Oakland Protest | Shooting and Looting | ONN – George Floyd Murder Protest In Downtown: Shooting and Looting Reported In YouTube Video Rioters have looted a Walgreens near the Oakland City Hall in Oakland, California. There is now a fire inside the store, which is on the ground floor of a 10-story office building. Also, … Read more
Oakland, California “Protest” 05/29/2020 ONN – George Floyd Murder Oakland, California Protest Through Downtown Oakland Where the YouTuber writes.. Oakland, Ca the newest city to join the national protest of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis, Minnesota earlier this week! Stay tuned. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and … Read more
UPDATE: Oakland Police informed: We are investigating a shooting of two security guards. The incident happened in the area of 12th and Clay. At this time, it appears the shooting is unrelated to tonight’s demonstration. We will keep you updated. Thanks to Oakland Legend and friend Monza Nitoto, who sent the Jmal Davis Facebook Live … Read more
CNN Wrongly Reports Oakland Protest Of George Floyd Murder As In San Jose, California ONN – CNN Wrongly Reports Oakland Protest Of George Floyd Murder As In San Jose, California Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media … Read more
Blue Shield of California Provides Additional $300,000 in Grants to Community Groups Supporting Youth Mental Health Nonprofit health plan supports community safety net for young Californians OAKLAND, Ca – Blue Shield of California continues to show its commitment to youth resilience programs in California, announcing another $300,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations addressing mental health … Read more
Congratulations to current Oakland City Clerk LaTonda Simmons, who’s professionalism and leadership is unmatched! Oakland City Administrator Appoints Interim Assistant City Administrators LaTonda Simmons and Jason Mitchell, both seasoned senior leaders and Oakland natives, tapped for City’s executive leadership team Oakland, CA — Today Oakland City Administrator Ed Reiskin announced the appointment of two Interim … Read more
Amy Cooper Calls Police On Black Man Who Asked Her To Leash Her Dog In NYC ONN – Amy Cooper Calls Police On Black Man Who Asked Her To Leash Her Dog In NYC. Amy Cooper is a VP of Investment Solutions for Franklin Templeton in New York City. Her racist behavior done to an … Read more
Dear Oaklander, Heading into our 11th week sheltering in place, I’m inspired by recent wins for our community, such as the extension of my emergency eviction moratorium and a fall ballot initiative to provide Oakland youth with more political power! In this newsletter you’ll find: Updates on Oakland’s eviction moratorium extension Efforts to grant youth … Read more
Second Annual OUSD Middle Eastern Student Honor Roll Celebration Set for Friday Afternoon, May 22 for Hundreds of Students Oakland, CA — Oakland is coming together to celebrate nearly 300 high achieving Middle Eastern 6th-12th grade students on Friday afternoon, May 22. Like other similar gatherings, this celebration is happening entirely online, but the organizers … Read more
‘We will be on forefront of economic recovery,’ Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan tells business and civic leaders Oakland, Ca. – This region’s economic rebound from coronavirus would most likely start at the Port of Oakland. That’s what the Port’s Executive Director told East Bay business and civic leaders this week while seeking … Read more
Oakland – A steep decline in air travel is one of many shifts in culture caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. With California and many other states under Shelter in Place orders since mid-March, Oakland International Airport now reports that it experienced a 96% decline in passenger traffic during the month of April, compared with … Read more
Oakland City Council Declares Local Health Emergency for Black Residents Affected by COVID-19 Councilmembers McElhaney, Gallo, Taylor and Vice Mayor Reid of the Oakland City Council Equity Caucus unveil new, equity driven advocacy for Oakland’s Flatland Communities Tuesday, the Oakland City Council unanimously passed a resolution, put forth by the Oakland City Council Equity Caucus, … Read more
Within Days of Announcing $12.5 Million Campaign to Close the Digital Divide, OUSD and City of Oakland Meet the Goal with Final $700,000 Donation from Zynga Founder, Mark Pincus, as Next Fundraising Phase Ramps Up Oakland, CA – On Wednesday, May 20, OUSD and the City of Oakland are announcing that their six-day old goal … Read more
