Brant Bonin Bough On Cleveland Hustles On CNBC
Brant Bonin Bough On Cleveland Hustles On CNBC ONN – Brant Bonin Bough On Cleveland Hustles On CNBC – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Brant Bonin Bough Host Of Cleveland Hustles On CNBC Happened to see my friend and digital culture pioneer Brant Bonin Bough on CNBC just now. He teamed with LeBron James and Maverick […]
Young Chefs Behind Town Revival Restaurant For Oakland Tribune Tower Act Like There’s No Pandemic
The public relations team representing three young Oakland-grown chefs sent a press release about the trio’s plans for an eatery called Town Revival, in Downtown Oakland’s Tribune Tower. Considering the number of restaurants that closed because of shelter-in-place policies to cope with The Pandemic, it seems completely wild that someone’s announcing opening a restaurant, right? […]
Loren Taylor Oakland Councilmember: Stay At Home Order Effective December 7th Update
Dear Oaklander, Given the record-breaking surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Alameda County has joined other Bay Area health departments and the City of Berkeley in implementing the State’s Regional Stay Home Order in an effort to prevent our health care systems from being overburdened and to reduce lost of life. In Alameda County, the […]
Oakland Community, Rebecca Kaplan, Call for Accountability For Unauthorized Overspending
Oakland — On Monday, December 7, 2020 the Oakland Finance Committee heard the FY 2019-20 Q4 & FY 2020-21 Q1 R&E Report. According to the Report from the Interim Director of Finance, dated November 30, 2020, “FY 20-21 year end expenditures are projected to exceed the budget for a total of $62.29 million deficit, which […]
Oakland United Beerworks Danger Zone Weizenbock Released Today – What’s A Weizenbock?
Danger Zone Weizenbock Release- What is a Weizenbock? From YouTube Channel: December 3, 2020 at 05:53PM ONN – Oakland United Beerworks Danger Zone Weizenbock Released Today – What’s A Weizenbock? Oakland United Beerworks writes: Excited for the release of our Danger Zone Weizenbock release on Friday, 12/4, but want to learn more about this […]
Oakland Schools OUSD 2020-21 Proposed Reopening Plan Submitted To Alameda County
Dear Oakland Community, Today I am writing to let you know that we have finalized our COVID-19 Health and Safety Reopening Plan and Program (Reopening Plan) for reopening our schools to in-person learning and instruction. The plan includes the components required by the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) regarding reopening for in-person instruction and […]
President-Elect Joe Biden Wants Oakland, California, Atlanta, Georgia, America, To Know Economic Help Is On The Way
President-Elect Joe Biden issued this statement to the press, a message that says economic help in on the way, and that’s for every city from Oakland, California to Atlanta, Georgia, and Honolulu, Hawaii, and Juno Alaska. Here are the words of President-Elect Joe Biden, today, as sent to Zennie62Media. Good afternoon. I hope everyone had […]
Limited Stay-At-Home Order For Purple Tier Counties By Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
The Alameda County Health Care Services Agency issued a press release on the State of California “limited Stay at Home Order” last week. Here’s the full press release as sent to Zennie62Media: The State of California announced a limited Stay at Home Order generally requiring that non-essential work, movement, and gatherings stop between 10 p.m. […]
Oakland Community Cabins // Project Spotlight
