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
sideshow video From YouTube Channel: February 26, 2021 at 01:32PM ONN – Oakland Police Release Sideshow Video Showing Cars Towed In California OPD: Avoid being one of the dozens of people who had their vehicles towed and seized with 30-day holds after taking part in illegal sideshows in Oakland. This weekend OPD will resume Enforcement … Read more
Woman Dragged In Chinatown, Oakland Police Issue Sideshow Warning For Weekend ONN – Woman Dragged In Chinatown, Oakland Police Issue Sideshow Warning For Weekend – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Watch the vlog Woman Dragged In Chinatown, Oakland Police Issue Sideshow Warning For Weekend OPD will have Enforcement of Illegal Sideshow Activity this weekend. There will … Read more
Oakland – Today the Defund Oakland Police Coalition released a comprehensive report in response to the draft recommendations issued by Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Task Force (RPSTF). At a press event today experts involved with the recommendation process spoke to the specific recommendations from each Advisory Board. “The Defund Oakland Police Coalition is excited about … Read more
OPD Arrest a Berkeley Man for Criminal Threats Involving Hate Crimes From YouTube Channel: February 23, 2021 at 10:20PM ONN – Oakland Police OPD Arrest a Berkeley Man For Criminal Threats Involving Hate Crimes Oakland Police at work busting someone who apparently got carried away being racist on social media. Read on. For Immediate Release: … 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 Police Officers Prevent A Suicide Attempt From Building ONN – Oakland Police Officers Prevent A Suicide Attempt From Building – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube OPD NEWS: On February 15, 2021, at about 5:19 PM, a person called the Oakland Police Department (OPD) Communication Division to report a person sitting on the ledge of a … Read more
Regina Jackson EOYDC/Chair of Oakland Police Commission From YouTube Channel: February 16, 2021 at 03:36PM ONN – Regina Jackson EOYDC/Chair Of Oakland Police Commission With Robert L. Harris Note from Zennie62Media and OaklandNewsNow.com : this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media , Inc. mobile … 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
Someone Is Shooting A Gun Just Over An Hour, Hourly, Daily, In Oakland ONN – Someone Is Shooting A Gun Just Over An Hour, Hourly, Daily, In Oakland – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Someone Is Shooting A Gun Just Over An Hour, Hourly, Daily, In Oakland As the mainstream media focused exclusively on the naming … Read more
McClymonds High School Serves as Backdrop for City of Oakland’s Swearing in Ceremony for new Police Chief, LeRonne Armstrong, McClymonds Alumnus Oakland, CA — A sunny Monday morning at McClymonds High School looked very different than it has for the past eleven months. A crowd had gathered for a special event in which the school … Read more
New Oakland Police Chief, LeRonne Armstrong, speaks at his swearing in ceremony at McClymond HS. From YouTube Channel: February 9, 2021 at 04:01PM ONN – New Oakland Police Chief, LeRonne Armstrong, Speech At Swearing In Ceremony At McClymond HS Note from Zennie62Media and OaklandNewsNow.com : this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of … 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
Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong Announces New Executive Team, Darren Allison, Assistant COP ONN – Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong Announces New Executive Team, Darren Allison, Assistant COP – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong Announces New Executive Team, Darren Allison, Assistant COP New email from The Oakland Police Department reads as … Read more
Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong From YouTube Channel: February 5, 2021 at 02:55PM ONN – Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong This is what I wrote here at Oakland News Now on February 21, 2020, just less than one year ago: LeRonne Armstrong For Oakland Police Chief: Long-Time Deputy Chief Should Be Top Cop Oakland Mayor … Read more
Oakland mayor picks new police chief LeRonne Armstrong From YouTube Channel: February 5, 2021 at 04:27PM ONN – Mayor Libby Schaaf confirmed that LeRonne Armstrong is the new Oakland police chief. KTVU: In a video tweet, Schaaf said she was very excited to have Armstrong on board. She called Armstrong “a mentor” and “a leader.” … Read more
LeRonne Armstrong New Oakland Police Chief, About F-ckin Time Mayor Schaaf Picked Black Top Cop From YouTube Channel: February 5, 2021 at 03:58PM ONN – LeRonne Armstrong New Oakland Police Chief, About F-ckin Time Mayor Schaaf Picked Black Top Cop Note from Zennie62Media and OaklandNewsNow.com : this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation … Read more
Oakland Police Seeks Chinatown Assault Suspect Who Knocked 91 Year Old Man To Ground, And Others ONN – Oakland Police Seeks Chinatown Assault Suspect Who Knocked 91 Year Old Man To Ground, And Others – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Oakland Police Seeks Chinatown Assault Suspect Who Knocked 91 Year Old Man To The Ground, As … Read more
Oakland, CA — Oakland Police Felony Assault investigators released the attached surveillance camera images and video of a suspect involved in three assaults in the Chinatown area. On January 31st, 2021, at 12:10 pm, Oakland Police officers responded to the 800 block of Harrison Street on a report of an assault. Officers located three victims … Read more
Oakland Cop Leans On Experience While Mentoring Children Of Incarcerated Parents From YouTube Channel: January 27, 2021 at 10:11PM ONN – Oakland Cop Leans On Experience While Mentoring Children Of Incarcerated Parents KPIX Reports – Oakland Police Officer Freddy Williams is also a volunteer counselor at Project Avary, a non-profit founded in 1999 to provide … Read more
