Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
An online letter from OUSD Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell Dear OUSD Community: We recently shared our OUSD plan to reopen schools for in-person instruction with January 25, 2021 as our target starting date. Unfortunately, COVID transmission and cases in our county continue to worsen. Before we break for the winter holiday, I […]
“Don’t Defund Youth, Jobs, and Violence Prevention Programs” says Oakland Council President Rebecca Kaplan and Many Others Oakland – The Oakland Administration is presenting to the Oakland City Council a proposal to completely defund youth programs, jobs programs, and vital community healing programs in their proposed changes to the use of Oakland Measure Z violence […]
Don Perata Interview – 2010 Oakland Mayor’s Race Interview With The Man Who Almost Won But for rank-choice voting, Don Perata, and not Jean Quan, would have been our Mayor of Oakland. Don, best known as President pro tempore of the California State Senate, and later President of Perata Engineering (a lobbying company), was the […]
Dear Oaklander, Given the record-breaking surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Alameda County has joined other Bay Area health departments and the City of Berkeley in implementing the State’s Regional Stay Home Order in an effort to prevent our health care systems from being overburdened and to reduce lost of life. In Alameda County, the […]
City of Oakland outdoor youth programming, senior programs, homeless services and library sidewalk service continue without change Oakland, CA – Due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases (10,733 current cases as of November 30, 2020 in Oakland per Alameda County Public Health Department), and coupled with the fact that the holiday season and gatherings […]
Dear Oakland Community, Today I am writing to let you know that we have finalized our COVID-19 Health and Safety Reopening Plan and Program (Reopening Plan) for reopening our schools to in-person learning and instruction. The plan includes the components required by the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) regarding reopening for in-person instruction and […]
WE ARE OAKLAND Teaser From YouTube Channel: November 30, 2020 at 12:52AM ONN – WE ARE OAKLAND Virtual Benefit Concert Dec 12 At 5pm PST, Teaser Where We Are Oakland on YouTube writes: We are working hard to bring you another WE ARE OAKLAND Virtual Benefit Concert – just in time for the holidays! Join […]
The Alameda County Health Care Services Agency issued a press release on the State of California “limited Stay at Home Order” last week. Here’s the full press release as sent to Zennie62Media: The State of California announced a limited Stay at Home Order generally requiring that non-essential work, movement, and gatherings stop between 10 p.m. […]
Alameda, Ca – The Peralta Community College District (PCCD) today unveiled its latest accomplishment under an ambitious, multimillion-dollar capital improvement plan: completion of the New Center for Liberal Arts (Building H) at the College of Alameda. The nearly 54,000 square foot, building offers specialized facilities for programming in the divisions of Liberal Studies and Language […]
David Oertel, The President of Humanist Hall located at 390 27th Street, Oakland, CA, is in trouble. But, from the looks of things, the man who owns the facility that was once the home of The Wellstone Democratic Club I was a member of, thinks he’s getting into what the late Representative John Lewis would […]
Live: Oakland Alameda County Joint Powers Authority Meeting Of November 20, 2020 From YouTube Channel: November 20, 2020 at 11:24AM ONN – Live: Oakland Alameda County Joint Powers Authority Meeting Of November 20, 2020 Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version […]
Oakland – Rebecca Kaplan has retained her At Large seat on the Oakland City Council after a hard fought race that included $500K in independent expenditures from large corporate interests. Kaplan will be holding a Victory and Hanukkah Fundraiser including her longtime friend Congresswoman Barbara Lee among other Host Committee members. The event will be […]
Oakland Unified School District New Board of Education Directors Dear Oakland Unified Community, As we have been talking over the past few weeks, Tuesday, November 3 was an enormous election for our city, the state of California, and the United States. Here in OUSD, as you know, we saw voters pass Measure Y, the bond […]
