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Sheltered Mercy Documentary: Interview With Leslie Silver On Causes Of Homelessness Mental Illness

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Sheltered Mercy Documentary: Interview With Leslie Silver On Causes Of Homelessness Mental Illness ONN – Sheltered Mercy Documentary Movie: Interview With Leslie Silver On On Homelessness Mental Illness in Sacramento and her film. Leslie Silver was our guest on Zennie62 on YouTube Live and to talk about her in-production documentary called “Sheltered Mercy”. Sheltered Mercy … Read more

City of Oakland Launches Operation HomeBase For Homeless Residents Vulnerable To COVID-19

May 5, 2020 by Roger Robarts

Oakland, CA – Mayor Libby Schaaf, Vice Mayor Larry Reid, and City Councilmember Loren Taylor joined with community and philanthropic leaders today to announce the opening of Operation HomeBase, a new COVID-19 isolation trailer program located on Hegenberger Road in East Oakland. The new trailers were donated by the State of California to the City … Read more

City of Oakland Economic Development Failing Oaklanders, Must Set-Up #KeepOaklandGoing

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Walden Pond Books, Gaylord’s Ice Creamery, and more well-known small businesses are suffering and closing due to the necessary shelter-in-place policies installed to combat the Global Pandemic. There are scores of GoFundMe campaigns to help these institutions survive, but not a peep from the Oakland Office of Economic Development, save for a pop-gun program of … Read more

City Of Oakland To Pay $1.4M To Mom of Homeless Man Killed By Police In Video

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Oakland to Pay $1.4M to Mom of Homeless Man Killed by Police ONN – City Of Oakland To Pay $1.4M To Mom of Homeless Man Killed By Police In Video This video was posted to the Freedom Media Canada YouTube channel. Here’s the text: Police responded to reports of Joshua Pawlik, 31 on March 11, … Read more

First Oakland Homeless COVID-19 Cases Reported By Derrick Soo, Today April 27 2020

April 27, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

First Oakland Homeless COVID-19 Cases Reported By Derrick Soo, Today April 27 2020 ONN – First Oakland Homeless COVID-19 Cases Reported By Derrick Soo, Today April 27 2020 Soo: “First Confirmed COVID-19 Outbreak in Oakland Homeless encampment. 7 people moved by ROOTS Community Healthcare into Quarantine at Comfort Inn. Friday. New Safe RV Park at … Read more

City of Oakland, Working Solutions Have $500,000 In Emergency Grants For Small Businesses

April 22, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

City of Oakland, Working Solutions Announce Disbursement of $500,000 in Emergency Grants to Small Businesses Additional Contributions Needed To Meet Demand Oakland, CA – Today, the City of Oakland and Working Solutions, a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), announced the disbursement of emergency grants to 90 extremely low-income small businesses in Oakland to help … Read more

Oakland’s Blue Shield of California Launches Digital Campaign To Support Youth Mental Health

April 21, 2020 by Roger Robarts

Oakland’s Blue Shield of California’s BlueSky Launches “New State of Mind” Digital Campaign to Support Youth Mental Health and Resilience BlueSky, DoSomething.org help teens manage stress and anxiety while coping with the COVID-19 crisis and other social pressures. Oakland, CA – Blue Shield of California has teamed up with DoSomething.org, the largest organization for young … Read more

2020 NFL Draft Draft-A-Thon Live Livestream Announced

April 23, 2020April 18, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Rich Eisen and Deion Sanders Host Star-Studded Event Featuring Personalities Across Sports and Entertainment Including Actor and Comedian Kevin Hart, Music Artist Quavo, NFL Stars Tyrann Mathieu, Devin McCourty and More Donations Now Being Accepted at NFL.com/Relief; Funds Raised to Benefit COVID-19 Relief Efforts Across the Country The NFL today announced additional details for “Draft-A-Thon,” … Read more

The City Of Oakland Should Reduce Salaries 25 Percent Rather Than Layoffs In The Pandemic

