Oakland – Midst a devastating pandemic that’s crippling economies worldwide, here’s a Port of Oakland bright spot: meat exports to Asia. The Port said today its meat exports jumped 26 percent in the first quarter of 2020 over Q1 2019. Port Of Oakland said it now controls 42 percent of the market for meat exports … Read more
Thousands of Oakland Youth and Activists Lead March in Solidarity with George Floyd as Alameda county announces curfews Oakland, CA – Yesterday, young people from across the East Bay led a peaceful march to show solidarity with George Floyd’s family and the Black community at large, which falls victim to the systemic racism and barbarity … Read more
In the Wake of COVID-19 and Murder of George Floyd, Congresswoman Barbara Lee Calls for Formation of Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Commission Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced legislation calling for the establishment of the first United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT). The Commission will examine the effects … Read more
Statement From Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan On LaTonda Simmons Hiring As Interim Oakland Assistant City Administrator: “It is with great pleasure that I congratulate LaTonda Simmons, a native of Oakland, and our current City Clerk, on her appointment as interim Assistant City Administrator. LaTonda Simmons has served the City with exceptional professionalism and … Read more
Oakland from a distance – Even though we’re in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, some people insist on maintaining their pre-pandemic behaviors and won’t get a clue: such is true for the extreme left in Oakland and the SF Bay Area, who are starting to look like the extreme right in rural Florida 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
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
Press Conference Scheduled: OUSD and City of Oakland Announce Plan to CLOSE the Digital Divide; Bold $12.5 Million Plan Launches on Thursday! Oakland, CA – “It’s time to close the digital divide once and for all,” is the rallying cry of the leaders of a new effort to support students and families in Oakland. The … 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
Mayor Schaaf, Vice Mayor Reid Announce Oakland Economic Recovery Advisory Council In my humble opinion, forming a “Economic Recovery Advisory Council” at this stage is late. By now, we know enough for the City of Oakland to write a plan in one day, and then launch the plan the next day. Advisory Council will identify … Read more
Oakland – Today the Oakland City Council voted unanimously to pass the Emergency Paid Sick Leave For Oakland Employees measure introduced by Councilmember Sheng Thao and her colleagues Councilmembers Fortunato Bas, Kalb, and Taylor. This ordinance was written in partnership with East Bay for A Sustainable Economy and other key stakeholders. “The COVID-19 crisis has … Read more
If Twitter Is Battling Fake News Why Is CEO Jack Dorsey It Allowing By President Trump, Says To CNN? ONN – If Twitter Is Battling Fake News Why Is CEO Jack Dorsey It Allowing By President Trump, According To CNN? On April of last year, 2019, it was reported that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey … Read more
Oakland Eviction Moratorium Information ONN – By the YouTube Channel “public education struggle”, which reports: As of early April, 31% of renters in the United States cannot pay rent. No one should have to choose between paying rent to a landlord or feeding their children. We want you to know about some of your rights … Read more
OUSD and Oakland Latino Educators Set to Honor Thousands of Students Virtually in 20th Annual Latino/a Honor Roll Celebration on Friday “Nuestra Gente Unida – Our People United” Oakland – The OUSD Office of Equity Latino Student Achievement (LSA) and Oakland Latino Educators (OLE) will celebrate 3,321 Latino students in grades 6 through 12, who … Read more
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
COUNCILMEMBER SHENG THAO ALONG WITH AAPI WOMEN LEAD AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ANNOUCE LAUNCH OF “PROJECT MASC FOR OAKLAND” TO FUNDRAISE AND DISTRIBUTE MASKS & OTHER RESOURCES TO OAKLAND COMMUNITIES Oakland – In partnership with AAPI Women Lead, theUCSF Center for Child and Community Health, UCSF Black Women’s Health & Livelihood Initiative, UCSF National Center of … Read more
Baricitinib Research Commences in NIH-led Adaptive Coronavirus COVID-19 Treatment Trial. Eli Lilly Starts Phase 2 Trial with Anti-Ang2 in Coronavirus COVID-19 Indianapolis – On April 10th, 2020, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced it entered into an agreement with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of … Read more
OUSD Joins School Districts Across the Nation in Calling for More Education Funding From the Federal Government Oakland, CA – On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, Oakland Unified School District joined 61 other urban school districts across the country in calling for Congress to allocate more money to education during this time of crisis because of … Read more
