Massive Homeless Encampment at MLK & West Grand Oakland From YouTube Channel: August 6, 2020 at 12:29AM ONN – Multi-block long encampment near Downtown Oakland on Martin Luther King Jr. Way between 25th and West Grand. “Loot Only Large Corporations” graffiti at 0:01 Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the … Read more
Oakland homeless camp drone view From YouTube Channel: July 8, 2018 at 11:24PM ONN – Oakland Homeless Camp From 2018 Drone View When you watch this, Take a look around at all your stuff and think, can we just keep buying more stuff? How much do we need before we get to the point of … Read more
Town Hall Discussion on Homeless Encampment Management From YouTube Channel: June 23, 2020 at 11:13AM ONN – Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor Town Hall Discussion on Homeless Encampment Management From Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor on YouTube, who represents District Six in Oakland, California. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full … Read more
Homeless solution in Oakland California From YouTube Channel: August 5, 2020 at 04:23PM ONN – YouTuber Makes Embarassing Vlog On Homeless Solution In Oakland California Bevelyn Beatty On YouTube: #JesusMatters 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 … Read more
Oakland CA, Congress woman Kamala Harris rep this area! House rep Barbara Lee… From YouTube Channel: August 5, 2020 at 04:05PM ONN – YouTuber Blames Congresswomen Kamala Harris And Barbara Lee For Oakland Homeless Problem This is YouTuber Bevelyn Beatty second video-blog on the epic Oakland homeless problem. What she did was walk into several … Read more
City of Oakland Receives Over $20 Millions Affordable Housing Development Projects Oakland – After recently receiving nearly $90 million in awards for affordable housing developments, the City of Oakland is pleased to announce additional awards of $15 million in competitive funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (CA HCD) Multi-Family Housing Program … Read more
Death of Guy Mike Lee: A Oakland, Berkeley Bay Area Homeless Icon by Derrick Soo ONN – Death of Guy Mike Lee: A Oakland, Berkeley Bay Area Homeless Icon by Derrick Soo You may or may not know the name Guy Mike Lee. Since the 70’s, Mike has fought for the Street Rights of our … Read more
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Loses To OBOT Oakland Bulk Terminal In 9th Circuit ONN – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Loses To OBOT Oakland Bulk Terminal In 9th Circuit The Office Of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra became the latest California organization to lose to Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal or OBOT in the … Read more
Rebecca Kaplan Interview On Oakland City Council, Police De Funding Status, Homeless Policy From YouTube Channel: July 30, 2020 at 05:58PM ONN – Rebecca Kaplan Interview On Oakland City Council, Police De Funding Status, Homeless Policy (Oakland Defund Police), Other Matters The Oakland At-Large Councilmember and City Council President talks about the effort to rearrange … Read more
For anyone feeling politically homeless because of Trumpism: you are not alone. From YouTube Channel: July 30, 2020 at 04:29PM ONN – “If anybody out there feels like they’re alone, you’re not. …I hope that we can come together. We can vote for Joe Biden as a necessary thing to do.” Are you a Republican, … Read more
New Changes To Oakland’s Homeless Programs by Derrick Soo From YouTube Channel: July 28, 2020 at 02:01PM ONN – New Changes To Oakland’s Homeless Programs By Derrick Soo; On BACS And Operation Dignity Before losing my housing, I worked to CHANGE how Homeless Programs are administered in Oakland. Mayor Schaaf allows the continued HARM of … Read more
Rebuilding a Homeless Community in Oakland, CA by Derrick Soo ONN – Rebuilding A Homeless Community In Oakland, CA By Derrick Soo After one week of returning to my former Community, a massive cleanup is in order. This is what happens when there’s NO Leadership in the Encampments. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: … Read more
The Oakland City Council is discussing Agenda Item 16: “Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget Amendments”, which includes the “Defunding The Police” report filed by Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Nikki Fortunado Bas, the text of which has been digitized and is presented below. But also included below as links to the Scribd versions, … Read more