July 10, 2024April 8, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

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

City Of Oakland Plans Parks & Rec Employee Cuts After Voters Approve Measure Q

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

City Of Oakland Plans Parks & Rec Employee Cuts After Voters Approve Measure Q ONN – City Of Oakland Plans Parks & Rec Employee Cuts After Voters Approve Measure Q Sad news: according to a well-placed news source, the City of Oakland plans to cut Parks and Recreation Department staff, after voters approved the controversial … Read more

Oakland City Council Teleconference Meeting Draws 1,000, Eviction Moratorium Unanimously Passed

March 30, 2020 by Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan Oakland City Council At-Large

Oakland, CA- This past Friday, March 27th, for the first time, the Oakland City Council held a special city council meeting by teleconference. An estimated 1,000 participants joined the meeting via zoom or phone. At this meeting, the Council unanimously supported Council President Kaplan’s Resolution to more closely follow the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) … Read more

Oakland City Attorney’s Housing Justice Initiative

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Oakland City Attorney’s Housing Justice Initiative ONN – Introduction to the City Attorney’s Housing Justice Initiative Sign of the times: Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker’s last YouTube video was uploaded to her channel three years ago. This new video was uploaded three hours ago, today. The City Attorney’s Housing Justice Initiative was introduced December 19th … Read more

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Hires Susan Manheimer For Police Chief: John Arthur Jones III Weighs In

April 5, 2020March 26, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Hires Susan Manhemier For Police Chief - John Arthur Jones III Weighs In

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Hires Susan Manhemier For Police Chief – John Jones Weighs In John Arthur Jones III is Director of Community and Political Engagement from June 1, 2018 to present, in Oakland, California. Mr. Jones focusing on anti-displacement efforts including keeping black residents and black-owned businesses in Oakland as well as preserving the … Read more

Allegiant Las Vegas Stadium Construction Update: Progress Even With Pandemic Shelter-In-Place

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Allegiant Las Vegas Stadium Construction Update: Progress Even With Pandemic Shelter-In-Place ONN – Allegiant Las Vegas Stadium Construction Update: Progress Even With Pandemic Shelter-In-Place In this Allegiant Stadium Construction Update, we find that the stadium has reached a number of milestones. Most notably, the ETFE cable-net roof structure is moving toward looking like the artist … Read more

Moratorium On Oakland COVID-19 Related Evictions Called For By Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Moratorium On Oakland COVID-19 Related Evictions Called For By Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas ONN – Moratorium On Oakland COVID-19 Related Evictions Called For By Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas The Oakland District Two Councilmember sent this email: Oaklanders are strong, resilient, and community-minded. We are focused on a major piece in stopping the spread of infection: … Read more

Mobile Mayor At Oakland Grand Lake Farmers Market For March 7 2020

March 8, 2020March 7, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Mobile Mayor At Oakland Grand Lake Farmers Market For March 7 2020 ONN – Mobile Mayor At Oakland Grand Lake Farmers Market For March 7 2020 Donald Richardson is Zennie62Media Vlogger on the scene for the Mayor of Oakland’s scheduled “Mobile Mayor” meetup at Oakland Grand Lake Farmers Market. Here’s what the Mayor’s Office reported: … Read more

Mobile Mayor At Grand Lake Oakland Farmers Market

March 8, 2020March 7, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Mobile Mayor At Oakland Farmers Market ONN – Mobile Mayor At Grand Lake Oakland Farmers Market Donald Richardson is Zennie62Media Vlogger on the scene for the Mayor of Oakland’s scheduled “Mobile Mayor” meetup at Oakland Grand Lake Farmers Market. Here’s what the Mayor’s Office reported: WHAT: On Saturday, March 7th Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf … Read more

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Must Fight Coronavirus With Lots Of Hand Sanitizer At Grand Lake Event

