Oakland Sideshow on West Grand ONN – Oakland Sideshow On West Grand Avenue: City Should Make Them Legal Contests Another Oakland YouTube gem: this video by the channel named Adecio Martins . It features a spinning contest right in the middle of the intersection just before the on-ramp to the approach to the eastern span … Read more
Oakland Virtual Town Hall ONN – Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Heads Virtual Town Hall Meeting Of April 9th The Mayor of Oakland, Libby Schaaf, headed this virtual town hall meeting, April 9th, 2020 ( Multistreaming with https://ift.tt/2RqAlSQ). Prior to the one-hour-and-59 minute online event, the Mayor’s Office issued this email: Hello Oakland, We are meeting … Read more
The City Of Oakland Should Reduce Salaries 25 Percent Rather Than Layoffs In The Pandemic ONN – The City Of Oakland Should Reduce Salaries 25 Percent Rather Than Layoffs In The Pandemic The City Of Oakland Should Reduce Salaries 25 Percent Rather Than Layoffs In The Pandemic Oakland passed Measure Q during the 2020 California … Read more
Oakland Black Couple Racism Toward Latina At Grocery Store Parking Lot Gets Tongue Lashing ONN – Oakland Black Couple Racism Toward Latina At Grocery Store Parking Lot Gets Tongue Lashing A post in a Facebook Group and by a Latina Oaklander features an African American couple in a shouting match with the woman in what … Read more
Bank Of America Paycheck Protection Program Website Has Form Page Access Problem ONN – Bank Of America Paycheck Protection Program Website Has Form Page Access Problem The Bank Of America CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program has a problem where it’s website entry page takes you to, not the page to fill out the form for … Read more
California Gov. Newsom Gives Coronavirus Updates (Live Stream) | NBC News ONN – Gavin Newsom California Governor Live COVID-19 Update On NBC News, March 30, 2020 This is from the NBC News YouTube Channel broadcast of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 Livestream update for March 30, 2020. This is what NBC News wrote: Watch coronavirus … Read more
i’m moving to oakland – vlog 5 ONN – San Francisco Vlogger Moving To Oakland, Shows Giant Loft Studio A San Francisco Vlogger with the YouTube channel Overture, announced he was moving to Oakland. This after reporting that he originally planned to move to New York City. He reports “after 9 years of being in … Read more
Watch Full Coronavirus Coverage – March 27 | NBC News Now (Live Stream) ONN – President Trump signed stimulus bill moments ago. NBC News NOW is live, reporting breaking news and developing stories in real time. We are on the scene, covering the most important stories of the day and taking deep dives on issues … Read more
CoronaCon Part 1 With Mark Meer & Alexander Hamilton ONN – Mass Effect star Mark Meer and artist Alexander Hamilton join Jessica Dwyer for CoronaCon Part 1. While the convention season may have been sidelined, we can still get together on screen to chat about fandom, geekery, and art! Mark, Hamilton, and Jessica talk about ways … Read more
Lorie Carter Owens, Oaklanders, Must Understand Oakland Police Chief History And Blacks ONN – Lorie Carter Owens, Oaklanders, Must Understand Oakland Police Chief History And Blacks Oaklander Lorie Carter Owens took time to engage me in the Facebook Group NAACP Oakland, and because I made the video blog called “Susan Manheimer: Oakland Mayor Schaaf’s Allergy … Read more
Lisa Lazar Says National Relaxing Of Civil Liberties “Improbable” – So Is The Pandemic ONN – Lisa Lazar Says National Relaxing Of Civil Liberties “Improbable” – So Is The Pandemic Yesterday, I received news that the California Attorney General’s Office is involved with the White House in planning an effort that, if implemented, would allow … Read more
Where Does The Coronavirus Stack Up Against Other American Sports Disruptions? My Answer ONN – Where Does The Coronavirus Stack Up Against Other American Sports Disruptions? My Answer My friend Ric Serritella asked this question on Facebook: Where does the coronavirus stack up against these other outside-the-lines sports disruptions? 9/11, Magic Johnson’s 1991 announcement that … Read more
Oakland Salsa By The Lake Postponed By Creator Isaac Kos Read Due To COVID-19 ONN – Oakland Salsa By The Lake Postponed By Creator Isaac Kos Read Due To COVID-19 This is what Mr. Kos posted on Facebook: As much as it pains me to do this, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (now official) … Read more
