The Pandemic, and the close-but-don’t-compensate business policy that’s a response to it, and has wrecked California’s Economy, has hurt many popular restaurants and bars like The Alley Cat Bar and now Rio California at 1233 Preservation Park Way, Oakland. I mention Rio California because it was and remains one of the favorite places for City … Read more
Washington, D.C. –– Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) today announced $2 billion in special Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds for families to afford proper funerals for their loved ones who passed away as a result of COVID-19. This program replicates the funding used for funeral assistance after Hurricane Katrina, and was inspired by legislation introduced … Read more
McClymonds High School Serves as Backdrop for City of Oakland’s Swearing in Ceremony for new Police Chief, LeRonne Armstrong, McClymonds Alumnus Oakland, CA — A sunny Monday morning at McClymonds High School looked very different than it has for the past eleven months. A crowd had gathered for a special event in which the school … Read more
California Court Orders City of San Francisco to Allow Condo Conversion in Iris Canada Case Re-affirms owner property rights can’t be violated for politically motivated and punitive reasons San Francisco – The California Court of Appeals ordered the City of San Francisco to approve a 2017 condo conversion application by the owners of a six-unit … Read more
[4K] Oakland, California, USA ?? | Oakland City Center, City Hall, Fox Theatre | Walking Tour From YouTube Channel: January 13, 2020 at 05:00PM ONN – Oakland, California | Oakland City Center, City Hall, Fox Theatre | Walking Tour Oakland Is a city on the east side of San Francisco Bay, In California. Oakland City … Read more
Oakland, CA –– Congresswoman Barbara lee (CA-13) issued the following statement today regarding the opening of a community vaccination site in the parking lot of the Oakland Coliseum: “I applaud this critical investment by the federal government and the state of California to help communities like ours that have been hardest hit by the pandemic. … Read more
Oakland Public Education Fund and OUSD Provide Millions in Cash Assistance, Food, and Computers to Oakland Families; Team Embarks on Additional Fundraising Effort for Families in Need Oakland – Thanks to more than 2,000 individual donors, the COVID-19 Relief Fund for Oakland students and schools has raised more than $2.5 million. The COVID-19 Relief Fund … Read more
There are affordable apartment units all over Oakland, you just have to look past the lies. Oakland, California, and America, is in the middle of The Pandemic, where a deadly virus, still of unknown origin, has thrown our economy into a downward tailspin: • 34 percent of American economic production value was wiped out in … Read more
Unanimously Passed! Resolutions to Receive $10 Million to Help Save Vital Oakland City Services and Calling for COVID-19 Vaccines to be Made Equitably Available for Our Community The Oakland City Council unanimously voted to approve two important resolutions introduced by Councilmember Treva Reid and I. The resolutions are; • Approving $10 million in available excess … Read more
Rotary Club of Oakland Civic Thursday Meeting January 28, 2021 From YouTube Channel: February 1, 2021 at 09:34PM ONN – Ca FTB’s Selvi Stanislaus At Rotary Club of Oakland Civic Thursday Meeting January 28, 2021 On January 28th, 2021 Rotary Oakland hears from Selvi Stanislaus, the Executive Office of the California Franchise Tax Board. Stay … Read more
Oakland Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan Together with Councilmember Treva Reid, Call for COVID-19 Vaccines to Be Made Equitably Available for Our Community Oakland – Tomorrow, February 2, 2021, Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan, along with Councilmember Treva Reid, will be introducing an urgent resolution asking the Oakland City Council to urge the state and federal governments … Read more
Oakland City Council To Consider $5/hr Hazard Pay For Grocery Workers During The Pandemic ONN – Oakland City Council To Consider $5/hr Hazard Pay For Grocery Workers During The Pandemic – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube On Tuesday February 2nd, at 1:30 pm pst, the Oakland City Council will consider emergency legislation brought by Oakland City … Read more
Before Rams Traded Jared Goff For Matt Stafford, Coach Tony Franklin Said L A Didn’t Treat Him Right ONN – Before Rams Traded Jared Goff For Matt Stafford, Coach Tony Franklin Said L A Didn’t Treat Him Right – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Before Rams Traded Jared Goff For Matt Stafford, Coach Tony Franklin Said … Read more