March 7, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Must Fight Coronavirus, With Lots Of Hand Sanitizer At Grand Lake Event ONN – Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Must Fight Coronavirus, With Lots Of Hand Sanitizer At Grand Lake Farmers Market Event The Mayor of Oakland sent a media advisory for her “Mobile Mayor” event at the Grand Lake Farmers Market … Read more

Oakland A’s Howard Terminal Ballpark Proposal CBA Steering Commitee Meeting February 22 2020

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Oakland A’s Howard Terminal Ballpark Proposal CBA Steering Commitee Meeting February 22 2020 ONN – Oakland A’s Howard Terminal Ballpark Proposal CBA Steering Commitee Meeting February 22 2020 A letter of information I received from the City Of Oakland. Good morning! The Howard Terminal CBA Steering Committee will convene this Saturday, February 22nd from 10:00 … Read more

Vote For Oakland Measure Q 2020 Parcel Tax Don’t Buy Garbage That Rents Will Rise

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Vote For Oakland Measure Q 2020 Parcel Tax Don’t Buy Garbage That Rents Will Rise ONN – Vote For Oakland Measure Q 2020 Parcel Tax Don’t Buy Garbage That Rents Will Rise Please vote for the Oakland Measure Q 2020 Parcel Tax. It will provide additional revenue to help the City of Oakland cope with … Read more

Dan Kalb: Oakland District One Councilmember 2020 ReElection Live Interview

February 12, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Dan Kalb: Oakland District One Councilmember 2020 ReElection Live Interview ONN – Dan Kalb: Oakland District One Councilmember 2020 ReElection Live Interview The Zennie62 on YouTube Livestream talk with District One Councilmember Dan Kalb runs over 42 minutes, and includes his extensive run-down of how the City of Oakland is addressing housing affordability and the … Read more

Here’s Why Jeremy Gong Really Isn’t Running For The Oakland City Council District 1 Seat In 2020

February 12, 2020February 11, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Here’s Why Jeremy Gong Really Isn’t Running For The Oakland City Council District 1 Seat In 2020 ONN – Here’s Why Jeremy Gong Really Isn’t Running For The Oakland City Council District 1 Seat In 2020 So, I figured out why Jeremy Gong isn’t running for the Oakland City Council District One Seat in 2020. … Read more

In Oakland State Of The City Address Mayor Schaaf Touts Trickle Down Economics To Reduce Rents

February 9, 2020February 8, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

In Oakland State Of The Union Address Mayor Schaaf Touts Trickle Down Economics To Reduce Rents

In Oakland State Of The City Address Mayor Schaaf Touts Trickle Down Economics To Reduce Rents ONN – In Oakland State Of The City Address Mayor Schaaf Touts Trickle Down Economics To Reduce Rents Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has joined the conservative bandwagon that says more market rate housing development will, eventually, cause lower rents. … Read more

Oakland State Of The City: Mayor Schaaf Says 4,000 Oaklanders Avoided Homelessness

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Oakland State Of The City: Mayor Schaaf Says 4,000 Oaklanders Avoided Homelessness ONN – Oakland State Of The City: Mayor Schaaf Says 4,000 Oaklanders Avoided Homelessness Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf touted the report on the work of “Keep Oakland Housed” explaining that 4,000 Oaklanders were saved from becoming homeless. But there is a long way … Read more

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s 2020 State Of The City Address: What I Want To Hear

February 7, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s 2020 State Of The City Address: What I Want To Hear ONN – Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s 2020 State Of The City Address: What I Want To Hear Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s 2020 State Of The City Address: What I Want To Hear. The 50th Mayor of Oakland, Libby Schaaf, is … Read more

Oakland’s Rebecca Kaplan Congratulates Moms 4 Housing, Seeks Affordable Housing From County List

January 22, 2020 by Rebecca Kaplan

Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan Thanks Moms 4 Housing, And Works To Obtain Affordable Housing From County’s Property Auction List Oakland, CA – For the past several weeks, Moms 4 Housing, a group of Oakland homeless mothers and their children had been residing in a formerly-vacant home in West Oakland. An Alameda County Superior … Read more