Green Day | 2009.04.15 | The Uptown, Oakland, California, USA ONN – Green Day In Concert At The Uptown, Oakland, California, USA April 15th, 2009 21st Century Breakdown Know Your Enemy ¡Viva La Gloria! Before The Lobotomy #GreenDayLiveHistory #OGreenDayNaHistória #GreenDay Stay tuned. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full … Read more
Oakland, CA: (May 18, 2020) – Today, Oakland Council President Rebecca Kaplan, who serves as Oakland’s Council Member At-Large, announced a bold “Agenda for Healthy Transition and a Just Recovery Plan.” The City of Oakland remains in the local State of Emergency that the City Administrator declared on March 9, 2020 due to the COVID-19 … Read more
Oakland California Called Most House Poor City In The West By Siegemedia And The Zebra ONN – Oakland California Called Most House Poor City In The West By Siegemedia And The Zebra I received an interesting letter from Siegemedia’s Karlyn McKell. It went like this: Hi Zennie, I hope you are staying safe and … Read more
Lake Merritt Oakland California 1080p@60fps ONN – YouTube Video Shows Lake Merritt Oakland After Crackdown On Social Distancing Problems Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media , Inc. mobile media video-blogging system network that was launched June … Read more
In early 2017, Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett (among others) sounded the call for what are called “micro-homes”. The plan, the brainchild of San Francisco Developer Patrick Kennedy, of Panoramic Interests, remarked to the press that tension among residents was caused by close spaces. Kennedy’s idea for micro-apartments, in contrast, intended to offer privacy as a … Read more
Metal Detecting California, Lake Merritt, Fairyland, Oakland. Quick hunt and my shades get swiped! ONN – “Cory the Treasure Hunter” On YouTube Goes Metal Detecting In California, Lake Merritt, Fairyland, Oakland Where “Cory the Treasure Hunter” On YouTube writes: Join me this week on a mini hunt! I was attempting to make it to a … Read more
First Grade Teacher Moved to Tears by Gift for School ONN – Oakland Teacher Peter Limata Moved to Tears By Ellen Degeneres Show Gift For School This was the feel-good-story of the day for Oakland and America. On The YouTube Channel of the Ellen Degeneres Show, the writers explained: Ellen surprised first grade teacher Peter … Read more
Jack Dorsey, Twitter Founder And CEO Sends Huge Donation to OUSD and City of Oakland to Help Close Digital Divide Less Than 24-Hours After Press Conference Oakland, CA – Less than 24 hours after OUSD, the City of Oakland, and partner organizations held a news conference to announce an ambitious plan to close the digital … Read more
Washington St. Railroad Crossing Tour, Oakland, CA ONN – Washington St. Railroad Crossing At Jack London Square Video, Oakland, CA MobileRailSpotterRxR on YouTube posted this video of an area of Oakland we all know: Washington Street Railroad Crossing at Jack London Square. Here’s what the group wrote: [Filmed May 3, 2020] This is the Washington … Read more
“Penny Dreadful City of Angels” Film Locations By Joseph Armendariz, Part 1 ONN – “Penny Dreadful City of Angels” Film Locations By Joseph Armendariz, Part 1 (Full video playlist above.) “Penny Dreadful City of Angels” filming locations. Part 1. We will be going over the Arroyo Secco Parkway in Highland Park as well as additional … Read more
Press Conference Scheduled: OUSD and City of Oakland Announce Plan to CLOSE the Digital Divide; Bold $12.5 Million Plan Launches on Thursday! Oakland, CA – “It’s time to close the digital divide once and for all,” is the rallying cry of the leaders of a new effort to support students and families in Oakland. The … Read more
Mayor Of Oakland Economic Recovery Council Shows She Doesn’t Get The Immediacy Of Our Problem ONN – Mayor Of Oakland Economic Recovery Council Shows She Doesn’t Get The Immediacy Of Our Problem The Mayor of Oakland sent a press release via her assistantpress release via her assistant that I still can’t get over. It … Read more
Mayor Schaaf, Vice Mayor Reid Announce Oakland Economic Recovery Advisory Council In my humble opinion, forming a “Economic Recovery Advisory Council” at this stage is late. By now, we know enough for the City of Oakland to write a plan in one day, and then launch the plan the next day. Advisory Council will identify … Read more
Oakland – Today the Oakland City Council voted unanimously to pass the Emergency Paid Sick Leave For Oakland Employees measure introduced by Councilmember Sheng Thao and her colleagues Councilmembers Fortunato Bas, Kalb, and Taylor. This ordinance was written in partnership with East Bay for A Sustainable Economy and other key stakeholders. “The COVID-19 crisis has … Read more