Ben Bartlett, Berkeley Councilmember, wrote this on Medium on Dec 4, 2019. He called it a “Framework for an Intrastate Regulatory Safe Harbor / Sandbox”. Councilmember Ben Bartlett: Technology is at its best when used to address fundamental human needs. While the internet represents a technological breakthrough of foundational significance, much of its potential to … Read more
Rotary Club of Oakland meeting July 9 2020 ONN – Ces Butner Installed As President At Rotary Club Of Oakland Virtual Meeting, July 9 2020 Ces Butner, of the Port of Oakland Board of Directors and his beverage company, was installed as the.. Well, let the Rotary Club tell you… Rotary Club Of Oakland Video … Read more
California cafe stays alive with charity lunches ONN – Farley’s East Cafe In Oakland At 33 Grand Serves Charity Lunches For Homeless, Others A Reuters video, which explains: Each day, employees at Farley’s East cafe in Oakland, California fix about 200 turkey, ham and egg salad sandwich lunch plates to be distributed free to the … Read more
Oakland’s Mid-cycle Budget Cuts $14.3 Million from Police Budget, Invests Additional $50 million to Address Racial Disparities Community investments include violence prevention, housing and homelessness, COVID economic relief, arts and culture, and bridging the digital divide Oakland, CA – Amidst a national conversation about racism and calls to defund the police in favor of repairing … Read more
President Trump Executive Order Strengthening The Child Welfare System For America’s Children EXECUTIVE ORDER STRENGTHENING THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM FOR AMERICA’S CHILDREN By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. Every child deserves a … Read more
Oakland Equity Caucus Budget Approved,$26.9M in COVID-19 Funding for Most Impacted Communities, Redirects Police Funding OAKLAND, Calif. – On Tuesday, June 23, Oakland City Council approved the “Community First Budget” proposed by Finance Chair Lynette Gibson McElhaney, and Equity Caucus partners Vice Mayor Reid, Councilmembers Noel Gallo and Loren Taylor. Informed by Oakland’s 2018 Equity … Read more
Oakland, CA – Tuesday, June 23rd, starting at noon, my colleagues and I will continue our discussion of the Oakland Mid Cycle FY 20-21 Budget Amendments. We are working, in partnership with community, to provide a budget that responds to vital current needs, helping our community, including our local small businesses and non-profits deal with … Read more
Derrick Soo Interviews Needa Bee Of The Village In Oakland ONN – Derrick Soo Interviews Needa Bee Of The Village In Oakland Needa was the Original creator of Homeless Self-Govern Model in Oakland. Needa’s Model of a Self-Governed community was reflected in the SANCTIONING of the 77th Ave Rangers Tent City in East Oakland. Was … Read more
Oakland Homeless Policy Update: Housing vs P-A-T-H Vlog by Derrick Soo ONN – Oakland Homeless Policy Update: Housing vs P-A-T-H Vlog by Derrick Soo Soo is going after the City of Oakland’s current Homeless Policy and calling for a new one: P-A-T-H , which is Permanent Access To Housing Stay tuned. Note from Zennie62Media and … Read more
TRAGEDY IN OAKLAND CALIFORNIA ONN – YouTube’s CharlieBo313 Video “TRAGEDY IN OAKLAND CALIFORNIA” Focuses On Homeless Conditions 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 launched June 2018. This … Read more
Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Introduces “Safety For All: George Floyd Community Safety Act” ONN – Ben Bartlett Berkeley Councilmember Introduces “Safety For All: George Floyd Community Safety Act” “Safety for All: George Floyd Community Safety Act” UPDATE: Councilmember Bartlett’s message on Domestic Violence Month 2020. Berkeley On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at 2:30 pm & … Read more
Toward A Self-Governance Model For Homeless Camps In Oakland – By Derrick Soo ONN – Toward A Self-Governance Model For Homeless Camps In Oakland – By Derrick Soo Establishing a Self-Governance Model, sets up the “Foundation” for True Affordable Housing to move forward with Tiny Homes on Oakland Land Trust Property’s. The “Modern Day” Starter … Read more
Cities of Emeryville and Oakland Announce Opening of Family Matters Emergency Shelter for Families Families offered shelter, services, support, and meals Oakland and Emeryville announce opening of new emergency shelter for unhoused families https://t.co/40vbC41A9m — Libby Schaaf (@LibbySchaaf) June 9, 2020 Oakland, CA – Today Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Emeryville Mayor Christian Patz were … Read more