Port Of Oakland Longshoreman Tells Oakland News Now Grand Princess Coming To Berth 20, Gives Info ONN – Port Of Oakland Longshoreman Tells Oakland News Now Grand Princess Coming To Berth 20, Gives Info Solomon Burroughs, a Port or Oakland Longshoreman, tagged this vlogger via Facebook, to provide a valuable news update on the Grand … Read more
David Byrne: Once in a Lifetime (Live) – SNL ONN – Musical guest David Byrne performs his Talking Heads hit “Once In a Lifetime” on Saturday Night Live. David Byrne, one of my favorite musical artists going back to UC Berkeley Planning Grad School (where I was first introduced to his music at a party … Read more
Treva Reid Officially Announces Run For The Oakland City Council District 7 Seat Held By Her Father ONN – Treva Reid Officially Announces Run For The Oakland City Council District 7 Seat Held By Her Father 44 minutes ago, Treva Reid officially announced that she is running for the seat held by her father, the … Read more
GDC 2020 Game Developers Conference Postponed Due To Coronavirus As Facebook, Sony, Pull Out ONN – GDC 2020 Game Developers Conference Postponed Due To Coronavirus As Facebook, Sony, Other Firms Pull Out. One of San Francisco’s major conventions, the GDC 2020 Game Developers Conference, has been postponed until the summer due to a large number … Read more
LeRonne Armstrong Does Want To Be Oakland Police Chief, Wilson Riles ONN – LeRonne Armstrong Does Want To Be Oakland Police Chief, Wilson Riles After this Vlogger blogged that Deputy Chief LeRonne Armstrong should be the next Oakland Police, former Oakland City Councilmember Wilson Riles chimed in on Facebook with “He does not want to … Read more
Darrell Carter Of Montclair Greater Oakland Democratic Club, UC Berkeley, Passes ONN – Darrell Carter Of Montclair Greater Oakland Democratic Club, UC Berkeley, Passes I received an email from Chris Peeples, long time Piedmont Avenue Neighborhood Improvement League (PANIL) and AC Transit Board Member, sharing the sad news of Dr. Darrell Carter, former member of … Read more
OAKLAND, CA – For the past several weeks, Moms 4 Housing, a group of homeless mothers and their children have been residing in a formerly-vacant home in West Oakland. Wedgewood, a large investment corporation, with a troubling history of questionable evictions, is seeking to evict the women. The case is pending in court, and the … Read more
Using Facebook To Make Vlog Responses Rather Than Text In The Tradition Of Seismic ONN – Using Facebook To Make Vlog Responses Rather Than Text In The Tradition Of Seesmic Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg’s social media creation has become a monster of words. People writing to each other, many times putting messages out there they’d dare … Read more
Oakland Athletics turn to social media for latest Howard Terminal / Coliseum ballpark plan talk The Oakland Athletics sent an email newsletter announcing plans for a Facebook Live event that teams Oakland A’s representatives with folks from San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG Architects). This is what it read: … Read more
Facebook accused of actions that spread anti-Semitism and right-wing conspiracy theories WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and Color Of Change sent a letter to Facebook urging the company to “take immediate steps to build and restore public faith…in the aftermath of revelations detailing ways the company has undermined our democracy … Read more
Another interesting press release from “Freedom From Facebook.”: Washington, DC – In an op-ed for The Daily Beast, Barry Lynn, Executive Director of Open Markets Institute, calls for swift government regulation of Facebook. As a guide, Lynn suggests the example of AT&T, in which the corporate giant was made to spin of its telegraph business … Read more
Alvin Attles III, son of the legendary Golden State Warriors basketball player, Oakland’s Al Attles, wrote a timely and thoughtful post on his Facebook profile page about an hour ago, today. Without any further ado, here it is: Sometimes I look at TV and pay attention to social media and feel like we are on … Read more
WordPress Gutenberg Editor is the surest sign yet that our society is in trouble. I’m serious. Here’s why. This statement written to explain why this new, and certainly interesting way of editing on WordPress, is needed, now: “One thing that sets WordPress apart from other systems is that it allows you to create as rich … Read more
The organization or group called “Freedom From Facebook” announced that if you’re in Menlo Park, California, today, look up to the skies. Group representatives say the following in a communication to Zennie62Media: “Freedom From Facebook launched a new multifaceted campaign to target company shareholders and employees and to highlight the need for the Federal Trade … Read more