Oakland’s Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan Calls on City’s New Funding to Be Used to Restore Vital City Services Oakland, CA — At the March 16, 2021, Oakland City Council meeting, we will discuss the allocation of Oakland’s additional funds — $10 million from the OACCA/Warriors litigation and large sums from the Federal COVID relief packet, … Read more
Downtown Oakland City Center And Tribune Tower Photo Tops On Instagram Today ONN – Downtown Oakland City Center And Tribune Tower Photo Tops On Instagram Today – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Watch the vlog Downtown Oakland City Center And Tribune Tower Photo Tops On Instagram Today Of all of the six million Instagram posts under … Read more
Inside City Hall: Police Advisory Commission From YouTube Channel: February 11, 2021 at 01:58PM ONN – Inside Oakland City Hall: The Police Advisory Commission The City of Oakland YouTube Channel: Welcome to Inside City Hall, the show where we take a closer look at your City Government through the lens of its Boards and Commissions. … Read more
Oakland Architect and Developer David Allen (who’s a member of the Oakland Skyline High School Class of 1980) and is building the proposed Oakland Museum of Jazz & Art) has presented a list of five SF Bay Area Jazz Songs he says everyone should hear. According to SelectFivePodcasts.com: Oakland native David Allen is an architectural … Read more
LaTonda Simmons, the former City Clerk, is now City of Oakland Assistant City Administrator Oakland – The Oakland City Council has confirmed the appointment of Ms. Asha Reed as City Clerk and Clerk of the Council. Ms. Reed has served as an employee of the City of Oakland since April 22, 2013, joining the ranks … Read more
Rebeca Kaplan, the Oakland City Councilmember’s At-Large Representative, Effectively Used All Media To Gain Passage of Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO), in partnership with the Oakland Fire Department Here’s the press release sent by The Office of Oakland City Councilmember Rebeca Kaplan: Oakland – Today, Oakland City Council unanimously passed resolutions to approve … Read more
Oakland Must Establish MACRO—an Alternative to Leading with Police for Mental Health Crises Response—Immediately Oakland residents, labor and elected officials are calling on the City Of Oakland to immediately implement this program within the next six months Oakland – A broad coalition of residents, community organizations and labor groups are calling on the Oakland City … Read more
KPIX Channel 5 Sports Anchor Vernon Glenn Gives Shout-Out To Zennie62Media CEO Zennie Abraham For The Most Influential African American / Black Sports Executives In The SF Bay Area List As we close Black History Month 2021, one question remains. Of all African American / Black sports executives in the San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose … Read more
Howard Terminal Ballpark update with the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Report, here. The last OaklandNewNow.com blog post update on the process toward building a new ballpark for the Oakland Athletics at Howard Terminal, revealed that the City of Oakland was in search of a new consultant to focus on the work of the … Read more
Oakland City Council Meeting Schedule – Contact Your Oakland City Councilperson – Coded For Oakland News Now by Zennie Abraham, CEO, Zennie62Media The Open Oakland Councilmatic Code was slow to update to the City Council Agenda, and lacked a link to the actual page, so it was removed. Oakland City Council Meeting Watch Page Oakland … Read more
Oakland — Oakland’s Vice-Mayor Rebecca Kaplan is introducing a resolution designed to add support to the Building and Planning department at the March 2, 2021, City Council meeting. Kaplan’s proposed resolution would promote the development and reopening of businesses, thus creating revenue and a healthier economic recovery for the City of Oakland. The City Council … Read more
Mae Phu – Oakland Chinatown Chinese Speaking Community Liason Is A Gun Toting Police Officer ONN – Mae Phu – Oakland Chinatown Chinese Speaking Community Liason Is A Gun Toting Police Officer – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Watch the vlog Ok, Mae Phu is the new Oakland Chinatown Liaison, but they need a police officer, … Read more
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong Announce New Dedicated Liaisons to Non-English Speaking Communities to Increase Safety and Trust Note, just an hour after Mayor Schaaf’s Office issued the press release this post is based on, Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunado Bas issued a tweet that she met with Police Chief … Read more