All Things Co-op: Interview with Mayor Jesse Arreguin From YouTube Channel: November 3, 2020 at 06:50AM ONN – All Things Co-Op: Interview With Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin Mayor Jesse Arreguin joins All Things Co-op to talk about Berkley’s cooperative roots, the legislation that Berkeley adopted in 2016 that provides incentives and support for cooperatives, and how … Read more
A walk from memorial station downtown UC Berkeley From YouTube Channel: January 30, 2021 at 12:06AM ONN – A YouTuber Vlogs A Walk From UC Berkeley’s California Memorial Stadium To Downtown Berkeley A walk from the memorial stadium to downtown specifically subway. Stay tuned. Note from Zennie62Media and OaklandNewsNow.com : this video-blog post demonstrates the … Read more
Samuel Getachew, 2019 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Finalist From YouTube Channel: May 17, 2019 at 01:03PM ONN – Samuel Getachew, 2019 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Finalist, Had Message For BBQ Becky Where I “liked” this YouTube video, thus auto-posting it to Oakland News Now, because Samuel Getachew made the poem as a message to Dr. … Read more
Trump Capitol Rally Jan 6th Funded By Julie Jenkins Fancelli Publix Super Markets Heiress, Says WSJ ONN – Trump Capitol Rally Jan 6th Funded By Julie Jenkins Fancelli Publix Super Markets Heiress, Says WSJ – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube The Wall Street Journal is pointing the finger of who financed the Trump Terrorist Rally that … Read more
Marin County District One Supervisor Damon Connolly Q and A on 2021 Goals and Priorities starting with question on COVID. Vaccine. Economic Recovery Thank you Zennie for having me on the show. We are living through a historic moment, the decisions we make today on how we address COVID, equity, and our economy will have … Read more
Today, in 2021, There’s a well-intentioned, and brand new effort in Oakland to steer City of Oakland spending toward black business. Wow. Makes you think that was never done before, right? Well, in my history in Oakland, which goes back to April 8th of 1974, it has been done. The real problem is one that … Read more
John Siegel, the former CEO of Kentucky and Oakland-based Insight Terminal Solutions (the firm of which was a Zennie62Media client before it closed down as that brand), has said he will help to recover and properly dispose of waste coal, even though he had no direct knowledge of operations ran by Bowie Refined Coal, another … Read more
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 … Read more
Taking the helm in 1984 as Oakland Zoo stood on the brink of permanent closure and was deemed ‘one of the ten worst U.S. Zoos’ by the Humane Society, Dr. Parrott’s decades-long leadership, commitment, and vision have made the Oakland Zoo of today a nationally recognized, award-winning, top Bay Area attraction known for excellence in … Read more
Oakland-Scranton flag honors Harris, Biden From YouTube Channel: January 24, 2021 at 07:07PM ONN – Oakland-Scranton Flag Honors President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris AP writes: The hometowns of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have created an Oakland-Scranton flag in a gesture to commemorate their inauguration as U.S. president and vice president and to … Read more
My friend California Governor Gavin Newsom is just plain blowing it. As I have explained to Gov Newsom and anyone who would not listen, let alone pay attention, California should activate tax increment financing powers per city and county, and allow them to steer property tax revenue to compensate businesses for closing, and workers for … Read more
[4K] City Drive, San Francisco, Union Square, Chinatown – Ambient, ASMR From YouTube Channel: January 23, 2021 at 10:00AM ONN – YouTuber Takes City Drive, San Francisco, Union Square, Chinatown – Ambient, ASMR Where ONE Random SCENE on YouTube writes: Ultra Smooth Driving in San Francisco, + 1 complete tour of Chinatown San Francisco!. Please … Read more
West Oakland From YouTube Channel: January 23, 2021 at 07:30PM ONN – YouTuber Joy Cool Drives Around Downtown And West Oakland In Vlog-While-Driving Where Joy Cool writes: Come with me on a drive around Oakland,California. And so we do. It’s an interesting look at Downtown Oakland and West Oakland, via a drive-mounted video-cam. Stay tuned. … Read more
The Sounds Of Oakland: Moto Sideshow Tribute From YouTube Channel: January 21, 2021 at 04:24PM ONN – Moto-Sideshows from across California descend upon Oakland MLK Weekend Sunday to pay tribute to two of their riders that were shot (one killed) the Friday before on the same street. Credit: Oakland Photo Vault 2021 Note from Zennie62Media … Read more
SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES // OAKLAND, CA From YouTube Channel: January 21, 2021 at 09:30PM ONN – Glowing & Growing On YouTube Supporting Small Business In Oakland, CA OUR NEWEST SERIES TO THIS CHANNEL – SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES (S.S.B) We will be starting a series on our channel featuring small local businesses we want to support … Read more
White House Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 21, 2021 James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 4:03 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us today. Many familiar faces from yesterday back again. We are pleased to have Dr. Fauci here with us as part of the President’s commitment to … Read more
Jen Pae and Phil Ting at Kamala Harris For Attorney General Election Party In SF June 2010 From YouTube Channel: June 9, 2010 at 07:32PM ONN – Jen Pae and Phil Ting at Kamala Harris For Attorney General Election Party In SF June 2010 I was sharing this because it has been ten years (well, … Read more
Oakland’s Vice Mayor Kaplan Denounces Dangerous Plan to Cut Fire Services, Finds Millions of Dollars to Save Vital Services Oakland – Oakland Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan has identified an additional $10 million to help save vital services in Oakland, in the face of proposed budget cuts and threats to public safety. In recent days, numerous … Read more
President-elect Biden Announces Additional Key Administration Posts WASHINGTON – On January 18th, President-elect Joe Biden announced a number of key administration posts: Elizabeth Klein, Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Dr. Jewel Bronaugh, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; Andrea Palm, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services; Polly Trottenberg, Deputy Secretary of Transportation; Cindy Marten, Deputy Secretary … Read more
Oakland Salutes Madame Vice President: A Virtual Inaugural Ball & Hometown Celebration From YouTube Channel: January 17, 2021 at 06:00PM ONN – Born in Oakland, Kamala D. Harris will be sworn in as the 49th Vice President of the United States on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. The pandemic is keeping all of us from gathering … Read more
Took My Mom To Early Vote In The Georgia Runoff – Fayette County Turnout Over Presidential Election ONN – Took My Mom To Early Vote In The Georgia Runoff – Fayette County Turnout Over Presidential Election – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube The Georgia Senate Runoff Election is quite the event. So much so that the … Read more
Google Is Perpetuating Racist Stereotypes About Oakland In Its Search Pages ONN – Google Is Perpetuating Racist Stereotypes About Oakland In Its Search Pages – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube If I happen to type Oakland News Now on Google, a list of questions on the first page of results ask questions that are racist: Is … Read more
America Hates Smart Black Men, Which Is Why Smart Black Men Must Be Even Smarter Let’s face it: America hates smart black men. Now, when I mean smart, I do not mean just book smart or credentialed-smart, but not fearing to be intellectually-confident smart. That produces a dynamic where even a good set of people … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of the White House Office of Digital Strategy Washington, DC – Today, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced members of the White House Office of Digital Strategy. These diverse, accomplished, and talented individuals demonstrate that the president and vice president-elect are building … Read more
OUSD Partners with Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, Salesforce, and Revolution Foods to Deliver Holiday Food and Family Literacy Boxes to Students and their Families Oakland – December 28,2020: 1800 families across OUSD will receive a special delivery on Monday, December 28, as District staff has organized home delivery of produce boxes, adult meals and a … Read more
Marquis Melody at Kingston11 on First Fridays in Oakland, California USA From YouTube Channel: December 27, 2020 at 10:45PM ONN – Marquis Melody at Kingston11 on First Fridays in Oakland, Pre-Pandemic Roots Rock Reggae Artist Marquis Melody performs his own selections and a few covers at Kingston 11 Jamaican Cuisine Restaurant in Oakland, California USA … Read more
Current and Former Edna Brewer Middle School Musicians Make Guest Appearance in New Pixar/Disney Movie, Soul Oakland, CA – Many musicians dream of performing on the biggest stages possible, and it doesn’t get much bigger than a feature-length Disney movie. A group of current and former Edna Brewer Middle School musicians, and one who graduated … Read more