Oakland Community Cabins // Project Spotlight From YouTube Channel: November 20, 2020 at 04:21PM ONN – With six tiny villages throughout the City of Oakland, this is the behind-the-scenes discussion of how a community is coming together to end homelessness with transitional rapid shelter. Starring: -Talia Rubin, LCSW // City of Oakland (Government Lead) -Joe DeVries // City of Oakland (Government Lead) -Jim […]
Oakland Protest To Stop Bombing Kids In Tigray Focus Of YouTube Video
oakland protest 2020 part11 From YouTube Channel: November 22, 2020 at 03:31AM ONN – Oakland Protest To Stop Bombing Kids In Tigray Focus Of YouTube Video According to VOANews, this is what caused the Oakland City Hall-based protest: Witnesses in Ethiopia report that the country’s air force bombed the capital of the northern Tigray region […]
Tanya Holland Oakland Chef TV Show Makes Debut on Oprah Network This Week
Oakland chef Tanya Hollands TV show will make debut on Oprah network From YouTube Channel: November 12, 2020 at 08:48PM ONN – Tanya Holland Oakland Chef TV Show Makes Debut on Oprah Network This Week This YouTube video was uploaded by a small YouTube channel with just 40 subscribers. For some reason, Tanya’s face was […]
Oakland Councilmember Sheng Thao’s 1st Community Meal & Mask Giveaway, Thanksgiving Day 11AM – 2PM
Oakland Councilmember Sheng Thao’s 1st Community Meal & Mask Giveaway, Thanksgiving Day 11AM – 2PM ONN – Oakland Councilmember Sheng Thao’s 1st Community Meal & Mask Giveaway, Thanksgiving Day 11AM – 2PM – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Oakland Councilmember Sheng Thao’s 1st Community Meal & Mask Giveaway, Thanksgiving Day 11AM – 2PM Councilmember Thao District […]
YouTuber Goes Longboarding Around Berkeley and Oakland
New Route From YouTube Channel: November 17, 2020 at 12:30AM ONN – Exploring a new neighborhood. Longboarding around Berkeley and Oakland. 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 was […]
Runoff: Rafael Warnock, Georgia-Born, vs. Kelly Loeffler, Carpetbagger From Illinois, For Senate
Wow. I am getting calls and texts from friends all over about the one race that America sees as the key to either Democratic Control (in proper noun version) of Congress, or Republican Control of same: Senator Kelly Loeffler versus Reverend Rafael Warnock in the Senate Runoff Election. All of them ask for my view, […]
Rebecca Kaplan Wins Re-Election To The Oakland City Council In 2020 Race
Oakland – Rebecca Kaplan has retained her At-Large seat on the Oakland City Council. With unofficial results showing her with a lead, her opponent called her this morning to concede the race congratulating her on her new term on the Council. Also congratulating Kaplan on her victory was Councilmember Nikki Bas who said, “Congratulations to […]
A National Fund For Restaurants And Bars That Faced Pandemic-Related Damage And Loss Is Needed, Now
Now that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are President-Elect and Vice President-Elect, we can focus on programs to get America’s economy back on its feet. The Payroll Protection Program was a good start, and while it helped, it missed the mark in many ways. What is missing are economic development programs specific to The Pandemic. […]
Oakland In The White House: On Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Barbara Lee, and Oakland Elections – Pam Drake
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris – Biden / Harris – Win!! I spent Wednesday morning, November 4th, at the ampitheater in the plaza in front of Oakland’s City Hall, masked and distanced but heartened by the crowd who sang and prayed together for a Just America and demanded that we count every vote! We ate […]
Now That Carroll Fife Is Oakland Councilmember Will She Stop 90-Car Protests To Phil Tagami’s House?