Dr. Rudy Besikof appointed President of Laney College and Dr. Nathaniel Jones III appointed President of College of Alameda Oakland — The Peralta Community College District has appointed Dr. Rudy Besikof President of Laney College and Dr. Nathaniel Jones III President of the College of Alameda. Dr. Besikof served as Interim President at Laney and […]
Oakland – Rebecca Kaplan has retained her At-Large seat on the Oakland City Council. With unofficial results showing her with a lead, her opponent called her this morning to concede the race congratulating her on her new term on the Council. Also congratulating Kaplan on her victory was Councilmember Nikki Bas who said, “Congratulations to […]
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris – Biden / Harris – Win!! I spent Wednesday morning, November 4th, at the ampitheater in the plaza in front of Oakland’s City Hall, masked and distanced but heartened by the crowd who sang and prayed together for a Just America and demanded that we count every vote! We ate […]
Oakland FAD – The Alameda County Registrar of Voters has posted its latest version of the base-level vote tallies for each of the races and measures in the November 3rd, 2020 Election, this one for November 8th, 2020. Here, it’s important to post the message from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters: Total number of […]
Oakland, FAD – Thanks to the County of Alameda’s Registrar of Voters, Zennie62Media has a table for each rank-choice-voting election in the races for Oakland City Council. As the Alameda Registrar of Voters sends new updates, those will be posted below the first set for each race. Here they are, starting with the Oakland City […]
Here Are The Full Oakland California, Berkeley, California Election Results For The 2020 Election, Including Measures, And Results For Piedmont And San Leandro Who will win the 2020 Election for Oakland City Council? Will Lynette Gibson-McElhaney retain her District Three Seat, or will Moms 4 Housing leader Carroll Fife emerge with 51 percent of the […]
Oakland – Amid the $200 million in expenditures to pass Proposition 22 and the $400,000 to defeat her by Lyft, Rebecca Kaplan is urging voters to vote No on Proposition 22. Large corporations, including Lyft and Uber, are spending big in this election, seeking to undermine our democracy, harm workers, and undermine our communities, while […]
Warriors Owe Coliseum $60 Million, Zennie Abraham Said Spokesperson Raymond Ridder Was Wrong In 2016 From YouTube Channel: May 23, 2014 at 06:25PM ONN – Warriors Owe Coliseum $60 Million, Zennie Abraham Said Spokesperson Raymond Ridder Was Wrong In 2016 On Zennie62 YouTube and Zennie62.com, Zennie Abraham, now CEO of Zennie62Media, Inc, said in this […]
Oakland — The Golden State Warriors have filed for a hearing with the California Supreme Court to overturn the California District Court’s April 2020 decision in favor of the Oakland – Alameda County Coliseum Authority, ruling the Warriors’ responsible for the over $40 million of outstanding debt. This puts the people of Oakland and Alameda […]
Alameda County Supervisor Candidate Debate, District 1 From YouTube Channel: August 18, 2020 at 02:24PM ONN – Alameda County District 1 Candidates, Vinnie Bacon and David Haubert, take on some tough questions from moderators, Gina Channell and Jeremy Walsh from the Pleasanton Weekly. This Candidate Forum was brought to you by the Livermore Vally Chamber […]
OUSD Reports Polling Locations Open at Ten District-Run Schools and One Charter School in OUSD on Halloween, and Will Open Daily Through November 3; Voters Can Drop off Their Ballots at the Locations When Open Voters Can Drop off Their Ballots at the Locations When Open Oakland, CA – There are now just three days […]
Mayor Schaaf and I AGREE on with Oakland’s Homeless by Derrick Soo ONN – Mayor Schaaf and I Agree on Oakland’s Homeless and Alameda County Fairgrounds – by Derrick Soo It’s rare that Mayor Schaaf and I agree on ANYTHING! But, this morning on a “Live” interview locally, Mayor Schaaf said she wasn’t behind asking […]
Oakland Approaches Alameda County About Housing Homeless At Fairgrounds In Pleasanton From YouTube Channel: October 28, 2020 at 10:43PM ONN – A new proposal to move homeless people from the City of Oakland to the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton is drawing criticism from county leaders as well as Tri-Valley residents. Katie Nielsen reports. (10/28/20) […]
