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 – 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
Mayor Of Oakland Economic Recovery Council Shows She Doesn’t Get The Immediacy Of Our Problem ONN – Mayor Of Oakland Economic Recovery Council Shows She Doesn’t Get The Immediacy Of Our Problem The Mayor of Oakland sent a press release via her assistantpress release via her assistant that I still can’t get over. It … Read more
Oakland – Today the Oakland City Council voted unanimously to pass the Emergency Paid Sick Leave For Oakland Employees measure introduced by Councilmember Sheng Thao and her colleagues Councilmembers Fortunato Bas, Kalb, and Taylor. This ordinance was written in partnership with East Bay for A Sustainable Economy and other key stakeholders. “The COVID-19 crisis has … Read more
To Revive Air Travel During The Pandemic, Bring Back 747s And A380s, With Federal Subsidy To Help ONN – To Help Revive Air Travel During The Pandemic, Bring Back Boeing 747s And A380s, With Federal Subsidy To Help A recent photo of a fully-loaded United Airlines flight, with a report that my favorite airline promised … Read more
Las Vegas Raiders Owner Mark Davis got his stadium (Allegiant Stadium) revenge against L.A. Rams Owner Stan Kronke and L.A. Chargers Owner Dean Spanos with the initial ticket sales data released this week and after the announcement of the 2020 NFL Schedule, and fans were able to snatch up the chance to go to pro … Read more
The Oakland Zoo Has African American Zookeepers, And We Interview Liz Abram ONN – The Oakland Zoo Has African American Zookeepers, And We Interview Liz Abram Raw condensed interview transcript: Zennie Abraham: On YouTube for Friday, and also Oakland News Now, and every place else, it’s my pleasure to introduce Liz Abram – slightly different … Read more
Shooting Of Unarmed African Americans In America By Donald Richardson ONN – Shooting Of Unarmed African Americans In America By Donald Richardson Zennie62Media Vlogger Donald Richardson riffs on the horrible events in Brunswick, Georgia Stay tuned. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest … Read more
Sheltered Mercy Documentary: Interview With Leslie Silver On Causes Of Homelessness Mental Illness ONN – Sheltered Mercy Documentary Movie: Interview With Leslie Silver On On Homelessness Mental Illness in Sacramento and her film. Leslie Silver was our guest on Zennie62 on YouTube Live and to talk about her in-production documentary called “Sheltered Mercy”. Sheltered Mercy … 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
NFL Schedule Release 2020 Should Be Done With President And Governors Alongside Commissioner ONN – NFL Schedule Release 2020 Should Be Done With President And Governors Alongside Commissioner The National Football League is going with the business-as-usual approach and announcing the schedule for the 2020 National Football League season. We’re in the middle of a … Read more
How The Hell Can The NFL Afford To Have A 2020 NFL Season In The First Place? ONN – How The Hell Can The NFL Afford To Have A 2020 NFL Season In The First Place? Does the National Football League have a plan to self-finance the 2020 Season. Looking around I can’t see how … Read more
Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels Show Review By Joseph Armendariz ONN – Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels Show Review By Joseph Armendariz Penny Dreadful City of Angels a spin-off of the original series Penny Dreadful is set in 1938 Los Angeles during the Golden Age of Hollywood were cultural influence such as the Mexican/American myths … 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
City of Oakland Complies with New Public Health Order from Alameda County: Order includes limited easing of specific restrictions for a small number of lower-risk activities Oakland, CA – The Alameda County Health Office today joined with six Bay Area health jurisdictions to revise and extend the Shelter in Place order through May 31, 2020, … Read more
Oakland Zoo Has No Black Zookeepers And Liz Karsa Tells Me To “Chill Out” About It ONN – Oakland Zoo Has No Black Zookeepers And Liz Karsa Tells Me To “Chill Out” About It UPDATE: The Oakland Zoo Has African American Zookeepers, And We Interview Liz Abram. So it all started with this video posted … Read more
