COVID-19

City Of Oakland, City Of Emeryville Announce Opening Of Family Matters Emergency Shelter

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Libby Schaaf At Press Conference

Cities of Emeryville and Oakland Announce Opening of Family Matters Emergency Shelter for Families Families offered shelter, services, support, and meals Oakland and Emeryville announce opening of new emergency shelter for unhoused families https://t.co/40vbC41A9m — Libby Schaaf (@LibbySchaaf) June 9, 2020 Oakland, CA – Today Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Emeryville Mayor Christian Patz were … Read more

PG&E Is Moving From San Francisco To Oakland In A Freaking Huge Development Two Years In The Making

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Pg&e Is Moving From San Francisco To Oakland In A Freaking Huge Development Two Years In The Making

PG&E Is Moving From San Francisco To Oakland In A Freaking Huge Development Two Years In The Making ONN – PG&E Is Moving From San Francisco To Oakland In A Freaking Huge Development Two Years In The Making A major development that will alter the development future of Downtown Oakland and Uptown Oakland. Here’s PG&E’s … Read more

OUSD’s Class Of 2020 Young Adult Program Celebrates Graduation In The Time Of COVID-19

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City Of Oakland And Ousd Have Plan To Close Digital Divide – Press Conference

Oakland Schools: OUSD’s Young Adult Program Celebrates Graduation in the Time of COVID-19 as part of the Class of 2020 Oakland, CA — As graduations from all District-run schools have now concluded, OUSD wants to recognize some special students who also celebrated commencement. They are the students of the Young Adult Program (YAP) which serves … Read more

Enough Is Enough! Thousands Speak Out In SF Against Murder Of George Floyd & Systemic Racism

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Enough Is Enough! Thousands Speak Out In Sf Against Murder Of George Floyd & Systemic Racism

Enough Is Enough! Thousands Speak Out In SF Against Murder of George Floyd & Systemic Racism ONN – Enough Is Enough! Thousands Speak Out In SF Against Murder Of George Floyd & Systemic Racism Videos by Labor Video Project on YouTube, which reports: Ten to fifteen thousand youth and people from throughout the Bay Area … Read more

Stop The Police Murders & Repression! Rally At The Oscar Grant Plaza After Murder Of George Lloyd

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Stop The Police Murders & Repression! Rally At The Oscar Grant Plaza After Murder Of George Lloyd

Stop The Police Murders & Repression! Rally At The Oscar Grant Plaza After Murder Of George Lloyd ONN – A community labor rally was at Oscar Grant Plaza (Fruitvale Station) to protest the murder of George Lloyd and the continuing murders and repression in the Black and Brown community. Speakers talked about the continuing murders … Read more

Mayor Of Oakland Part Of The Problem, Must Accept Responsibility – Phil Tagami Files

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Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf

Oakland – I cannot get over the fact the Mayor or her “handlers”, in her recent letter to supporters, attempted to coop the whole series of recent events Protests to dancing in the streets as if she guided, orchestrated them all and should be embraced as a unifier and praised for it. What was well … Read more

Alameda County Health Care Services On COVID-19: Masks vs Face Coverings

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Covid 19: Masks Vs Face Coverings

COVID-19: Masks vs Face Coverings ONN – Alameda County Health Care Services On COVID-19: Masks vs Face Coverings Alameda County Health Care Services Agency Public Service Announcement on COVID-19 and using Masks vs Face Coverings. Presented by Dr. Kathleen Clanon, Medical Director for Alameda County Health Care Services Agency. For more info: https://ift.tt/2wYeZom Stay tuned. … Read more

Oakland Council Members Nikki Bas, Rebecca Kaplan, Sheng Thao, Want Immediate Halt Of Tear Gas

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Rebecca Kaplan, Nikki Bas, Sheng Thao

Oakland, CA: (June 3 , 2020) – Today, Oakland Council Members Nikki Bas, Rebecca Kaplan and Sheng Thao sent a joint letter to Mayor Schaaf, City Administrator Reiskin and Interim Police Chief Manheimer to urge the immediate halt of the use of tear gas for crowd control during the COVID-19 pandemic “ Dear Mayor Schaaf, … Read more

