Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Feeding The Homeless In Oakland From YouTube Channel: October 25, 2020 at 02:26PM ONN – Thank you guys so much for all your love and support, we’re very close to hitting 400 subscribers!!! I’m so excited for that, please make sure to share this video on your social media platforms to spread awareness about the […]
City of Oakland to enact new EMP Policy by Derrick Soo ONN – City of Oakland to enact new EMP Policy by Derrick Soo City of Oakland City Council APPROVED a new Encampment Management Policy that will change current policy. Oakland Administrators did this before, FORCING people to live in close proximity to dangerous Street […]
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 […]
That Berkeley City Councilmember Ben Bartlett should face challengers in the 2020 Election is wild to me. When one considers the many accomplishments Bartlett has done for Berkeley, and what work he’s started and that’s left to be done, and then look at his opponents and what they offer, that Bartlett’s re-election should be a […]
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 […]
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 […]
LIBBY’S ELECTION GUIDE Dear Oaklanders, Earlier this week, I ended my 2020 State of the City address by recognizing that this November’s election is so consequential it could chart a new path for our state and our nation. I meant it. I hope you’re as fired up as I am about this Presidential race, and […]
The Pandemic has broken the very fabric of our economy and in Oakland and San Francisco its impact is acutely felt in Chinatown. The need to close to follow shelter-in-place guidelines created to slow the spread of the coronavirus ignited a giant negative economic impact. That caused Jocelyn Tsaih to start a fund-raiser called “Save […]
City of Oakland and Housing Consortium of the East Bay doing a C-Y-A by Derrick Soo ONN – City of Oakland and Housing Consortium of the East Bay doing a C-Y-A by Derrick Soo Back in April of this year, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced a NEW Housing Program dubbed “Operation HomeBase at 633 Hegenberger Rd. […]
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 […]
Homeless Oakland Man In A Backyard At Hillgirt Circle And Mac Arthur Blvd Needs Help And Shelter ONN – Homeless Oakland Man In A Backyard At Hillgirt Circle And Mac Arthur Blvd Needs Help And Shelter Homeless Oakland Man In A Backyard At Hillgirt Circle And Mac Arthur Blvd Needs Help And Shelter On Nextdoor, […]
Oakland City Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney has served the residents of perhaps the most complicated Oakland City Council District in our city very well. Understand that while District Three is commonly thought of as being only West Oakland, in reality it’s also Downtown Oakland, Uptown Oakland, and Adams Point / Lake Merritt, where I live. […]
Oakland Town Hall on Homeless Encampment Policy From YouTube Channel: October 1, 2020 at 10:46PM ONN – Powered by Restream https://restream.io/ 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 […]
Oakland – Mayor Libby Schaaf and affordable housing partners will open a new apartment community on the Emeryville border that serves mainly working families, seniors, veterans, people with special needs and the formerly homeless. Estrella Vista illustrates an innovative partnership between public and private organizations (including a dozen financial supporters), and the cities of Oakland […]
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 […]
Donald Trump Brings Proud Boys And Oakland Back Into Focus During Presidential Debate With Joe Biden ONN – Donald Trump Brings Proud Boys And Oakland Back Into Focus During Presidential Debate With Joe Biden Donald Trump Brings Proud Boys And Oakland Back Into Focus During Presidential Debate With Joe Biden Just when it seemed like […]
Blockbuster Trump EPA Letter To California Gov Gavin Newsom Blasts State, Los Angeles and San Francisco Waste From Homeless Problem A letter sent to Zennie62Media an hour ago is from the Office of United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Director Andrew Wheeler, under President Donald Trump. In it, Mr. Wheeler claims that he “is concerned that […]
In his newsletter Oakland District 6 Councilmember Loren Taylor shared a series of news updates related to homelessness and tenant and landlord protection. Here they are: City Of Oakland Homeless Encampment Management Policy When the pandemic hit the city council moved quickly into shelter in place in March, pausing the sunshine ordinance to allow city […]
Oakland Heat Related DEATH At Operation HomeBase Homeless Trailer Park by Derrick Soo ONN – Oakland Heat Related DEATH At Operation HomeBase Homeless Trailer Park by Derrick Soo Oakland Heat Related DEATH At Operation HomeBase Homeless Trailer Park by Derrick Soo When Operation HomeBase opened, City was made aware that the Electrical grid to power […]
Daniel’s Story by Seneca Scott From YouTube Channel: September 23, 2020 at 07:30PM ONN – “Daniel’s Story By Seneca Scott” Oakland City Council D3 Candidate YouTube Video Note: not an endorsement, but this YouTube video by the candidate for the Oakland City Council District Three Seat that’s held by Lynette Gibson McElhaney is a must […]
Oakland’s Future: Solving Homelessness, Housing for All! From YouTube Channel: September 25, 2020 at 01:00PM ONN – Listen and engage with homelessness & housing experts to create comprehensive solutions for Oakland’s housing crisis. Create a dialogue with the community to ensure all people of Oakland are housed. Join Tri Ngo, Candidate for Oakland District 1 […]
From the Nikki Fortunato Bas Councilmember, City of Oakland, District 2 Community Email comes this compendium of City of Oakland grant programs for business. $10K Grants for Essential Businesses: California State Compensation Insurance Fund is offering up to $10K to State Fund policyholders to help reimburse the costs of COVID-19 safety expenses such as the […]