Now That Carroll Fife Is Oakland Councilmember Will She Stop 90-Car Protests To Phil Tagami’s House? From YouTube Channel: November 6, 2020 at 03:35PM ONN – Now That Carroll Fife Is Oakland Councilmember Will She Stop 90-Car Protests To Phil Tagami’s House? The backstory is best explained in this excerpt from my previous blog post […]
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Wins Re-Election: Historic Figure In World Politics Issues Statement
Oakland-based Congresswoman Barbara Lee is to politics around here (California’s 13th Congressional District) like Stonehenge is to civilization: a monument. She will be celebrated forever as the only U.S. Congressperson to vote against The Iraq War , having done so on September 18, 2001, and after the horrific events of September 9, 2001 – what […]
Oakland’s Community Bank of The Bay Earns $1.24 Million in Third Quarter 2020
Community Bank of the Bay Earns $1.24 Million in Third Quarter 2020; Deposits Increase 32% and Loans increase 21% Year-Over-Year; Lower Loan Loss Provision Quarter-Over-Quarter As a note, Oakland’s Community Bank of The Bay was started in 1996 by The City of Oakland and with the intention of being the first, true, city-owned bank. A […]
Oakland Schools Open For Voting: OUSD Says Ten District-Run Schools, One Charter School on Halloween – Nov 3rd
OUSD Reports Polling Locations Open at Ten District-Run Schools and One Charter School in OUSD on Halloween, and Will Open Daily Through November 3; Voters Can Drop off Their Ballots at the Locations When Open Voters Can Drop off Their Ballots at the Locations When Open Oakland, CA – There are now just three days […]
Oakland Hills Residents Help Neighbors Escape From Fire Caused By Overloaded Generator
Oakland Hills Residents Help Neighbors Escape From Fire Caused By Overloaded Generator From YouTube Channel: October 27, 2020 at 08:20PM ONN – An overloaded generator being used to supply power during a PG&E power shutoff sparked a two-alarm fire in the Oakland Hills Tuesday morning, burning two homes and vegetation in an area that was […]
Councilmember Ben Bartlett, Berkeley City Council, Legislation on Group Violence Intervention
Ben Bartlett and the Berkeley City Council Introduces Legislation on Group Violence Intervention (GVI) Program – to address Gun Violence in the Community Berkeley – Berkeley has been experiencing an alarming rise in shootings throughout the City. This year alone, there have been more than 30 shootings, including one occurring on the night of October […]
City Of Oakland, Youth Speaks Inc. Offer Digital Workshops For Oakland’s Cultural Community
Oakland – The City of Oakland received $36.9 million in State of California CARES Act funding. Through the Oakland CARES Arts Technical Assistance Fund, $193,000 has been allocated to provide technical assistance to help Oakland-based arts organizations and artists develop a robust online digital presence. From November 9 to December 10, Youth Speaks, in partnership […]
Zoom Launches End-to-End Encryption for Free and Paid Users Globally
New Encryption Feature in Technical Preview Offers Increased Privacy and Security for Your Zoom Sessions San Jose – Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) today announced its new end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is now available to users globally, free and paid, for meetings with up to 200 participants. This feature is available immediately as a technical […]
Eleven Oakland Schools Expected To Face Public Safety Power Shutoff Says OUSD
The Oakland Unified School District sent this press release regarding possible Public Safety Power Shutoff or power shutoffs to Zennie62Media: Dear Oakland Community, We have learned that there is expected to be a major weather event in the coming days that will likely prompt PG&E to issue a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) once again. […]
KTVU Archives: The 1991 Oakland Hills Fire
KTVU archives: 10th anniversary of the ’91 Oakland Hills fire From YouTube Channel: October 20, 2020 at 08:22PM ONN – KTVU Archives: The 1991 Oakland Hills Fire The video reported “Today marks 29 years since the deadly Oakland Hills fire. Here’s a look back at KTVU coverage of the 10th anniversary,” but for me, since […]
Oakland City Council: Councilmember Loren Taylor Leads Passage Of Homeless Encampment Policy
Oakland – On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, the Oakland City Council unanimously passed its first Encampment Management Policy clarifying how it will ensure health and safety for those living in and around homeless encampments. As Chair of the Council’s Life Enrichment Committee, Councilmember Loren Taylor, guided the 8-month process for developing the policy which included […]
