ILWU “Bloody Thursday”1934 General Strike Commemoration At SSA Terminal Port Of Oakland ONN – The ILWU, other unions, community activists and supporters commemorated the “Bloody Thursday” when 2 strike supporters were murdered by the San Francisco police in 1934. It led to the San Francisco general strike. The commemoration also discussed the recent racist attacks … Read more
ILWU 2020 Juneteenth Andy Garcia Speaks Out ONN – ILWU 2020 Port Of Oakland Juneteenth: GSC Logistics’s Andy Garcia Speaks Out At the ILWU Juneteenth press conference and rally on June 19, 2020, Andy Garcia who is with GSC Logistics spoke in support of Maritime workers and against the privatization of the Port of Oakland … Read more
Norwegian Cruise Line Passenger Ships At Port Of Oakland Until Economy Recovers ONN – Norwegian Cruise Line Passenger Ships At Port Of Oakland Until Economy Recovers The Port of Oakland Press Release tells you that Norwegian Cruise Line Passenger Ships are coming to Oakland. It reads… Three passenger vessels will idle here with only crew … Read more
Where should the Bay Area place any stimulus funding from DC in order to restart our Covid-wracked economy if the individual cities here don’t each get a whopper check from Steve Mnuchin? Commonsense pretty much dictates that it’ll have to be where any large project – or a package made up of interrelated, small to … Read more
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
Dan Kalb Oakland Councilmember Calls Las Vegas Raiders Traitors Talks Oakland A’s Howard Terminal ONN – Dan Kalb Oakland Councilmember Calls Las Vegas Raiders Traitors Talks Oakland A’s Howard Terminal As part of a longer 42 minute video, Oakland District One Councilmember Dan Kalb talked about the future of professional sports development in Oakland. While … Read more
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
City Of Oakland Using A’s Howard Terminal Ballpark As Basis For Powerful Redevelopment District ONN – City Of Oakland Using A’s Howard Terminal Ballpark As Basis For Powerful Redevelopment District If you have doubts about the title above, read this text from Senate Bill 293 “SB-293 Infrastructure financing districts: formation: issuance of bonds: City … Read more
Oakland Athletics turn to social media for latest Howard Terminal / Coliseum ballpark plan talk The Oakland Athletics sent an email newsletter announcing plans for a Facebook Live event that teams Oakland A’s representatives with folks from San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG Architects). This is what it read: … Read more
Today, The XFL named the list of cities that will host a team in the new professional football league starting in 2020. Eight cities were called out: Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, St. Louis, Seattle, Tampa Bay, and Washington D.C. You know the cities & stadiums. Now it’s time to secure your seats. Why … Read more
While other media types suspected that only men were behind the opposition to the Oakland A’s Howard Terminal Ballpark, I knew better: it was Vivian Kahn. This is what I wrote at Oakland News Now on August 4th 2018 (My birthday!) The Oakland A’s are still deep in the “exclusive negotiating agreement” period, where two … Read more
The Oakland A’s are still deep in the “exclusive negotiating agreement” period, where two sites for a new baseball stadium, the Oakland Coliseum and Howard Terminal near Jack London Square, are under scrutiny. UPDATE: Oakland A’s New Ballpark Landed CEQA Fast-Track Legislation From State Of California To speed up the environmental approval process, Oakland A’s … Read more