Oakland – The City of Oakland received $36.9 million in State of California CARES Act funding. Of that, approximately $850,000 will go to grants to support Oakland-based nonprofit organizations that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant program will support about 34 nonprofits with grants of $20,000 to $25,000 each. The grants are […]
City of Oakland Awarded $20M in California State Homekey Funding Projects to provide 163 units of permanently affordable housing for homeless and those vulnerable to homelessness Oakland –– Yesterday, the City of Oakland was awarded $20 million for two housing projects targeting some of the City’s most vulnerable residents. Governor Newsom announced the Homekey awards […]
The Oakland that I knew is dead. It was a city that had over 100 job training programs and several low interest loan and grant programs for businesses. It was a city that was unafraid to embrace manufacturing, transportation, and heavy industry, as much as it demanded and caused the development of an economy comparatively […]
Oakland – On Monday September 21st, the Oakland City Council will move one step closer to clarifying to how Oakland will manage and support homeless encampments throughout the city. Led by Councilmember Loren Taylor, the Council’s Life Enrichment Committee hopes to finalize a new Encampment Management Policy. Councilmember Taylor emphasized that, “When there is a […]
City of Oakland Seeks Applicants for New Homeless Advisory Commission. 9-member board recommends strategies to remedy homelessness and advises on priorities for Vacant Parcel Tax funds for homeless services Oakland, CA – The City of Oakland is establishing its first-ever Homeless Advisory Commission and is seeking nine qualified Oakland residents to sit on the inaugural […]
Aftermath Of An Oakland Fire In Homeless Encampment : TOXINS Are Problems – Derrick Soo From YouTube Channel: September 18, 2020 at 11:16AM ONN – Aftermath Of An Oakland Fire In Homeless Encampment : TOXINS Are Problems To Be Addressed – By Derrick Soo After every fire, Health hazards abound from the burning processes of […]
Aftermath of a fire, TOXINS are hurdles to be addressed by Derrick Soo ONN – Aftermath of a fire, TOXINS are hurdles to be addressed by Derrick Soo After every fire, Health hazards abound from the burning processes of destruction. Those TOXINS must be removed before “Repopulation” can begin. In the case of the Homeless, […]
Sanpete County Utah has a population of over 27,000 people, and is located 122 miles south of Salt Lake City, Utah. Of late, in the ongoing push to build the much-needed Insight Terminal Solutions Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal and replaced the lost low-skill, well-paying jobs that went away with the closure of the Oakland […]
Nights getting Cold, Shelters Burn, People DIE by Derrick Soo ONN – Nights Getting Cold In Oakland, Shelters Burn, People DIE – by Derrick Soo Mayor Libby Schaaf has FORCED people to live in only “Soft” shelters on Oakland’s streets. My Tiny Home HOA’s would remove these “Death Shelters” from many hazards including intentional “Burnouts”. […]
Smoke Filled Air From California Fires Hitting Oakland’s Homeless Encampments – by Derrick Soo ONN – Smoke Filled Air From California Fires Hitting Oakland’s Homeless Encampments – by Derrick Soo Smoke Filled Air From California Fires Hitting Oakland’s Homeless Encampments – by Derrick Soo This morning I woke up late thinking it’s still dark out! […]
I’ve noticed a really annoying trend in the San Francisco Bay Area of late, more specifically the last six years, and more intensely over the last four years (which happens to coincide with the election of Donald Trump as POTUS). It’s white folks telling black folks what racism is. The most bothersome examples pop-up in […]
Marcie Hodge Oakland City Council Districts 7, Combat homeless populations From YouTube Channel: September 7, 2020 at 09:21PM ONN – Building Leadership And Community Knowledge We had a educational good time @hodge4oakland @djigorbeatz #marciehodge4oaklandcitycouncil For full interview, go to @djigorbeatz #igtv Save the date!! September 9, 2020 @hodge4oakland and team will be at Foothill square, […]
Building an Economic Roadmap for Oakland From YouTube Channel: September 1, 2020 at 08:53PM ONN – Bloomberg Associates Building an Economic Roadmap For Oakland, But… On YouTube, Bloomberg Associates posted this video and wrote: Bloomberg Associates worked with the City of Oakland to balance its rapid economic growth with its core values of equity and […]
Oakland – Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan has been urging the City to take action to acquire available buildings, such as SROs, hotels, and dormitories, to help house the homeless. The Council unanimously passed Kaplan’s resolution on March 27, 2020, urging rapid action on this due to the growing COVID-19 crisis, and to protect […]
Oakland – Oakland Unified School District announces its policy to serve nutritious meals every school day under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and/or Afterschool Snack Program. Effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals if the household income is less than or equal to […]
Dear Oaklander, I hope you and your loved ones are hanging in there as we in Oakland contend with wildfires in addition to COVID. Big appreciations to our firefighters, first responders and health professionals during these challenging times. In this newsletter, you’ll find information on these topics: New multilingual, multicultural COVID Test Site in Oakland […]
The Joshua Pawlik Shooting is the focus of the just released report by Robert Warshaw, the Thelton E. Henderson court-appointed monitor of the Oakland Police Department in the wake of the events of The Riders Case. Below, is a digitized version of the report. You can also download it here. You can also read former […]
