Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Buffy Wicks slate of bills include policies to protect working families; fight California’s housing crisis; reform the Employment Development Department (EDD); and more Oakland – On Wednesday, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (AD-15) unveiled highlights from her 2021 legislative package, policies designed to protect working families, renters, and Californians recovering from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 […]
Please join Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson and California State Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (AD 15) for a virtual COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall THIS FRIDAY, January 29, 2021, 1:00 PM. During this event, attendees will hear from Alameda County Medical Director, Dr. Kathleen Clanon, about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine, and more about […]
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 […]
Ok, Democratic Representative for Vice President Kamala Harris backs Derreck Johnson. Kaplan counters with Bernie Sanders, so Johnson breaks out the commercials with Harris in them. Wow, this Oakland City Council race between the incumbent Oakland City Council At Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan and the challenger Derreck Johnson has shaped up to be one of […]
Sacramento, Calif. — Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday he will triple gun violence prevention funding in a major win for California Assemblymember Buffy Wicks as well as activists’ push to strengthen the California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) programs. In conjunction with the budget ask, Wicks authored Assembly Bill 1603 to establish the California […]
Buffy Wicks’ AB 1485 passed California Assembly. Sacramento, Calif. — A bill authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D – Oakland) passed on the Assembly floor today to ease creation of middle class housing by streamlining the review process for mixed income or ‘missing middle’ developments. “The extreme cost of housing is affecting our economy, environment, […]
Sacramento, Calif. — As activists barnstorm California’s Capital this week, advocating for solutions to the state’s housing crisis, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks’ (D – Oakland) proposal collect statewide data on rental trends passed through committee with strong support from tenants rights groups. Assembly Bill 724, will establish California’s first state-wide rental registry to track rent levels […]
Sacramento, CA. — As activists barnstorm California’s Capital this week, advocating for solutions to the state’s housing crisis, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks’ (D – Oakland) proposal collect statewide data on rental trends heads into committee with strong support from tenants rights groups. Assembly Bill 724, will establish California’s first state-wide rental registry to track rent levels […]
Sacramento, CA — Assemblymember Buffy Wicks’ (D – Oakland) bid to take on Big Soda is going in front the California Assembly Health Committee today as the “Healthy Checkout Aisles for Healthy Families Act” progresses towards passage. Assembly Bill 765 will require stores to get rid of sugary, high calorie drinks from checkout aisles in […]
Sacramento, Ca — Gun violence wreaks havoc on families and communities, exacting terrible physical and emotional costs – but it also comes at a huge expense to California’s economy — over $6.5 billion annually – with $1.4 billion in costs paid directly by California taxpayers. Assemblymember Buffy Wicks’(D – Oakland) bill to strengthen state investments […]
Berkeley, CA.- Today Jovanka Beckles issued a press release regarding contributions made on her behalf by the California African American PAC, an outside independent expenditure campaign. Chevron, Tesla, Disney, the California Prison Guards and pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly all contributed to the PAC. Filings show that the California African American PAC listed the contribution on […]
Candidate for Assembly District 15 Jovanka Beckles today stated: “I was disturbed to learn this week that an independent expenditure committee supporting me, called the California African American PAC, is partly funded by corporations, billionaires, and interest groups like Chevron, Tesla, Sheryl Sandberg, and the California Medical Association. ONN Note: Buffy Wicks posted her response […]
Berkeley, CA.– AD 15 candidates Buffy Wicks and Jovanka Beckles appeared on KQED Forum’s program on Tuesday, October 23. Unfortunately, Ms. Beckles was not truthful and mislead listeners about her record and her proposals on housing — a crucial issue for the voters of AD 15. The audio can be found here. Following are the […]
Berkeley, CA. – California Assembly candidate Buffy Wicks will be outreaching to voters throughout the District this weekend through canvasses, house parties, text parties and phone banks. A full list is below. A noted community organizer, Wicks is building on the campaign’s impressive grassroots operation that secured her overwhelming victory in June. She has held […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Berkeley, CA. – Last night, Assembly candidates Buffy Wicks and Jovanka Beckles participated in The League of Women Voters AD15 candidate forum at Berkeley Community Theater. After the forum, a Beckles campaign supporter, unprovoked, verbally attacked a a high school-aged volunteer intern for Buffy Wicks’ campaign. The harassment, which brought the student, named Sarah, to […]
Berkeley, CA – California Assembly candidate Buffy Wicks held her 200th houseparty in AD 15 this weekend. In addition, the Wicks for Assembly campaign knocked on more than 5,000 doors in AD 15 throughout the past week, working to get out Buffy’s message of affordable housing, healthcare for all, economic equality and family-friendly policies. Berkeley […]