Oakland Rockridge RCPC First 2020 Meeting: Measure Q, Census, OakDOT Director Ryan Russo

March 15, 2023January 16, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Oakland Rockridge RCPC First 2020 Meeting: Measure Q, Census, OakDOT Director Ryan Russo ONN – Oakland Rockridge RCPC First 2020 Meeting: Measure Q, Census, OakDOT Director Ryan Russo The Rockridge Community Planning Council meets for the first time in 2020, tomorrow. Here is what the group posted in an email: All are welcome and encouraged … Read more

Wedgewood Offers To Pay Shelter For Oakland “Moms 4 Housing” And Move Their Belongings

January 27, 2020January 11, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Wedgewood Properties Offers to Pay Catholic Charities to Shelter “Moms 4 Housing” and Move their Belongings to New Location Urges Group to Depart Peacefully and Voluntarily From its Property. UPDATE: It’s Moms 4 Housing and Friends vs. Alameda County Sheriffs. Maybe. Oakland, CA. — Wedgewood Properties, the company that owns the Magnolia Street home overtaken … Read more

Oakland City Council President Kaplan Statement On Moms 4 Housing, Wedgewood, Community Land Trust

January 10, 2020January 9, 2020 by Rebecca Kaplan

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

Re: A TIF-Based Solution To The SF Bay Area Homeless Crisis (City State History)

May 20, 2019 by Steve Lowe

Hi Zennie! This is my rebuttal to your post “A TIF-Based Solution To The SF Bay Area Homeless Crisis.” I think we’ve discussed that, as the “Strongest Regional Economy in the World,” the Bay Area needs to face up to its all but palpable destiny as a megalopolitan city-state and begin dealing with the unconscionable … Read more

A TIF-Based Solution To The SF-Oakland Bay Area Homeless Crisis

May 22, 2019May 19, 2019 by Zennie Abraham

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The San Francisco Bay Area is faced with the most acute homeless crisis in its history. A recent (April 10th 2019) report issued by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute estimated that it would cost $12.7 billion to end the homeless crisis in the Bay Area. And the latest news is that the San Francisco … Read more

Rebecca Kaplan: Oakland City Council President Asks Berkeley To Offer Sites For RVs

April 10, 2019 by Rebecca Kaplan

Oakland, CA – On March 26th 2019, Oakland City Council President Kaplan called on Berkeley to refocus on identifying viable alternative sites for RVs, rather than immediately adopting a vote on a ban at today’s council meeting. Kaplan is calling for increased regional collaboration on homeless solutions, and is helping to seek applicants to operate … Read more

City Of Oakland Opens New Tuff Sheds For Homeless East Oakland Residents

February 1, 2019 by Roger Robarts

The City of Oakland’s trying to cover up that its still using Tuff Sheds as homes for the homeless. So, the press release that was sent over to Zennie62Media uses the terms “Community Cabins” and “unsheltered” to replace “Tuff Sheds” and “homeless”. Here’s the press release, adjusted to fit the true nomenclature. Oakland, CA – … Read more

At Oakland Candidates Forum Mayor Libby Schaaf Gets Booed On Homeless Issue By Cat Brooks-Dominated Crowd

December 29, 2018August 24, 2018 by Zennie Abraham

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The Alameda County Democratic Party Forum held tonight at the Elihu M. Harris State Building and moderated by the man the giant building was named after looked like it might serve as a kind of political coming out party for Oakland activist Cat Brooks, and to a degree that’s exactly what happened. All one has … Read more

Two Divergent Perspectives on Oakland’s “Tuff Shed” Homeless Shelter Community

December 29, 2018April 6, 2018 by Saied Karamooz

Early this year, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and UN Special Envoy Leilani Farha reacted to their separate visits to the new homeless “Tuff Shed” shelter “community” (formerly called “encampment”) at the corner of 6th and Castro streets. One cannot help being struck by their personal perspectives that are as diametrically opposed to each other as are … Read more