Oakland International Airport Exec Bryant Francis: Fliers ‘Itching To Hop Aboard’

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Port Of Oakland

Slow COVID-19 rebound likely, says Bryant Francis, but travel should pick up Oakland, Calif. – June 3, 2020: Coronavirus recovery could come slowly to the aviation sector, Oakland International Airport’s top executive warned today. But Bryant Francis expressed confidence that travelers would soon begin returning to the skies. “Many life-long travelers, like myself, are itching … Read more

Congresswoman Barbara Lee Calls For Formation Of Truth, Racial Healing, Transformation Commission

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Congresswoman Barbara Lee

In the Wake of COVID-19 and Murder of George Floyd, Congresswoman Barbara Lee Calls for Formation of Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Commission Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced legislation calling for the establishment of the first United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT). The Commission will examine the effects … Read more

City Of Oakland Issues Curfew Following Eruption Of Nighttime Violence

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City of Oakland

City of Oakland Declares Local Emergency, Issues Curfew Following Eruption of Nighttime Violence Curfew in effect from 8 pm to 5 am starting tonight Oakland, CA – For the safety and well-being of all our residents, this afternoon the City of Oakland declared a local emergency and issued a curfew order effective tonight from 8 … Read more

Time For Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, Council President Rebecca Kaplan To Lead: Phil Tagami Files

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Rebecca Kaplan and Libby Schaaf

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan must put aside their differences and collaborate to save our City of Oakland. Word is they have not spoken in weeks – what a shame two smart progressive Democrats that can’t have a conversation if that doesn’t size up the problem with our country … Read more

Blue Shield of California Provides Additional $300,000 Grants To Community Groups

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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

Walt Disney World To Re-Open July 11th

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Disney World To Re Open July 11th

Disney World To Re-Open July 11th ONN – Walt Disney World To Re-Open July 11th Walt Disney World plans to reopen July 11th. In a unprecedented move Disney Resorts has announced their theme park to re-open on July 11th when it was first believed the opening would occur in December could this lead to a … Read more

NFL MLB NBA Players Association Cautious About Sports Being Played In 2020 By Joseph Armendariz

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Nfl Mlb Nba Players Association Cautious About Sports Being Played In 2020 By Joseph Armendariz

NFL MLB NBA Players Association Cautious About Sports Being Played In 2020 By Joseph Armendariz ONN – On Tuesday on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel a virtual panel discussion was had with NFL Major League Baseball and NBA Players Association presidents discussing the Covid-19 pandemic and the possibility whether their respective leagues will continue or … Read more

Ninth Circuit: Oakland Breached Contract With Oakland Bulk And Oversized Terminal / Army Base Developer By Banning Coal

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OBOT

Oakland had some indication that coal was one of the potential commodities that might be handled” prior to contracting with developer, Court finds. OAKLAND, Ca – The City of Oakland (“City”) breached its contract with Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal (“OBOT”), a City-selected developer at the former Oakland Army Base, according to the United States … Read more

Rebecca Kaplan: Oakland Council President Calls To Implement Publicly-Accessible WiFi

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Rebecca Kaplan Oakland City Council At-Large

Oakland, CA – Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan, who serves as Oakland’s Council Member At-Large, calls for publicly accessible WiFi for Oakland’s communities. Kaplan has been working to expand access to internet and related technologies, especially for Oakland’s under-served communities. The COVID-19 emergency has pushed many more to rely on the internet for work, … Read more

Oakland Safe RV Park Not So Safe? By Derrick Soo

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Oakland Safe Rv Park Not So Safe? By Derrick Soo

Oakland Safe RV Park not so Safe? ONN – Operation HomeBase is having Growing Pains. Insufficient food issues to Electricity cutting out constantly, are causing CONCERNS by Residents. On Monday, February 3rd, 2020, The City of Oakland opened what was called a safe parking site for 67 actual recreational vehicle travel trailers (27 feet, 23 … Read more

