LaTonda Simmons, the former City Clerk, is now City of Oakland Assistant City Administrator Oakland – The Oakland City Council has confirmed the appointment of Ms. Asha Reed as City Clerk and Clerk of the Council. Ms. Reed has served as an employee of the City of Oakland since April 22, 2013, joining the ranks … Read more
Rebeca Kaplan, the Oakland City Councilmember’s At-Large Representative, Effectively Used All Media To Gain Passage of Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO), in partnership with the Oakland Fire Department Here’s the press release sent by The Office of Oakland City Councilmember Rebeca Kaplan: Oakland – Today, Oakland City Council unanimously passed resolutions to approve … Read more
Oakland City Council Meeting Schedule – Contact Your Oakland City Councilperson – Coded For Oakland News Now by Zennie Abraham, CEO, Zennie62Media The Open Oakland Councilmatic Code was slow to update to the City Council Agenda, and lacked a link to the actual page, so it was removed. Oakland City Council Meeting Watch Page Oakland … Read more
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong Announce New Dedicated Liaisons to Non-English Speaking Communities to Increase Safety and Trust Note, just an hour after Mayor Schaaf’s Office issued the press release this post is based on, Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunado Bas issued a tweet that she met with Police Chief … Read more
Oakland Police Chief Armstrong To Restore Dedicated Chinese-Speaking Officer In Chinatown ONN – Oakland Police Chief Armstrong To Restore Dedicated Chinese-Speaking Officer In Chinatown – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Oakland Police Chief Armstrong To Restore Dedicated Chinese-Speaking Officer In Chinatown At the behest of Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunado Bas, and according to her … Read more
The sad feud borne of a serious lack of leadership in Oakland just took another ugly turn with the District email that was issued by new Oakland District Three Councilmember Carroll Fife. To set the stage, watch my video from the awful Chinatown anti-crime event held by Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunado Bas almost … Read more
Oakland City Council’s Nikki Fortunato Bas, Carroll Fife, Blast Mayor Schaaf Over Chinatown Issue ONN – Oakland City Council’s Nikki Fortunato Bas, Carroll Fife, Blast Mayor Schaaf Over Chinatown Issue – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas, and District 3 Councilmember Carroll Fife, Blast Mayor Libby Schaaf Over Chinatown Issue. … Read more
I saw this over at Instagram, and since there’s no repost for WordPress (yet), I made my own. It reads as the title above does: “Oakland Can Support Black Lives Matter And Attack Anti-Asian Racism At The Same Time”. It’s an answer to the sudden attacks on elderly Asian Americans in Oakland, and a behind-the-scenes … Read more
Feud Between Mayor Schaaf And Council President Bas On Police Spending In Chinatown Just Got Ugly ONN – Feud Between Mayor Schaaf And Council President Bas On Police Spending In Chinatown Just Got Ugly – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Feud Between Mayor Schaaf And Council President Bas On Police Spending In Chinatown Just Got Ugly … 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
Oakland Finance Committee to Discuss Informational Reports on Budget Shortfall & My Proposal to Use $10 Million Surplus to Save Vital Community Programs & Services Oakland – Today at 1:30pm, the Oakland Finance and Management Committee will receive budget informational reports from the Administration that I requested regarding: the implementation of administrative corrective actions to … Read more
On January 9th, 2021, Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunado Bas (District 2) introduced a resolution with Councilmember Thao (District 4) to create a Blue Ribbon Task Force for the Progressive, Modern and Equitable Business Tax Ordinance approved by Council on July 14, 2020 for placement on the November 8, 2022 ballot. Councilmember Bas believes … Read more