Berkeley News from The Office of Councilmember Ben Bartlett The City of Berkeley is updating our COVID-19 Health Order to align with the State of California’s regional stay home order, effective 12:01am Monday, December 7. Under the New regional Stay at Home Order, California is split into 5 regions, with the Order being triggered if … Read more
Berkeley mayor, elected officials sworn in after Election 2020. Sophie Hahn discusses Berkeley’s strong response to COVID-19. Ben Bartlett gives his 1-year old daughter a front row seat. December 5th 2020 11:39am (The Berkeley Post for Oakland News Now) – Jesse Arreguín and three council members – Terry Taplin (District 2), Ben Bartlett (District 3) … Read more
Hey Angela Alioto, Oakland,SF, California Should Pay People For Shelter-In-Place COVID-19 Policies ONN – Hey Angela Alioto, Oakland,SF, California Should Pay People For Shelter-In-Place COVID-19 Policies – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Hey Angela Alioto, Oakland,SF, California Should Pay People For Shelter-In-Place COVID-19 Policies Note from Zennie62Media’s Zennie62 YouTube and Oakland News Now Today Blog SF … Read more
Oakland Natural Gas Ban Done Without Economic Impact Analysis, Needs Affordable Housing Exception ONN – Oakland Natural Gas Ban Done Without Economic Impact Analysis, Needs Affordable Housing Exception – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube On Tuesday, the Oakland City Council passed what would be a ban on natural gas use in all new building construction if … Read more
California COVID-19 Update: December 3, 2020 From YouTube Channel: December 3, 2020 at 12:33PM ONN – Gov Newsom Issues New Stay-At-Home Orders During California COVID-19 Update: December 3, 2020 From Governor Newsom’s YouTube Channel: For information on California’s response to COVID-19, visit covid19.ca.gov instagram.com/cagovernor twitter.com/cagovernor facebook.com/cagovernor TikTok @cagovernor gov.ca.gov Stay tuned. Note from Zennie62Media and … Read more
Westlake Middle School Students Set to Officially Become Published Authors at Thursday Evening Book Release Celebration with Help of Chapter 510 and the Dept. of Make Believe Oakland — Thursday, December 3rd 2020 will be a special evening for students at Westlake Middle School, and especially so for two specific students. They are the guests … Read more
Taking Risks to Transform | Regina Jackson | TEDxUCDavisSF From YouTube Channel: May 16, 2017 at 11:06AM ONN – Oakland’s Regina Jackson, CEO EOYDC, On Taking Risks To Transform – TEDxUCDavisSF East Oakland Youth Development Center CEO Regina Jackson takes us from Deep East Oakland in California to the Far East in China to understand … Read more
Tribute to the Service Members of OMI – Oakland Military Institute From YouTube Channel: November 26, 2020 at 02:18PM ONN – Oakland Military Institute Tribute To The Service Members Of Jerry Brown’s OMI Now Former Oakland Mayor and California Governor Jerry Brown started the Oakland Military Institute for young people in Oakland to learn leadership … Read more
Oakland Passes Natural Gas Ban, Dan Kalb Celebrates With Downtown Luxury High Rise Atlas Apartments Pict The Oakland City Council just passed a ban on the use of natural gas in new residential and commercial buildings. This was the rationale posted here Tuesday: Oakland City Council will consider groundbreaking legislation to improve building safety and … Read more
President-Elect Joe Biden issued this statement to the press, a message that says economic help in on the way, and that’s for every city from Oakland, California to Atlanta, Georgia, and Honolulu, Hawaii, and Juno Alaska. Here are the words of President-Elect Joe Biden, today, as sent to Zennie62Media. Good afternoon. I hope everyone had … Read more
The Oakland City Council’s set to consider legislation by District One Councilmember Dan Kalb District Two Nikki Fortunado Bas, and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to ban the use of natural gas in new buildings. But they’re doing so without any concern for how their legislation will impact your ability to live in Oakland in the … Read more
City Councilmember Dan Kalb and Mayor Libby Schaaf Introduce Legislation to Improve Public Health, Enhance Safety and Reduce Carbon Emissions by Requiring New Construction to Be All-Electric UPDATE: Oakland City Council Natural Gas Ban Will Cause More Gentrification City Councilmember Dan Kalb and Mayor Libby Schaaf Introduce Legislation to Improve Public Health, Enhance Safety and … Read more