Tamron Hall Show May 26 Has Janelle Monae And Misty Copeland As Guests

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Tamron Hall Show May 26 Has Janelle Monae And Misty Copeland As Guests

Tamron Hall Show May 26 Has Janelle Monae And Misty Copeland As Guests ONN – Tamron Hall Show May 26 Has Janelle Monae And Misty Copeland As Guests New York – On the Tuesday, May 26th edition of “Tamron Hall,” Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter and actress Janelle Monáe joined the show to discuss her current role … Read more

On Insight Terminal Solutions OBOT, Oakland Jobs, Extreme Left Fake News On Coal, COVID-19

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China-Demand-Boosts-U.S.-Coal-Exports

Oakland from a distance – Even though we’re in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, some people insist on maintaining their pre-pandemic behaviors and won’t get a clue: such is true for the extreme left in Oakland and the SF Bay Area, who are starting to look like the extreme right in rural Florida and … Read more

Oakland YouTube Video Shows OUSD Teachers Doing Distance Learning, March-May 2020

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Ousd Teachers – Distance Learning, March May 2020

OUSD Teachers – Distance Learning, March-May 2020  ONN – Oakland YouTube Video Shows OUSD Teachers Doing Distance Learning, March-May 2020 This YouTube video by Kelleth Chinn shows how teachers in the Oakland Unified School District teach using distance learning because of the Pandemic. Mr. Chinn reports: On March 16, 2020, the Oakland Unified School … Read more

Black Ministers In SF Call For Churches To Stay Closed, COVID-19 Testing, Community Education

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Rev-Amos-Brown-San-Francisco-Photo-By-SFBayView

Black Ministers in SF Call for Churches to Stay Closed, COVID-19 Testing, Education in African American Community Noon Rally Today, Memorial Day, S.F. City Hall Bay Area Black Preachers Call for Churches and Government Commitment to Protect the Health of Congregations Pastors Should Rely on Science to Guide Church Re-openings; Government Must Provide Testing, Medical … Read more

Oakland Renters And Small Businesses Eviction Moratorium Extension: News From Councilmember Bas

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Nikki Bas Oakland City Council District Two Councilmember

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

Oakland OUSD Student Leaders Joined Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell For COVID 19 Academic Update

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Acc Live! Covid 19 Academic Update

ACC Live! COVID 19 Academic Update ONN – Oakland OUSD Student Leaders Joined Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell For COVID 19 Academic Update OUSD reports: On March 6, 2020, OUSD student leaders joined Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell and OUSD leaders to discuss academic concerns such as grades and graduation in this time of COVID-19 school closures. Take a … Read more

City Of Oakland Budget Adjusted For Pandemic-Caused $122 Million Deficit, Fails To Ask For Bailout

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City of Oakland

Zennie62Media note: that a budget can be structured during a Worldwide Pandemic and not include a calculation for a request for a Federal Government Bailout is totally wild. The Mayor of Oakland needs to think and do out of the box, because we’re not in a situation that allows the same-old, same-old. A dollar figure … Read more

Oakland 19th Annual African American Honor Roll Celebration Held Thursday Evening

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Oakland Unified School District OUSD

Note: this is based on an OUSD Press Release issued just hours before the event – yes, the same day; Zennie62Media missed the email at the time. Oakland, CA – On Thursday evening, May 21, Oakland came together to celebrate African American students in an unprecedented way. It will be the 19th Annual African American … Read more

Port of Oakland Looks To Lead East Bay Rebound From COVID-19 Says Danny Wan

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Port Of Oakland

‘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

On Oakland Black Residents Impacted By COVID-19, One Oaklander Posts On Facebook A Wild Response

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On Oakland Black Residents Impacted By Covid 19, One Oaklander Posts On Facebook A Wild Response

On Oakland Black Residents Impacted By COVID-19, One Oaklander Posts On Facebook A Wild Response ONN – On Oakland Black Residents Impacted By COVID-19, One Oaklander Posts On Facebook A Wild Response Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an … Read more

Oakland International Airport Dramatic Declines Due To Pandemic; Recovery This Summer?

