of 1 or 88 percent of one percent is not adequate to finance the bond issue of $645 million for the Oakland Raiders Las Vegas NFL / UNLV Stadium. The general consensus … Read more
In 2015, World Rugby granted hosting rights of the largest international sevens tournament to USA Rugby. And that year, San Francisco was named the host city in another economic development achievement for the late San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee. Mayor Lee said at the time “On behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, … Read more
Jovanka Beckles forgot Buffy Wicks. Jovanka Beckles and her campaign staff were so happy to win the race for second place in the “top two” California Assembly District 15 Primary, they forgot there was a number one, and sent a press release that said, well, they won – save for the little mention of a … Read more
Before Donald Trump became President of the United States, then attacked NFL Protests of the National Anthem, he supported flag burning. On the NFL Protests, why does Trump disrespect NFL players? It’s his “Southern Strategy”. Trump Was For Flag Burning On the popular CBS’s “The Late Show,” January 8th 2015, Donald Trump could be seen … Read more
UPDATE: Oakland Coliseum JPA Meeting on Raiders Lease cancelled until July. Raiders remain without an agreement beyond 2018. A cat-and-mouse game and odessey that started last year when the National Football League granted the Oakland Raiders the right to officially relocate to Las Vegas, and after what the organization worked on allegedly behind the collective … Read more
Jodi Whitaker, the first female Doctor, will participate in another first for the BBC America sci-fi television show. As the headline Zennie62Media was sent says “Doctor Who Cast Makes First-Ever Panel Appearance Ahead of New Doctor Who Coming This Fall! Panel to Feature Stars Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill, Showrunner Chris Chibnall and Executive Producer … Read more
Thanks to a tip from a viewer via Facebook, Matt McDuh, this blogger learned that Henry William Sintay AKA “Jogger Joe” was released from jail in Oakland early this morning. A check of the Alameda County Inmate Database reads that the name “Henry Sintay” is not there, whereas it appeared there after he was … Read more