Blinding Lights Challenge: Oakland Zoo Keeper Edition ONN – Blinding Lights Challenge: Oakland Zoo Keeper Edition Video Show No Black Zookeepers The Oakland Zoo showed this video of its zookeepers having fun, doing a dance. But they either forgot to include, or just don’t hire, African American zookeepers! The Oakland Zoo wrote “Our keepers took … Read more
OUSD Joins School Districts Across the Nation in Calling for More Education Funding From the Federal Government Oakland, CA – On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, Oakland Unified School District joined 61 other urban school districts across the country in calling for Congress to allocate more money to education during this time of crisis because of … Read more
Ok, you’re here because of the title, so buckle up. You’ve read about this problem of racism in tech companies. Firm’s with established names like Facebook, Google, and Twitter. They all say they want a more diverse work force, right. So, then we read about account after account of blacks who are working in tech … Read more
Oakland Adams Point Apartment Dwellers Victims Of Brazen Mail Theft Caught On Camera ONN – Oakland Adams Point Apartment Dwellers Victims Of Brazen Mail Theft Caught On Camera This video was posted on Nextdoor two days ago, and shows a three-person team of mail theft bandits reportedly active in Oakland’s Adams Point neighborhood. One reason … Read more
Dennis Rodman: Women’s Topless Basketball, Chris Paul, Andy Dick, At CES Las Vegas 2012 ONN – Dennis Rodman was and is controversial and the event he was pushing at CES, and named in the video, proves it: “Dennis Rodman: Women’s Topless Basketball, Chris Paul, Andy Dick, At CES Las Vegas 2012”. Las Vegas January 12th, … Read more
Interview with Jordan Ferrell, Head Coach for Oakland Roots S.C. ONN – 10 years ago Jordan ventured over to Germany through our Pro IFX 30 Day program. Since that time and up to now we have great respect for him and his work. Now as brand new Head Coach of professional soccer team Oakland Roots … Read more
Journalism Industry Needs Coronavirus Relief Funding; Antitrust Settlements with Google and Facebook Could Recover Journalism Rescue Funds Washington, D.C. – In a small win for the journalism industry, the Seattle Times and Tampa Bay Times were each granted a loan that would ensure the publications could avoid layoffs and pay cuts for its staff. The … Read more
Small Business, Marketing, Payment Protection Program – With Beth Schnitzer Of Spritz Marketing SF ONN – Small Business, Marketing, And Payment Protection Program – With Beth Schnitzer Of Spritz Marketing in San Francisco On Facebook, Beth captured what we’re all feeling about and experiencing with the Payroll Protection Plan Bailout Program when she wrote this: … Read more
City of Oakland, Working Solutions Announce Disbursement of $500,000 in Emergency Grants to Small Businesses Additional Contributions Needed To Meet Demand Oakland, CA – Today, the City of Oakland and Working Solutions, a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), announced the disbursement of emergency grants to 90 extremely low-income small businesses in Oakland to help … Read more
Oakland’s Blue Shield of California’s BlueSky Launches “New State of Mind” Digital Campaign to Support Youth Mental Health and Resilience BlueSky, DoSomething.org help teens manage stress and anxiety while coping with the COVID-19 crisis and other social pressures. Oakland, CA – Blue Shield of California has teamed up with DoSomething.org, the largest organization for young … Read more
Oakland – Strong action by international regulators is forcing Google and Facebook to compensate news outlets for using their content. French regulators recently forced Google to pay a licensing fee to news outlets to use their content on Google pages. The UK Competition and Markets Authority held that the profit that Google extracts from the … Read more
Shelter-in-Place Shifts Focus to Essential Operations Amid Travel Declines Oakland – At Oakland International Airport, runways and taxiways are open and in active use. Terminals are operational, and air cargo activity has increased with new goods movement demands. Travel that is deemed “non-essential” is legal but is discouraged as a measure to curb the spread … Read more