They call us, Service Resistant ONN – Derrick Soo Explains What “Service Resistant” Means To Oakland Homeless Community City of Oakland spends Millions of your Tax Dollars on “Programs” for the Homeless. Oakland City Official’s are at a loss as to why the Homeless are REFUSING assistance from “Contracted” Intervention Agencies. I speak for the … Read more
Oakland – I cannot get over the fact the Mayor or her “handlers”, in her recent letter to supporters, attempted to coop the whole series of recent events Protests to dancing in the streets as if she guided, orchestrated them all and should be embraced as a unifier and praised for it. What was well … Read more
Oakland Community Kitchens Serving Now ONN – Oakland Community Kitchens Serving Now – By Lukas Oakland’s Maria Alderete Oakland – Hello everyone! My name is Maria Alderete and my husband and I own Lukas in Oakland California. We’ve had Lukas now for 15 years, and we’ve been very blessed with being able to serve our … Read more
Oakland’s Safe RV Park Issues now Life Threatening. Vlogger Derrick Soo. ONN – Oakland’s Safe RV Park For Homeless Has Issues That Are Now Life Threatening Vlogger Derrick Soo Raw transcript of video: welcome everybody Derek Soo you’re 2020 to Auckland Maori Oh candidate it’s been an insane 24 hours if you’ve been following along … Read more
Heatwave At Oakland’s New Safe RV Park for East Oakland Homeless Seniors By Derrick Soo ONN – Heatwave At Oakland’s New Safe RV Park for East Oakland Homeless Seniors By Derrick Soo There are many issues that need addressing at the New Safe RV Park. Electrical Infrastructure is nowhere near to NEC Electrical Code. This … Read more
East Oakland Homeless Encampment “Burnout” Vlog By Derrick Soo ONN – East Oakland Homeless Encampment “Burnout” Vlog By Derrick Soo Criminal activity is usual cause for a Fire. Fed up neighborhood victims, housed & Unhoused, will retaliate. This is the aftermath. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and … Read more
Dear Oaklander, Heading into our 11th week sheltering in place, I’m inspired by recent wins for our community, such as the extension of my emergency eviction moratorium and a fall ballot initiative to provide Oakland youth with more political power! In this newsletter you’ll find: Updates on Oakland’s eviction moratorium extension Efforts to grant youth … Read more
Zennie62Media note: that a budget can be structured during a Worldwide Pandemic and not include a calculation for a request for a Federal Government Bailout is totally wild. The Mayor of Oakland needs to think and do out of the box, because we’re not in a situation that allows the same-old, same-old. A dollar figure … Read more
Oakland’s Derrick Soo On “Street Health Teams Doing What We Do Best” In Homeless Work ONN – Oakland’s Derrick Soo On “Street Health Teams Doing What We Do Best” In Homeless Work I’m a member of ACHCH- Street Health Team. We work directly with our Homeless population to address Medical needs, Psychological Crisis, Drug Intervention … Read more
Oakland, CA: (May 18, 2020) – Today, Oakland Council President Rebecca Kaplan, who serves as Oakland’s Council Member At-Large, announced a bold “Agenda for Healthy Transition and a Just Recovery Plan.” The City of Oakland remains in the local State of Emergency that the City Administrator declared on March 9, 2020 due to the COVID-19 … Read more
In early 2017, Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett (among others) sounded the call for what are called “micro-homes”. The plan, the brainchild of San Francisco Developer Patrick Kennedy, of Panoramic Interests, remarked to the press that tension among residents was caused by close spaces. Kennedy’s idea for micro-apartments, in contrast, intended to offer privacy as a … Read more
City of Oakland And OUSD Have Plan To Close Digital Divide – Press Conference ONN – City of Oakland And OUSD Have Plan To Close Digital Divide – Press Conference Leading the virtual press conference were: Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Superintendent of OUSD Jessica Ramos, 11th Grade Student, Skyline High School Ali … 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
Homeless Woman Unmasked Coughing, Sneezing At 99 Cent Store Covina By Joseph Armendariz ONN – Homeless Woman Unmasked Coughing, Sneezing At 99 Cent Store Covina By Joseph Armendariz Homeless woman Unmasked at Local 99 Cent Store coughing and sneezing. The police were called in to ask her to leave the store. After few minutes she … Read more