Oakland Schools: OUSD Grab and Go Free Meal Program Surpasses 1,000,000 Student Meals Handed Out Oakland, CA – On Monday, April 27, the thirteenth day of free meal service for students across OUSD during the coronavirus pandemic, nutrition services staff handed out the one millionth meal to a family in need. The total student meals … Read more
Some Oakland Landords Violating Eviction Moratorium, City Can Take Action Against Lawbreakers ONN – Some Oakland Landords Violating Eviction Moratorium, City Can Take Action Against Lawbreakers A number of viewers have reported to me, unfortunately, that they are being harassed by either their landlord, or lawyers representing the landlords, and basically being told to get … 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
Journalism Industry Needs Coronavirus Relief Funding; Antitrust Settlements with Google and Facebook Could Recover Journalism Rescue Funds Washington, D.C. – In a small win for the journalism industry, the Seattle Times and Tampa Bay Times were each granted a loan that would ensure the publications could avoid layoffs and pay cuts for its staff. The … Read more
Small Business, Marketing, Payment Protection Program – With Beth Schnitzer Of Spritz Marketing SF ONN – Small Business, Marketing, And Payment Protection Program – With Beth Schnitzer Of Spritz Marketing in San Francisco On Facebook, Beth captured what we’re all feeling about and experiencing with the Payroll Protection Plan Bailout Program when she wrote this: … Read more
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’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
Shelter-in-Place Shifts Focus to Essential Operations Amid Travel Declines Oakland – At Oakland International Airport, runways and taxiways are open and in active use. Terminals are operational, and air cargo activity has increased with new goods movement demands. Travel that is deemed “non-essential” is legal but is discouraged as a measure to curb the spread … Read more
The Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce sent out this request, which I have elected to re-post and amplify here at Oakland News Now. Tell Oakland City Council to Not its Abuse of Emergency Powers Friday afternoon the Oakland City Council – led by Council President Rebecca Kaplan – cancelled its regularly scheduled meeting set for … Read more
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
Oakland Residents And America Could Get A $2,000 Stimulus Check Under Proposed Bill ONN – Oakland Residents And America Could Get A $2,000 Stimulus Check Under Proposed Bill According to Channel 11 in Atlanta: “The new bill, named the Emergency Money for the People Act is being introduced by Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, and Rep. … Read more
“San Francisco Bay Area Indie Bookstores Unite to Survive COVID: Breakthrough Strategies” ONN – San Francisco Bay Area Indie Bookstores Unite To Survive COVID-19 Via New Media This is another Oakland News Now YouTube video find called “San Francisco Bay Area Indie Bookstores Unite to Survive COVID: Breakthrough Strategies”, and on the GlobusBooks SF … Read more
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
LIVE: Oakland mayor, officials hosts town hall to discuss latest on COVID-19 crisis ONN – Oakland Mayor Schaaf, Officials Hosts Town Hall To Discuss Latest On COVID-19 Crisis. Livestream from ABC News KGO YouTube Channel to Oakland News Now via Zennie62Media Network. https://abc7ne.ws/3buHqt8 Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the … Read more
President Trump Approves California Disaster Declaration To Recover From COVID-19 Pandemic ONN – President Trump Approves California Disaster Declaration To Recover From COVID-19 Pandemic The White House Press Office issued this press release: President Donald J. Trump Approves California Disaster Declaration Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State … Read more
Trump’s Coronavirus Denial And More Entertainment Closures ONN – The CDC who is part of the federal government has failed its citizens in providing accurate testing kit. The Trump Administration continues to deny the severity of this crisis in the U.S. And more entertainment venues are closing indefinitely. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: … Read more
Congratulations To Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf On Excellent Handling Of The Grand Princess Crisis! ONN – Congratulations To Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf On Her Excellent Handling Of The Grand Princess Crisis! 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 … Read more
Hey Oakland And Everyone Everywhere, Be Happy On Social Media, Stop The F-Bombs, Please! ONN – Hey Oakland And Everyone Everywhere, Be Happy On Social Media, Stop The F-Bombs, Please! We have too many people expressing how mean they can be. Let’s all love and stop the hate on social media. Now, debating is one … Read more
“Coronavirus: The Black Swan Of 2020”: Sequoia’s Letter To Its Founders And CEOs ONN – “Coronavirus: The Black Swan Of 2020”: Sequoia’s Letter To Its Founders And CEOs Dear Founders & CEOs, Coronavirus is the black swan of 2020. Some of you (and some of us) have already been personally impacted by the virus. We … Read more
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