On February 19th, California Governor Gavin Newsom received high praise for lifting the ban on youth sports, and that news was highlighted here at OaklandNewsNow.com. However, the liberation was to youth sports played outdoors, and not indoors. The new guidance released last Friday said all outdoor sports can resume in counties where COVID-19 case rates … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Co-Chairs of the White House Gender Policy Council WASHINGTON – Today, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced the formation of the White House Gender Policy Council, co-chaired by Jennifer Klein and Julissa Reynoso. President-elect Biden pledged to create a White House Council on … Read more
President-elect Biden Announces Additional Key Administration Posts WASHINGTON – On January 18th, President-elect Joe Biden announced a number of key administration posts: Elizabeth Klein, Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Dr. Jewel Bronaugh, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; Andrea Palm, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services; Polly Trottenberg, Deputy Secretary of Transportation; Cindy Marten, Deputy Secretary … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Additional Members of National Economic Council Washington – – Today, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced additional members of the National Economic Council (NEC). These qualified and talented individuals represent the incoming administration’s commitment to having a team of diverse experts ready to … Read more
This deeply qualified, diverse team will be ready on day one to contain the COVID pandemic; ensure the safe, free, and equitable distribution of vaccines; make sure every American has access to affordable, quality health care; and guard against the full range of health threats facing our nation. Washington – Today, President-Elect Joe Biden announced … Read more
SPAAT, Oakland Athletic League and OUSD Announce Winners of Annual Oakland ESPY Awards, Including Middle School Student-Athletes of the Year, the All-Academic Team and High School Student-Athletes of the Year Oakland, CA – In a ceremony Wednesday evening in which young people collectively received more than $20,000 in scholarships, SPAAT, the Student Program for Academic … Read more
Oakland, CA – Following a unanimous 8-0 confirmation vote by the City Council, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf administered the oath of office to Ed Reiskin at City Hall on Wednesday to swear him in as Oakland’s City Administrator. Mr. Reiskin was appointed by Mayor Schaaf for the position in April after a national recruitment process. … 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
Harvard-Bound Skyline High Senior Eleanor Wikstrom Makes History, Becoming First Ever CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year from Oakland Oakland, CA — Eleanor Wikstrom from Skyline High School has a unique set of skills. She studies as hard as anyone, pulling a 4.0 GPA that has her heading to Harvard University in the fall. She is … Read more
Atlanta – The news was small, and noted only by a Twitter account called “Las Vegas Locally”, which reported that “Mortenson Construction workers and trash company employees (not Republic Services) have been arrested, according to an inside source” and went like this: The FBI and LVMPD are at Allegiant Stadium right now arresting people. — … 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
Ed Reiskin To Be New Oakland City Adminstrator; Mayor Schaaf Picks Former San Francisco MUNI Head ONN – Ed Reiskin To Be New Oakland City Administrator; Mayor Schaaf Picks Former San Francisco MUNI Head UPDATE: Robert Bobb, Former Oakland CAO, Praises Ed Reiskin, The Next CAO UPDATE: Mayor Libby Schaaf Announces Appointment of Edward … Read more
Harvard’s Matt Ploenzke Wins NFL Big Data Bowl 2020 At NFL Combine ONN – Harvard’s Matt Ploenzke Wins NFL Big Data Bowl 2020 At NFL Combine 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