This is really, really hard, because Dr. Judith Innes was one of my professors at the Department City and Regional Planning Program (DCRP) at the University of California at Berkeley, or simply Cal, from 1985 to 1987. “Judy” as I we called her, was a friend to many at DCRP. And she was nice, helpful, … Read more
Rich Eisen and Deion Sanders Host Star-Studded Event Featuring Personalities Across Sports and Entertainment Including Actor and Comedian Kevin Hart, Music Artist Quavo, NFL Stars Tyrann Mathieu, Devin McCourty and More Donations Now Being Accepted at NFL.com/Relief; Funds Raised to Benefit COVID-19 Relief Efforts Across the Country The NFL today announced additional details for “Draft-A-Thon,” … Read more
Local Oakland Leaders Announce COVID-19 Racial Disparities Task Force Oakland, CA – Mayor Libby Schaaf and regional leaders announced the formation of an emergency task force to immediately address the racialized impacts of the COVID-19 virus and create state legislation to reduce health disparities for people of color. The COVID-19 Racial Disparities Task Force will … Read more
Oakland And Alameda County Require Face Masks Starting Midnight Friday April 17 2020 ONN – Oakland And Alameda County Require Face Masks Starting Midnight Friday April 17 2020 Alameda County and Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson issued this order: Alameda County Health Officer Issues Order for the Public and Workers to Wear Face Coverings to … Read more
MSC Anna is the largest ship ever to visit the Port of Oakland CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO GALLERY OF MSC ANNA Oakland, Calif. – April 17, 2020: Port of Oakland officials bid farewell tonight to the biggest ship ever to visit this city. They add that the 32-hour call of the MSC Anna is proceeding … Read more
Brian Dennehy Veteran Actor Passes At 81: Reflected America Through His Roles ONN – Brian Dennehy Veteran Actor Passes At 81: Reflected America Through His Roles 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 … Read more
Bank Of America Payment Protection Plan Update April 16 2020 ONN – Bank Of America Payment Protection Plan Update April 16 2020 The Bank Of America Payment Protection Plan, operated alongside the U.S. Small Business Administration, was reportedly sending out checks this week. Well, I have not received any communication from Bank Of America to … Read more
Oakland Residents And America Could Get A $2,000 Stimulus Check Under Proposed Bill ONN – Oakland Residents And America Could Get A $2,000 Stimulus Check Under Proposed Bill According to Channel 11 in Atlanta: “The new bill, named the Emergency Money for the People Act is being introduced by Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, and Rep. … Read more
The Idea To Form Oakland Sideshows Into A Legal Business Organization: Why It’s A Good Idea ONN – The Idea To Form Oakland Sideshows Into A Legal Business Organization: Why It’s A Good Idea On Easter Sunday, I used the Zennie62Media system to elevate a YouTube video about an Oakland Sideshow event to Oakland News … Read more
Highland Hospital Oakland, CA Medical Personnel On The Frontline COVID-19 COVID Corona Virus PPE ONN – Highland Hospital Oakland, CA Medical Personnel On The Frontline COVID-19 COVID Corona Virus PPE Alameda County Medical Center OAKLAND, California – Healthcare workers with Alameda Health System demonstrated outside the emergency room at Highland Hospital on Thursday morning, raising … Read more
After Seven Years, Oakland California Gets It’s First Black Gnome ONN – After Seven Years, Oakland California Gets It’s First Black Gnome Seven years ago, on February 5, 2013, I made a vlog asking what why no one painted African American or black gnomes in Oakland? Someone commented that I should go and paint one. … Read more
Las Vegas Raiders Stadium And Sponsors Suffer During Pandemic ONN – Las Vegas Raiders Stadium, Sponsors, And Sponsorships Suffer During COVID-19 Pandemic The Las Vegas Raiders has found 12 “founding partner” sponsors with the help of Legends Entertainment. They include Allegiant Airlines, MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, PPG Paint, Cox Communications, The San Manuel Casino, ROKIT … Read more