My position on BLM ONN – Oakland YouTuber “Ghetto Sun” Asks Why Only “Black Lives Matter” As Just One Activist Group? “Ghetto Sun”:”These are my honest thoughts on the BLM movement as I expressed them live from the Oakland Hills.” And then he wonders why – unlike the 1960s, which brought us The Black Panthers … Read more
Rolfe Body Cam: Atlanta Police Fighting, Shooting Unarmed Rayshard Brooks, University Ave Wendy’s ONN – Garrett Rolfe Body Cam: Atlanta Police Fighting, Shooting Unarmed Rayshard Brooks, University Ave Wendy’s This is the full, unedited body cam from Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe. Rolfe is the “DUI Specialist” who first interrogated, then breath tested Rayshard Brooks. … Read more
Confederate statue torn down in Richmond, Virginia ONN – Jefferson Davis Confederate Statue Torn Down In Richmond, Virginia A statue of Jefferson Davis was torn down along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night. The statue of the president of the Confederacy was toppled shortly before 11 p.m., news outlets reported. (June 11) Subscribe … Read more
Ex-gymnast: Sex abuse by doctor was ‘open secret’ ONN – Ex-Gymnast: Sex Abuse By University of Michigan Doctor Was ‘Open Secret’ A former University of Michigan gymnast says it was “an open secret” that a team doctor sexually abused athletes at the school. (June 11) Subscribe for more Breaking News: https://ift.tt/18F6bii Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP … Read more
Experts: Police in US undertrained in use of force ONN – Experts: Police In US Undertrained In Use Of Force With calls for police reforms across the U.S., instructors, researchers and lawmakers say officers lack sufficient training on how and when to use force, leaving them unprepared to handle tense situations. (June 12) Subscribe for … Read more
City of Oakland Encourages Oakland Residents To Apply for Measure LL Police Commission – Updated UPDATE: Application Deadline Extended to June 30, 2020 Oakland – Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and the Selection Panel for the Oakland Police Commission today announced the opening of the application process to serve on the Oakland Police Commission. The Police … Read more
The Passing of my good friend Ed Fitzpatrick. By Ray Leon Well, it’s been a little over 10 days, and I’ve finally found the strength to speak openly about the passing of my dear friend, Mr. Ed Fitzpatrick (owner of Coliseum Lexus). I’ve struggled in trying to find the words that would appropriately describe not … Read more
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 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
If Drew Brees Disagrees With Colin Kaepernick Protest Then Start Jameis Winston As Saints QB ONN – If Drew Brees Disagrees With Colin Kaepernick Protest Then Start Jameis Winston As Saints QB Hey! Drew Brees basically said something that really infuriated me personally in addition to a number of people in the National Football League, … Read more
Vinny Lospinuso Shares His Thoughts on George Floyd’s Death #BlackoutTuesday ONN – Vinny Lospinuso Shares His Thoughts on George Floyd’s Death #BlackoutTuesday 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 … Read more
Hey YouTube: #blackouttuesday In Support Of #TheShowMustBePaused After George Floyd Murder ONN – #blackouttuesday In Oakland, SF, California Atlanta, America, The World In Support Of #TheShowMustBePaused After George Floyd Murder Hey everyone. You may be wondering why you’re staring at a black field today is blackout Tuesday or hashtag blackout Tuesday in support of hashtag … Read more
Washington, DC – Shot with rubber bullets, targeted with stun grenades, tear gassed, physically attacked, pepper sprayed and arrested. Cleveland even tried to ban the press from the city. This is journalism in America right now as reporters cover the unrest across the country following the murder of George Floyd. As journalists risk their safety … Read more
WATCH LIVE: NASA and SpaceX launch historic Falcon 9 flight with U.S. crew ONN – SpaceX is expected to become the first private company ever to launch astronauts into Earth’s orbit. Its Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are slated to take off from the Kennedy Space Center on May 30 and transport two … 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
Zack Snyder’s Justice League Update By: Joseph Armendariz ONN – Zack Snyder Justice League update in a recent podcast warnermedia Chief Robert Greenblatt discuss the details regarding his Zack Snyder’s Justice League cut and reiterated that would cost more than 30 million to finish the project. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog … Read more
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