Oakland – We are honored to share the huge news that Senator Bernie Sanders has weighed in on the Oakland City Council At Large race, endorsing Council President Rebecca Kaplan. Former Berkeley Mayor and longtime friend of Senator Sanders, Gus Newport, called Rebecca Kaplan to let her know that Senator Sanders has decided to endorse […]
OUSD Celebrates Unique New Central Kitchen with Capacity to Create 35,000 Meals Per Day, and Serve as Farm and Educational Facility Oakland – During a year in which Oakland Unified School District had to completely rethink school meals because of the pandemic, OUSD is proud to show off its new and unique Central Kitchen that’s […]
Oakland – The City of Oakland sent a press release to provide more background on the funds Eliane Brown secured for her housing project. Oakland reports that as part of its Project Homekey Initiative, the State of California has awarded the City of Oakland nearly $17.5 million of Project Homekey funding for two innovative housing […]
Oakland “Ride Out to Vote” is a collaboration between Brianna Noble, Yoram Savion, and Kyla Searle, the film celebrates democracy as a collective act with nods to the Pony Express Oakland – Today marks the release of Ride Out to Vote (ROTV), a short get-out-the-vote film for online audiences from Brianna Noble of Mulatto Meadows/Humble, […]
I, Zennie Abraham Voted (Again!) 2020 Election Oakland, Alameda County, CA Absentee Ballot Finished ONN – I, Zennie Abraham Voted (Again!) 2020 Election Oakland, Alameda County, CA Absentee Ballot Finished – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube I, Zennie Abraham Voted (Again!) 2020 Election Oakland, Alameda County, CA Absentee Ballot Finished Note from Zennie62Media’s Zennie62 YouTube and […]
Oakland – On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, the Oakland City Council unanimously passed its first Encampment Management Policy clarifying how it will ensure health and safety for those living in and around homeless encampments. As Chair of the Council’s Life Enrichment Committee, Councilmember Loren Taylor, guided the 8-month process for developing the policy which included […]
Oakland – With the November 3 election now just 15 days away, people across Oakland are already casting their votes for everything from ballot measures to political offices all the way up to the President and Vice President of the United States. To help Oaklanders exercise their constitutional right to vote, OUSD is providing ten […]
Scott McKibben Has Been An Asset To The Oakland Coliseum JPA As Executive Director From YouTube Channel: August 8, 2019 at 02:04AM ONN – Scott McKibben Has Been An Asset To The Oakland Coliseum JPA As Executive Director In my opinion Scott McKibben was wrongly set-up by the Board of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint […]
On Scott Mckibben’s Oakland Coliseum JPA, Alameda County DA Conflict Of Interest Affair ONN – On Scott Mckibben’s Oakland Coliseum JPA, Alameda County DA Conflict Of Interest Affair On Scott Mckibben’s Oakland Coliseum JPA, Alameda County DA Conflict Of Interest Affair Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and […]
On Wednesday, Scott McKibben, now the former Executive Director of The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority and currently President Of The Oakland Panthers of The Indoor Football League, accepted a misdemeanor plea-bargain deal in the case where he was accused of violating a government law prohibiting self-dealing. The problem is, the case and the […]
Susan Muranishi Alameda Co. Administrator At OKC Vs Warriors WCF Game 7 May 30, 2016 From YouTube Channel: May 30, 2016 at 09:30PM ONN – Susan Muranishi Alameda Co. Administrator At OKC Vs Warriors WCF Game 7 May 30, 2016 The top manager of Alameda County California down in the bowl at WCF Game 7 […]
Oakland District Two Councilmember Nikki Bas’ Digitized Newsletter Last week, I was so moved to see #MomsHouse on Magnolia Street finally become community-owned as permanently affordable, transitional housing for unsheltered mothers. Congratulations to Dominique Walker, Tolani King, Misty Cross, Sameerah Karim and Carroll Fife for leading this movement to end corporate speculation and house more […]
Eight Months After Discovery of TCE Under the McClymonds High Campus, the School has been Deemed Safe for Students and Staff to Occupy Oakland – Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) leadership will hold a news conference on Friday, October 16, 2020, to discuss the final determination about the safety of McClymonds High School, which had […]