Oakland News: 2 Arrested For 10 Armed Robberies Of Cell Phone Stores ONN – Oakland News: 2 Arrested For 10 Armed Robberies Of Cell Phone Stores – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Oakland News: 2 Arrested For 10 Armed Robberies Of Cell Phone Stores Two men were arrested and charged with 17 counts relating to robbery … Read more
The “Massive Downtown Oakland, East Oakland Sideshows And Gun Shootings” appears to be part of a larger effort to have mass sideshows all at once, in different cities. This is my speculation based only on a sudden rash of videos on YouTube and that happened today, all titled as referring to the Oakland Sideshow of … Read more
OUSD Students and Staff Featured in New Documentary Homeroom Heading to 2021 Sundance Film Festival This Month Oakland – Starting in 2019, a documentary film crew worked in OUSD watching the educational process and seeing the lives of students, along with staff and families. The intent was to show urban education through the eyes of … Read more
Jurell Snyder: Trump Terrorist Was Oakland Police Officer And In US Army At The Time, Is Republican ONN – Jurell Snyder: Trump Terrorist Was Oakland Police Officer And In US Army At The Time, Is Republican – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Jurell Snyder: Trump Terrorist Was Oakland Police Officer And In US Army At The … Read more
Timing Of Vandalism Of Breonna Taylor Bust In Oakland, Suspiciously Close To Nashville Incident ONN – Timing Of Vandalism Of Breonna Taylor Bust In Oakland, Suspiciously Close To Nashville Explosion – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube I know people, or some, hate conspiracy theories, but these days one can’t help but come to a conclusion about … 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
Community and Council President Kaplan Call for OPD to Stop the Criminalization of Oakland Youth Oakland — This week, the Oakland Police Media Unit sent out a press release using inflammatory language to spread what the Chief said she “hoped” would be “alarm” about “juveniles committing violent crimes in Oakland.” (link). The release contained no … Read more
Explaining That Oakland Police Crime Calls Come Mostly From The Poor In Flatlands Who Need Help ONN – Explaining That Oakland Police Crime Calls Come Mostly From The Poor In Flatlands Who Need Help – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Explaining That Oakland Police Crime Calls Come Mostly From The Poor In Flatlands Who Need Help … 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 Police Department Critical Incident Video / Officer-Involved Shooting – November 3, 2020 From YouTube Channel: December 18, 2020 at 08:22PM ONN – On November 3, 2020, the Oakland Police Department was involved in an officer-involved shooting in the 1400 block of 92nd Avenue. When the Department has a critical incident involving our officers, we … Read more
Oakland Sees Recent Sharp Rise in Violent Robberies From YouTube Channel: December 10, 2020 at 08:46PM ONN – Oakland Sees Recent Sharp Rise in Violent Robberies Says Oakland Police KPIX reports: Oakland police investigators say they don’t know what’s causing a recent increase in violent crime but say the attacks are getting more violent and … Read more
Oakland — On Monday, December 7, 2020 the Oakland Finance Committee heard the FY 2019-20 Q4 & FY 2020-21 Q1 R&E Report. According to the Report from the Interim Director of Finance, dated November 30, 2020, “FY 20-21 year end expenditures are projected to exceed the budget for a total of $62.29 million deficit, which … Read more
Oakland has seen more than its share of helicopters buzzing around. Most common, it seems, are traffic reporting versions used by the local TV channels KRON, KPIX and KTVU. Then, there are the Oakland Police helicopters that pop up whenever someone’s on the loose. UPDATE: For those visiting on January 9th, 2021, here’s the latest … Read more
Send Oakland Police To 4474 MacArthur Blvd: Stolen Car From Berkeley Reported By Victim To Be There ONN – Send Oakland Police To 4474 MacArthur Blvd: Stolen Car From Berkeley Reported By Victim To Be There – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Send Oakland Police To 4474 MacArthur Blvd: Stolen Car From Berkeley Reported By Victim … Read more
MISSING PERSON Jeffrey Kirkland From YouTube Channel: November 20, 2020 at 01:51PM ONN – Oakland Police Announce MISSING PERSON Jeffrey Kirkland In YouTube Video OPD writes: On November 1, 2020, around 10:30pm 18-year old Jeffrey Kirkland packed his belongings and left a home in the 2100 block of High Street. Kirkland is described as an … Read more
Sideshow Seizures From YouTube Channel: November 20, 2020 at 09:33PM ONN – Oakland Police YouTube Video Shows Cars Nabbed As Part Of Sideshow Seizures Program OPD writes: Today, with the help of CHP – Solano and Newark PD, eight sideshow vehicles were towed and seized with 30-day holds as part of an investigation lead by … Read more
Oakland Police Officer Malcolm Miller Is Millionaire Cop With $640,000 Annual Pay Package From YouTube Channel: November 22, 2020 at 01:36AM ONN – Oakland Police Officer Malcolm Miller Is Millionaire Cop With $640,000 Annual Pay Package OPD’s Malcolm Miller is the highest paid police officer in California, thanks to the over $640,000 in pay and … Read more
John Burris Interview On Next Oakland Police Chief, Police Department, Police Commission From YouTube Channel: November 10, 2020 at 11:43PM ONN – John Burris Interview On Next Oakland Police Chief, Police Department, Police Commission Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version … Read more
Oakland News Now Version of 2020 Oakland Police Chief Candidates Forum Livestream ONN – Oakland News Now Version of 2020 Oakland Police Chief Candidates Forum Livestream – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Oakland News Now Version of 2020 Oakland Police Chief Candidates Forum Livestream Note from Zennie62Media’s Zennie62 YouTube and Oakland News Now Today Blog SF … Read more