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Port Of Oakland

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 Equity Declares Emergency For Black Residents Affected By COVID-19

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Oakland Councilmember Lynette Gibson Mcelhaney

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

With Zynga’s Mark Pincus $700k Donation Oakland, OUSD Hit $12.5 Million Close Digital Divide Goal

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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

Oakland A’s Rent: They Don’t Owe Rent At Oakland Coliseum, Here’s Why With A’s Statement, JPA Words

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Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Complex

Oakland A’s Rent: They Don’t Owe Rent At Oakland Coliseum, Here’s Why With A’s Statement, JPA Words ONN – Oakland A’s Rent: They Don’t Owe Rent At Oakland Coliseum, Here’s Why With A’s Statement, Coliseum JPA Words The Oakland A’s don’t owe rent at the Oakland Coliseum, and for a set of reasons that match … Read more

Rebecca Kaplan Oakland Council President’s Agenda For A Healthy Transition & Just Recovery Plan

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Rebecca Kaplan: Oakland City Council President Releases Video On Covid 19 And Oaklanders

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

Port Of Oakland COVID-19 Response Enters New Phase Says Danny Wan

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Port Of Oakland

Oakland – It’s time to address the financial impact of coronavirus, Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan said today. In a widely distributed video, the Port executive said his organization is readying countermeasures to offset crippling revenue declines. His stated aim: keep the Port and its Oakland International Airport operational. “We’ve taken a three-phase … Read more

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Huge Donation To OUSD, City Of Oakland To Help Close Digital Divide

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Helps Oakland OUSD

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

A Conversation on Sustainability With Oakland’s Sustainability Manager, Daniel Hamilton

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A Conversation On Sustainability In Oakland

A Conversation on Sustainability in Oakland ONN – A Conversation on Sustainability With Oakland’s Sustainability Manager, Daniel Hamilton The video explains… A conversation on sustainability in Oakland and Q&A with Oakland’s Sustainability Manager, Daniel Hamilton. We learn about Oakland’s forthcoming 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan, including consumption reduction, promoting a circular economy, prioritizing disadvantaged communities, … Read more

Oakland Mayor’s COVID-19 Racial Disparities Task Force Public Hearing

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Covid 19 Racial Disparities Task Force Public Hearing

COVID-19 Racial Disparities Task Force Public Hearing ONN – Oakland Mayor’s COVID-19 Racial Disparities Task Force Public Hearing Last night, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf hosted a “racial disparities town hall virtual meeting” to focus on the racial divide that have emerged as The Worldwide Pandemic has hit Oakland. Mayor Schaaf opened the meeting with this … Read more

City Of Oakland Expands Plans To Encourage Physical Distancing At Lake Merritt, City Parks

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City of Oakland

Oakland, CA – City of Oakland news. To encourage physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic and in alignment with the Alameda County Public Health Order in effect through the end of May, the City of Oakland is implementing the following measures at City parks, starting on Friday, May 15 through Sunday, May 31: · To … Read more

Oakland International Airport Prepares For ‘New Normal’ Of Travel In COVID-19 Era

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Port Of Oakland

Oakland – As the air travel industry adjusts to the COVID-19 pandemic, Oakland International Airport (OAK) is taking steps to protect travelers and workers– both now and in the future. OAK has instituted a Resiliency Task Force to examine all aspects of the Airport’s management and operations, both for short- and long-term sustainability. Oakland International … Read more

City of Oakland And OUSD Have Plan To Close Digital Divide – Press Conference

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City Of Oakland And Ousd Have Plan To Close Digital Divide – Press Conference

City of Oakland And OUSD Have Plan To Close Digital Divide – Press Conference ONN – City of Oakland And OUSD Have Plan To Close Digital Divide – Press Conference Leading the virtual press conference were: Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Superintendent of OUSD Jessica Ramos, 11th Grade Student, Skyline High School Ali … Read more