Berkeley, CA. — California Assembly candidate Buffy Wicks is executing an ambitious general election field program with success with 10 days left before ballots begin arriving in the mail. Buffy will be holding the following canvass activities In addition to attending 6 supporter house parties: Oakland Canvassing Launch Berkeley HQ at 2930 Shattuck Ave in […]
Berkeley, CA.– This week, Buffy Wicks, candidate for Assembly District 15, released her comprehensive plan to confront the homelessness crisis. “We are in the middle of an unconscionable homeless crisis — over 130,000 Californians currently are living in shelters or on the streets. It’s hard to walk down the street without seeing someone who is […]
Berkeley, CA.– Today the Buffy Wicks for State Assembly campaign released its updated housing platform. Initially released in January, Buffy’s housing platform calls for measures to improve housing accessibility and affordability through quickly building more housing for low- and middle- income families, passing the $4 billion dollar statewide housing bond, reforming Costa-Hawkins, and implementing safety […]
Toward the end of the policy forum on disability issues at the East Bay Regional Center in San Leandro on Tuesday, Sept. 18, an individual with a personal grudge began a verbal attack against Assembly Candidate Jovanka Beckles. Organizers of the forum called the man, Vinay Pimple, out of order, asked him to sit down, […]
Berkeley, CA – Today the Buffy Wicks for Assembly 2018 campaign released its policy platform on disability rights. Buffy will discuss her platform at the Disability Rights Forum held tomorrow from 6 – 7pm at 500 Davis St in San Leandro. The forum is hosted by East Bay Legislative Coalition, The Center for Independent Living, […]
“Buffy Wicks Dot Money” is a website The East Bay Democratic Socialists of America announced in a press release sent to Zennie62Media in the early morning hours of September 17th. Here’s the announcement of the new site that you can visit here: http://buffywicks.money Democratic Socialists Promote Campaign Finance Transparency OAKLAND – The East Bay chapter […]
Berkeley, CA.- Last night Assembly candidates Buffy Wicks and Jovanka Beckles appeared at Berkeley’s Stonewall Democratic Club endorsement meeting and were asked their position on mandatory vaccinations in schools. Beckles did not answer the question. “That’s one of those issues that – it keeps us fighting each other. I know growing up, I mean, I’m […]
Today the Buffy Wicks for Assembly 2018 campaign announced additional Labor endorsements. Dolores Huerta, American labor leader, civil rights activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers, has announced her support of Buffy. In addition, United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 5 has selected Buffy as the best candidate to serve as the next […]
Ironworkers Local 378 Oakland announced their endorsement today for Buffy Wicks to serve as the next Assemblymember for District 15. Ironworkers Local 378 represents tradespeople in the Oakland area, north to Lakeport, south to Westley, east of Highway 101 and west of Vacaville and Tracy. “Ironworkers Local 378 Oakland is proud to endorse Buffy Wicks […]
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 […]
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 […]
Buffy Wicks lands Alameda County Building And Construction Trades Council Endorsement for CA Assembly District 15 Race. The Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County, representing tens of thousands of local members, announced their endorsement of Buffy Wicks today to serve as the next California Assemblymember for District 15. “We are proud to endorse […]
Buffy Wicks new California Assemblymember Race News is that the received the endorsement of the Northern California Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 out of San Ramon, Ca. Here’s the details. The Northern California Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 104 announced their endorsement of Buffy Wicks today to serve as the next California Assemblymember for District 15. […]
Buffy Wicks gets historic endorsement in CA AD 15 Race. Buffy Wicks earned Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and San Francisco Mayor London Breed endorsements of for her to serve as the next California Assemblymember for District 15. It is the first joint endorsement by the two officials in history. “The commitment Buffy Wicks has shown […]
Jovanka Beckles, the Richmond City Councilmember running against Buffy Wicks for the California Assembly District 15 Seat, continues to send Zennie62Media email press releases. Meanwhile, we have not received any updates from the Buffy Wicks campaign since Zennie Abraham’s interview of Ms. Wicks (which we thought was good). This is important to note, because our […]
I met Buffy Wicks, who’s running for the California Assembly District 15 seat that was occupied by Tony Thurmond, today, at my favorite place to talk politics, Lakeshore Cafe at 3257 Lakeshore in Oakland. Since we’ve been friends for a long time, going back to the historic Obama 2008 campaign days, we had a lot […]
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 […]
The Buffy Wicks For Assembly campaign sent this statement Monday morning. As of now, the former Obama Campaign Aide is the lead vote-getter in the California Assembly District 15 Race, and is awaiting the outcome of vote counts beween challengers Richmond Councilmember Jovanka Beckles and Oakland District 1 Councilmember, Dan Kalb. Beckles leads Kalb by […]
The Jovanka Beckles for for State Assembly District 15 campaign sent this statement Sunday evening. This, in the wake of Friday’s reports that put the Richmond Councilmember 284 votes over her challenger for the second position behind top-vote-getter Buffy Wicks in the top-two race, Oakland District One Councilmember Dan Kalb. Here’s the statement: Richmond City […]
This CA Assembly District 15 Race Update is on June 8th, 2018, 3:34 pm pst. Note that time. The hotly contested, 12 candidate race for the 2018 California Assembly District 15 Seat that was vacated by the now-new State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, is still technically undecided. CA 15 is that because while […]