Oakland Police Chief Armstrong To Restore Dedicated Chinese-Speaking Officer In Chinatown ONN – Oakland Police Chief Armstrong To Restore Dedicated Chinese-Speaking Officer In Chinatown – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Oakland Police Chief Armstrong To Restore Dedicated Chinese-Speaking Officer In Chinatown At the behest of Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunado Bas, and according to her … Read more
The Pandemic, and the close-but-don’t-compensate business policy that’s a response to it, and has wrecked California’s Economy, has hurt many popular restaurants and bars like The Alley Cat Bar and now Rio California at 1233 Preservation Park Way, Oakland. I mention Rio California because it was and remains one of the favorite places for City … Read more
Oakland Street Trash & Homelessness continue to grow in 2021 From YouTube Channel: February 11, 2021 at 04:47AM ONN – YouTuber: Oakland Street Trash & Homelessness Continue To Grow In 2021 The channel “waajidsvideo” on YouTube posted this series of dashcam videos capturing areas in Oakland where, in the vlogger’s view, the homeless problem was … Read more
The sad feud borne of a serious lack of leadership in Oakland just took another ugly turn with the District email that was issued by new Oakland District Three Councilmember Carroll Fife. To set the stage, watch my video from the awful Chinatown anti-crime event held by Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunado Bas almost … Read more
Oakland City Council’s Nikki Fortunato Bas, Carroll Fife, Blast Mayor Schaaf Over Chinatown Issue ONN – Oakland City Council’s Nikki Fortunato Bas, Carroll Fife, Blast Mayor Schaaf Over Chinatown Issue – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas, and District 3 Councilmember Carroll Fife, Blast Mayor Libby Schaaf Over Chinatown Issue. … Read more
I saw this over at Instagram, and since there’s no repost for WordPress (yet), I made my own. It reads as the title above does: “Oakland Can Support Black Lives Matter And Attack Anti-Asian Racism At The Same Time”. It’s an answer to the sudden attacks on elderly Asian Americans in Oakland, and a behind-the-scenes … Read more
Feud Between Mayor Schaaf And Council President Bas On Police Spending In Chinatown Just Got Ugly ONN – Feud Between Mayor Schaaf And Council President Bas On Police Spending In Chinatown Just Got Ugly – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Feud Between Mayor Schaaf And Council President Bas On Police Spending In Chinatown Just Got Ugly … Read more
Now Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf And Mom With Zennie Abraham In Photo From 1998 Christmas Party ONN – Now Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf And Mom With Zennie Abraham In Photo From 1998 Christmas Party – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Now Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf And Mom With Zennie Abraham In Photo From 1998 Christmas Party … Read more
The Honorable Treva Reid: Oakland City Council District 7 Councilmember Interview From YouTube Channel: February 3, 2021 at 05:47AM ONN – The Honorable Treva Reid: Oakland City Council District 7 Councilmember Interview Note from Zennie62Media and OaklandNewsNow.com : this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental … Read more
[4K] Oakland, California, USA ?? | Oakland City Center, City Hall, Fox Theatre | Walking Tour From YouTube Channel: January 13, 2020 at 05:00PM ONN – Oakland, California | Oakland City Center, City Hall, Fox Theatre | Walking Tour Oakland Is a city on the east side of San Francisco Bay, In California. Oakland City … Read more
Danny Wan cites 2020 impacts and kicks off 2021 planning process at State of the Port Oakland, CA – February 3, 2021: Port of Oakland’s Executive Director Danny Wan began his State of the Port 2021 message to more than 200 stakeholders with a song lyric: Mercy, Mercy Me, Things Ain’t What They Used To … Read more
Unanimously Passed! Resolutions to Receive $10 Million to Help Save Vital Oakland City Services and Calling for COVID-19 Vaccines to be Made Equitably Available for Our Community The Oakland City Council unanimously voted to approve two important resolutions introduced by Councilmember Treva Reid and I. The resolutions are; • Approving $10 million in available excess … Read more
Oakland Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan Together with Councilmember Treva Reid, Call for COVID-19 Vaccines to Be Made Equitably Available for Our Community Oakland – Tomorrow, February 2, 2021, Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan, along with Councilmember Treva Reid, will be introducing an urgent resolution asking the Oakland City Council to urge the state and federal governments … Read more
Oakland City Council To Consider $5/hr Hazard Pay For Grocery Workers During The Pandemic ONN – Oakland City Council To Consider $5/hr Hazard Pay For Grocery Workers During The Pandemic – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube On Tuesday February 2nd, at 1:30 pm pst, the Oakland City Council will consider emergency legislation brought by Oakland City … Read more