National Football League 2020 Playing Rules Change and Bylaw Proposals 2020 Playing Rule Proposals Summary PDF file version here. Note: This post is based on a digitized NFL file. The information here is as it was on that National Football League document. Thus, there was no item number one amendment request; it started with “2”. … 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
Oakland – Mayor Libby Schaaf and the Selection Panel for the Police Commission today announced the opening of the application process to serve on the Oakland Police Commission. The Police Commission was established in October 2017 after voters approved Measure LL with over 83% support on the November 8, 2016 ballot. HIGHLIGHT: Tom Hanks 2020 … Read more
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
CBS Sports In The Huddle With Tony Romo Has No Black Quarterbacks ONN – CBS Sports In The Huddle With Tony Romo Has No Black Quarterbacks Tony Romo is hosting young NFL quarterbacks for “CBS Sports In The Huddle With Tony Romo”. Joining him will be Josh Allen of The Buffalo Bills, Sam Darnold of … Read more
VIP Entertainment reporter Jessica Dwyer discusses the news swarming around the leaving of Batwoman lead Ruby Rose from the CW series. ONN – Ruby Rose Quits The Cowl As Batwoman: Discussion With Jessica Dwyer Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated … 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
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
Resurrection Oakland Service 5/17/2020 ONN – Resurrection Oakland Church Service For May 17, 2020 Resurrection Oakland Church says: “Join us once again for our worship broadcast this week. We are starting our new series, “Not Alone — Life with the Holy Spirit.”” Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full … Read more
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 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
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 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 Mayor Libby Schaaf’s “Action Alert” On Proposed Police Commission Reform ACTION ALERT Dear Oaklanders, Last week’s City Council meeting was suddenly cancelled and now the Council will vote TOMORROW on the proposal by Councilmembers Kaplan and Kalb that would seriously compromise public safety. Their proposal could allow Oakland’s Police Commission — a group of … Read more
Resurrection Oakland Service 5/10/2020 ONN – Resurrection Oakland Service Livestream For Mother’s Day May 10th, 2020 Resurrection Oakland Church is back with another service livestream from its YouTube channel. Resurrection Oakland is located at 1701 Franklin St, Oakland, CA 94612, and reports: AFTER SERVICE: Our hope is to be a church where both believers and … Read more
UFC’s Fighter Reynaldo Souza Test Positive For Covid-19 ONN – UFC fighter Reynaldo Souza tested positive for covid-19 although he was asymptomatic he has the virus and has potentially spread it to his whole family and others. This continues to be a problem because of the ignorance of people who don’t want to wear face … Read more
Hey Oakland News Fans! Jessica Dwyer here! I’ll be recording my latest episode of Fangirl Radio tonight and wanted to give you the chance to post any question you may have for me. I’ll be covering some of the Week In Geek and will be including the entire interview with Robert Englund. So if you … Read more
Resurrection Oakland Service 5/3/2020 ONN – Resurrection Oakland Church Livestream Service For Sunday, May 3, 2020 In what has become an every Sunday event, Resurrection Oakland Church at 17th and Franklin in Downtown Oakland elected to livestream service on its YouTube channel because of the shelter-in-place policy due to the pandemic. Here is what the … 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 Mayor Libby Schaaf’s Email On Limiting Police Commission Powers Was Wrong ONN – Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s Email On Limiting Police Commission Powers Was Wrong The Mayor of Oakland sent an email that describes the Oakland Police Commission as a “citizens committee” as if that’s a bad thing. It was poorly conceived and considered. … Read more
Oakland Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney Upsets Oakland Raiders Fans With Lawsuit Views ONN – Oakland Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney Upsets Oakland Raiders Fans With Lawsuit Views Oakland Councilmember and friend Lynette Gibson McElhaney elected to use Facebook to broadcast her views on the lawsuit the City of Oakland filed against the Oakland Raiders and the … Read more
On Friday, May 1st, the Las Vegas Review Journal attempted to pull a fast onepull a fast one and, in reporting that the Southern Nevada Health District would start “voluntary” COVID-19 testing of Mortenson / McCarthy workers, managed to put in the not so little statistic that “there have been 16 positive cases of coronavirus … Read more