Harvard-Bound Skyline High Senior Eleanor Wikstrom Makes History, Becoming First Ever CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year from Oakland Oakland, CA — Eleanor Wikstrom from Skyline High School has a unique set of skills. She studies as hard as anyone, pulling a 4.0 GPA that has her heading to Harvard University in the fall. She is … Read more
Explore Oakland Museum of California ONN – “Explore Oakland Museum of California” YouTube Video By “Mrs. Thurman” This neat video called “Explore Oakland Museum of California” is a YouTube Video by someone named “Mrs. Thurman”. She does not write more about her in the “about” field. Here’s the text from the video. Readers, today you … Read more
Oakland Schools News: OUSD’s Youth Beat Students Create Music Video With Simple But Powerful Message for Protecting Oneself from COVID-19 Oakland, CA – With schools remaining closed for the rest of this academic year, students have had to be very creative in completing their assignments, especially group projects. Some of OUSD’s most creative students take … Read more
President Trump Uses California Gov Gavin Newsom’s Saying “Meet The Moment” – Get The T-Shirt ONN – President Trump Uses California Gov Gavin Newsom’s Saying “Meet The Moment” – Get The T-Shirt You have watched Governor Newsom as he has constantly used the term “meet the moment”. Now, President Trump used it this morning. What … Read more
Oakland California lake Merritt walk 4k@60fps ONN – YouTube Video Of Oakland California Lake Merritt Walk A 4K Masterpiece frank 4434 on YouTube is back with another YouTube video in 4K, and this one is an eight-minute long masterpiece and love-letter to Lake Merritt and Oakland. Stay tuned. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: … Read more
Oakland Uses Lake Merritt For Socializing, Rendering Social Distancing Policy Useless ONN – Oakland Uses Lake Merritt For Socializing, Rendering Social Distancing Policy Useless We have a problem in Oakland. For years and decades Oaklanders have used Lake Merritt to socialize. Today, in this Shelter-In-Place impacted society, there are those who want to get out … Read more
OUSD and Oakland Latino Educators Set to Honor Thousands of Students Virtually in 20th Annual Latino/a Honor Roll Celebration on Friday “Nuestra Gente Unida – Our People United” Oakland – The OUSD Office of Equity Latino Student Achievement (LSA) and Oakland Latino Educators (OLE) will celebrate 3,321 Latino students in grades 6 through 12, who … Read more
District 1, Question 2- 2020 OUSD School Board Candidates, ONN – Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 1, Question 2 2020 OUSD From the Oakland Education Association YouTube Channel, which writes: 2020 OUSD School Board candidates for District 1 answer the question, “What is your strategy to run a competitive campaign for the school board … Read more
Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 3 Q2 OUSD 2020 ONN – Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District#3 Q2 OUSD 2020 From the Oakland Education Association on YouTube, which reports: OUSD SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS- the candidates for District 3 answer the question, “What is your strategy to run a competitive campaign for the school … Read more
Sheltered Mercy Documentary: Interview With Leslie Silver On Causes Of Homelessness Mental Illness ONN – Sheltered Mercy Documentary Movie: Interview With Leslie Silver On On Homelessness Mental Illness in Sacramento and her film. Leslie Silver was our guest on Zennie62 on YouTube Live and to talk about her in-production documentary called “Sheltered Mercy”. Sheltered Mercy … Read more
Interview With Phil Tagami On Oakland’s Economy, Government, During The Pandemic ONN – Live Interview With Phil Tagami On Oakland’s Economy, Government, During The Pandemic An extensive talk with Phil Tagami, one of Oakland’s home-grown business leaders, and a long-time personal friend, about our City and business and government, and how all are fairing during … Read more
Oakland, CA – Mayor Libby Schaaf, Vice Mayor Larry Reid, and City Councilmember Loren Taylor joined with community and philanthropic leaders today to announce the opening of Operation HomeBase, a new COVID-19 isolation trailer program located on Hegenberger Road in East Oakland. The new trailers were donated by the State of California to the City … Read more
Oakland, CA – Oakland schools news. The 2019-20 school year is anything but normal, with schools still shut down more than seven weeks into the coronavirus closure. But what is normal is that Oakland Unified School District OUSD continues to celebrate the outstanding work of our staff. Through all the uncertainty, teachers have continued to … Read more