On January 9th, 2021, Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunado Bas (District 2) introduced a resolution with Councilmember Thao (District 4) to create a Blue Ribbon Task Force for the Progressive, Modern and Equitable Business Tax Ordinance approved by Council on July 14, 2020 for placement on the November 8, 2022 ballot. Councilmember Bas believes … Read more
The First Nationwide COVID-19 Memorial to Lives Lost is Part of The Inauguration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris Oakland – Today, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced that Oakland will be participating in the Nationwide COVID-19 Memorial to Lives Lost by: • Illuminating Oakland City Hall on the evening of … Read more
Oakland’s Derreck B Johnson Shows Off Biden-Harris Inauguration Swag After Arriving In Washington ONN – Oakland’s Derreck B Johnson Shows Off Biden-Harris Inauguration Swag After Arriving In Washington – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Oakland’s Derreck B Johnson Shows Off Biden-Harris Inauguration Swag After Arriving In Washington Derreck is the guest of Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. … Read more
The baseball great and his development partner wants to team with a tribal lands developer for the light-on-specifics proposal focusing tribal casino and hotel development on the Coliseum land. Livestream above at 4:20 PM EST December 26th 2020. A source who wished to remain anonymous sent to this vlogger a seven-page copy of a document … Read more
The letter below was originally presented in “Rebecca Kaplan Calling On Oakland Police to Stop Criminalizing Oakland Youth” here at Oakland News Now. It was digitized for presentation here. December 18, 2020 Dear Oakland City Councilmember Kaplan, We are writing on behalf of a consortium of youth development and community-based organizations including Black Organizing Project … Read more
First, Merry Christmas, everyone! Second, Let me repeat that title: “The Oakland City Council Budget Problem Is The Pandemic Councilmember Kaplan”. That take comes from a Twitter exchange that featured Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan posting this to a small set of other Oakland-focused Twitter accounts: This: They say the huge budget problem was … Read more
Oakland City Center: Jack London Memorial Tree From YouTube Channel: December 19, 2020 at 04:15PM ONN – Annalee Allen: Oakland City Center Frank Ogawa Plaza, Jack London Memorial Tree Annalee Allen: Part of the series: Exploring the Oakland City Center. A native of Oakland, Jack London wrote novels about events in California history such as … Read more
Oakland City Center: Rotunda Building From YouTube Channel: December 19, 2020 at 09:20PM ONN – Annalee Allen: Oakland City Center: Rotunda Building By Phillip Tagami Annalee Allen: Part of the series: Exploring the Oakland City Center. The Rotunda Building in Oakland’s Center Center first opened in 1914 as a department store. Tour the Rotunda Building … Read more
John Arthur Jones III Blasts Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, Forgot Oakland City Council Exists From YouTube Channel: December 19, 2020 at 02:13PM ONN – John Arthur Jones III Blasts Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, Forgot Oakland City Council Exists On Facebook, John Arthur Jones posted this missive about The Mayor of Oakland: The current Mayor of … Read more
Oakland – On Thursday, Mayor Libby Schaaf and City Administrator Ed Reiskin shared with City of Oakland employees the stark financial reality the City faces due to extreme revenue losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Like all cities and local governments — and barring significant federal relief — Oakland must consider immediate measures to address … Read more
Oakland – The City of Oakland is now the official proud owner of Clifton Hall Dormitory in the amenity rich, transit-friendly Rockridge neighborhood. The 63-unit, unoccupied building will provide deeply affordable, long- and short-term housing for Oakland seniors and families. Funds for this acquisition were granted to the City of Oakland through the State’s Project … Read more
Rebecca Kaplan Oakland Councilmember Presents Ideas To Generate Budget Revenue – On Twitter ONN – Rebecca Kaplan Oakland Councilmember Presents Ideas To Generate Budget Revenue – On Twitter – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan presented this text on Twitter about 35 minutes ago to this point: Closing the budget gap … Read more
Oakland City Center: Lionel J. Wilson Building From YouTube Channel: December 14, 2020 at 01:32PM ONN – Annalee Allen: Oakland City Center: Lionel J. Wilson Building Oakland City Center: Lionel J. Wilson Building. Part of the series: Exploring the Oakland City Center. Lionel J. Wilson was Oakland’s first African-American mayor. Tour the buildings of Oakland … Read more