Go And Bug Oakland Mayor Schaaf And Councilmember Taylor About Coronavirus Aide Today
COUNCILMEMBER LOREN TAYLOR PRESENTS COMMUNITY DISCUSSION IN EAST OAKLAND WITH RESIDENTS AND MAYOR SCHAAF REGARDING COVID-19 CRISIS AND OTHER CONCERNS Since the Mayor and Councilmember Loren Taylor are asking you to miss important football programs on a Sunday, make it worth your while and ask them about the many economic development programs available, and ask […]
Moms 4 Housing Now A Community & Land Trust-Owned Home – Oakland Councilmember Bas
Oakland District Two Councilmember Nikki Bas’ Digitized Newsletter Last week, I was so moved to see #MomsHouse on Magnolia Street finally become community-owned as permanently affordable, transitional housing for unsheltered mothers. Congratulations to Dominique Walker, Tolani King, Misty Cross, Sameerah Karim and Carroll Fife for leading this movement to end corporate speculation and house more […]
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Delivers Weekly Democratic Address
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Lee of California delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week’s address, the Congresswoman discussed the disturbing disparate impact of the COVID-19 health and economic crisis on communities of color and House Democrats’ demand for COVID relief that crushes the virus and helps working families. Video and audio of the […]
House Party 4 Mobility, East Oakland Mobility Action Plan
House Party 4 Mobility, East Oakland Mobility Action Plan From YouTube Channel: September 14, 2020 at 05:28PM ONN – EOC takes great pride in providing culturally relevant and safe community engagement about East Oakland’s most pressing topics such as incoming development. The House Party 4 Mobility was a focus group to discuss the how they […]
Mama Lupe’s tortilla brand founded in Oakland neighborhood restaurant
Mama Lupe’s tortilla brand founded in Oakland neighborhood restaurant From YouTube Channel: October 10, 2020 at 10:58PM ONN – Fox 43 News 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 […]
Ray Bobbitt, Bill Duffy, Robert Bobb, Alan Dones, Loop Capital: Black Developer Group Bidding $92 Million For Oakland Coliseum
Oakland News: A letter was passed to me moments ago that outlines the interest of the African American Sports & Entertainment Group in purchasing the Oakland Coliseum site for $92 million. The group consists of Ray Bobbitt, who spearheaded the African American Oakland NFL Expansion effort, which is part of this group’s focus, famed sports […]
Re-Elect Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker To Protect Oakland Tenants
Since taking over for the three-times-elected Oakland City Attorney John Russo, Barbara Parker has consistently worked to protect tenants in Oakland at a time when the City’s very cultural fabric has been damaged by gentrification. One search for “Barbara Parker” and “tenants” in my email feed revealed 50 results. Time after time, news releases of […]
Sustainable, Healthy Use Of Lake Merritt – Nikki Fortunato Bas, Oakland District 2 Councilmember
Sustainable, Healthy Use of Lake Merritt: Pilot Program Beginning this Weekend The issues at Oakland’s Lake Merritt are complex, with groups having different needs and perspectives, all of which are important and that we are working to honor — families and elders facing challenging issues living at the Lake, entrepreneurs / vendors of color seeking […]
Oakland City Auditor Lowers Boom On Oakland Fire Department In Just Issued Report
The Oakland City Auditor just sent a blazing press release. Here’s what she and her office wrote about the Oakland Fire Department: Oakland – Today, Oakland City Auditor, Courtney Ruby, released a performance audit of the Fire Prevention Bureau (Bureau), a division of the Oakland Fire Department (OFD). This report examines whether the Bureau implemented […]
OUSD Unveils New High School Building at Madison Park Academy, School In East Oakland
On Tuesday, OUSD Unveils New High School Building at Madison Park Academy, School in East Oakland Neighborhood with Troubled Past Oakland – East Oakland’s Sobrante Park neighborhood, a shining new feature will have a huge impact on the lives of countless young people. The Madison Park Academy (MPA) campus has a new building for its […]
Oakland’s Zendaya, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Awele Makeba Score Emmy Awards For 2020
Oakland – The annual celebration for excellence in television entertainment, the 72nd Emmy Awards show on ABC on Sunday night, September 20, was a huge night for Oakland Unified School District, and people with roots here. The District can add three Emmys to the collection of awards amassed throughout the years by alumni, staff, former […]