OUSD’s Multimedia Program, Youth Beat, to Host “Fast Forward”, the Annual Celebration & Fundraiser for the District’s Aspiring Filmmakers on Thursday Evening; Virtual Event is Free to Public, But Reservations are Required Oakland — Youth Beat, which is OUSD’s multimedia arts program teaching students how to be documentarians, filmmakers, directors, reporters, producers and photographers, will … Read more
Cal Assembly Speaker Karen Bass Fundraiser Hosted By Willie Brown, Yoshi’s In San Francisco, 2008 From YouTube Channel: July 1, 2008 at 06:12PM ONN – Cal Assembly Speaker Karen Bass Fundraiser Hosted By Willie Brown, Yoshi’s In San Francisco, 2008 This is a video of a fundraiser for then-California Assembly Speaker (now California Congresswoman) Karen … Read more
We just turned 15 – Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory From YouTube Channel: November 26, 2020 at 10:15AM ONN – Jerry Brown’s OMI Turns 15 Years Old: Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Where Oakland Military Institute writes: Want to know how to become a Cadet at the Oakland Military Institute? Visit JOINOMI.ORG. History: OMI was … Read more
Stanford Gets The Axe Back From Cal Football 24-23 In 123rd Big Game Coronavirus Edition ONN – Yep. Stanford Football Gets The Axe Back From Cal Football and 24-23 was the score in The 123rd Big Game. What I call “Coronavirus Edition” – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Before the game, I wrote this: The strangest … Read more
Faizon Love: Actor’s Suing Hollywood Studio Universal Studios For Couples Retreat Racism Faizon Love, the Black actor and comedian (AKA Langston Faizon Santisima), filed a lawsuit this week against Universal Studios for discrimination and racism for removing him from the poster of the Vince Vaughn movie “Couples Retreat”. The actor said he was “aghast” when … Read more
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. … Read more
Stanford at Cal For 123rd Big Game, Coronavirus Edition – Bears Will Retain The Axe ONN – Stanford at Cal For 123rd Big Game, Coronavirus Edition – Bears Will Retain The Axe – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Stanford at Cal For 123rd Big Game, Coronavirus Edition – Bears Will Retain The Axe The strangest Stanford … Read more
The Grand – Sophisticated High-Rise Apartments in Oakland, California From YouTube Channel: November 25, 2020 at 03:09PM ONN – Elevate life to the next level at The Grand apartments in Oakland, California. Experience the peak of modern high-rise living in studio, one-, two-, three-bedroom, and loft-style homes for rent. The Grand is a pet-friendly community … Read more
Thank You California State Workers From YouTube Channel: November 25, 2020 at 02:20PM ONN – California Governor Gavin Newsom Says Thank You California State Workers For information on California’s response to COVID-19, visit covid19.ca.gov instagram.com/cagovernor twitter.com/cagovernor facebook.com/cagovernor TikTok @cagovernor gov.ca.gov Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live … Read more
Social Innovation Symposium: Public-Private Partnerships to Build a California for All From YouTube Channel: November 24, 2020 at 01:48PM ONN – Governor Gavin Newsom Social Innovation Symposium: Public-Private Partnerships To Build A California For All Governor Gavin Newsom will join corporate and philanthropic leaders in a virtual symposium today highlighting the innovative public-private partnerships forged … Read more
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 … Read more
On Monday, Oakland City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan was joined by colleagues Noel Gallo and Sheng Thao, and the trio issued a short press release via her amazing Chief of Staff Kimberly Jones that went like this: OAKLAND, CA (November 23, 2020) — Today, Oakland Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan, Noel Gallo, and Sheng Thao wrote an open … Read more
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 … Read more
Bay Area real estate market update I November 2020 From YouTube Channel: November 20, 2020 at 01:13AM ONN – Ebony Hicks: Bay Area Real Estate Market Update For November 2020 Where Ms. Hicks writes: Check out this video for the end of the year market update and tips on how to win in this market. … Read more
Oakland – Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, OUSD Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammel, and non-profit Community Development Finance announced an innovative new pilot program that will provide affordable housing options for teachers and help keep educators rooted in Oakland. The pilot program offers ‘teacher-residents’ — graduate students training with mentor teachers while completing their teaching credential — the … Read more
Governor Newsom California COVID-19 Update: November 16, 2020 From YouTube Channel: November 16, 2020 at 04:02PM ONN – For information on California’s response to COVID-19, visit covid19.ca.gov instagram.com/cagovernor twitter.com/cagovernor facebook.com/cagovernor TikTok @cagovernor gov.ca.gov Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of … Read more
The Oakland Army Base and The American Dream From YouTube Channel: March 10, 2010 at 04:20PM ONN – The Oakland Army Base and The American Dream: Oakland Army Base Oral History Project of 2010 Oakland Army Base Oral History Project writes: The Oakland Army Base Oral History Project is an in-depth, interview-based research project funded … Read more
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 … Read more
Foodie adventures in Oakland, California From YouTube Channel: November 15, 2020 at 03:00AM ONN – Michelle True On YouTube: Foodie Adventures In Oakland, California Michelle True writes: In this episode, Michelle takes her family on a trip to Oakland where they try out an array of local restaurants like Cosecha Cafe, Oakland Street Food Co, … Read more
Live: Ricky Ricardo Of Oakland Raiders Fans Home Ricky’s Sports In San Leandro Bar Passes, RIP ONN – Live: Ricky Ricardo Of Oakland Raiders Fans Home Ricky’s Sports In San Leandro Bar Passes, RIP – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Approximately 3 hours ago, it was announced that Ricky Ricardo of Ricky’s Sports Theater in San … Read more
Wow. I am getting calls and texts from friends all over about the one race that America sees as the key to either Democratic Control (in proper noun version) of Congress, or Republican Control of same: Senator Kelly Loeffler versus Reverend Rafael Warnock in the Senate Runoff Election. All of them ask for my view, … Read more
Jack london square Oakland condos From YouTube Channel: November 13, 2020 at 12:57PM ONN – Ebony Hicks Is Back With A YouTube Video On Jack London Square Oakland Condos Ebony Hicks writes: Come check out this modern condo in the heart of Jack London square. This was a facebook live video so I apologize for … Read more
Oakland mean streets From YouTube Channel: November 11, 2020 at 07:08PM ONN – Oakland YouTuber Focuses On Rising Murder Rate In Video Joy Cool: Murder rate is at a all time high in Oakland and at the 3:50 mark you will see the candles on the sidewalk where someone was killed.California is releasing people from … Read more
Harborside Oakland Dispensary Tour From YouTube Channel: November 12, 2020 at 05:01PM ONN – Harborside Oakland Cannabis Dispensary Tour The YouTube maker wrote: I’ve always wanted to visit the famous Harborside dispensary in Oakland because it’s one of Steve DeAngelo’s stores. He is the Godfather of legal cannabis and has always been one of the … Read more
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 … Read more
“This is like Tech and Innovation meets Housing Crisis!” – Mayor of Oakland From YouTube Channel: November 11, 2020 at 08:11PM ONN – Mighty Buildings: This is like Tech and Innovation meets Housing Crisis! – Mayor of Oakland Mighty Buildings says: Learn more about Mayor of Oakland Libby Schaaf visit to Mighty Buildings’ production facility … Read more
The Oakland City Council calls for State Legislation to Give Affordable Housing Entities Priority to Purchase Residential Homes Up For Tax Auction The Oakland City Council (unanimously) passed a resolution, introduced by Oakland Council member At-Large Rebecca Kaplan, that would support the California State Legislature enacting legislation that would support affordable housing by requiring that … Read more
Dear Oakland Unified Community, You’re looking at Norman Rockwell’s famous painting of a little girl in a white dress walking into school that perfectly illustrates the fight for civil rights in education. That little girl was six year old Ruby Bridges, and she had to be escorted by federal marshals enforcing the integration of her … Read more