Oakland Police Report National Night Out Is Postponed To October 6 2020 ONN – Oakland Police Report National Night Out Is Postponed To October 6 2020 From Oakland Police Department: National Night Out 2020 Postponed Oakland, CA –In the interest of community safety, National Night Out has been postponed, due to COVID-19 conditions and restrictions. … Read more
The Oakland Police Department 911 Center update. ONN – Interim Chief Susan Manheimer: Oakland Police Department 911 Center Video Update Interim Chief Susan Manheimer talks about the changes coming to OPD’s 911 Communications Center. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version … Read more
OK PROGRAM ONN – Oakland Police Department Interviews OK Program Of Oakland’s Jasin Saunders 2020 Castlemont High School Graduate and member of OK Program of Oakland Jasin Saunders, was celebrated for his commitment and dedication in and out of the classroom. For the second time, Auto Plus Towing & Auto Body partnered with the OK … Read more
Oakland, CA (July 23, 2020)- Today, The Police Commission Ballot measure resolution that Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb and I, Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, introduced, which was co-sponsored by Oakland Councilmembers Noel Gallo and Loren Taylor, was unanimously passed by Council. It will now go on the November 3, 2020 Ballot for Oakland voters to … Read more
Oakland – Tuesday, July 21, 2020, the Oakland City Council Equity Caucus (Vice Mayor Larry Reid, Councilmembers Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Noel Gallo,and Loren Taylor) ushered a unanimous vote to immediately begin the effort to redirect $150 Million from police to fund Oakland’s Black community, improve public safety and meet other critical community needs.“Yesterday’s debate provided … Read more
Oakland – During the July 21st Council meeting, The Office Of Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan successfully passed our Resolution redirecting the Special Event function from OPD, allowing for a more effective process, while saving money on policing costs, and keeping more money in our community. OPD Special Events Functions The Kaplan resolution to … Read more
The Oakland City Council is discussing Agenda Item 16: “Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget Amendments”, which includes the “Defunding The Police” report filed by Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Nikki Fortunado Bas, the text of which has been digitized and is presented below. But also included below as links to the Scribd versions, … Read more
Ahead Of Oakland City Council Meeting Today, Oakland Mayor Schaaf Issues Action Alert And Attacks Councilmembers Kaplan, Bas Initiative Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf issued this “Action Alert” below: Action Alert – Save Our Budget Dear Oaklanders, On June 23rd the Oakland City Council passed a responsible and admirable budget to reconcile competing community demands to … Read more
Community Survey Finds Overwhelming Support Across Oakland for Defunding OPD and Investing in Housing, Mental Health Services Survey conducted by #DefundthePolice Coalition finds strong support for Councilmember Nikky Bas’s (District Two) proposal to reallocate another $11.4M from OPD’s budget this year and form a Task Force of impacted community members to plan next year’s $150 … Read more
Family of Man Slain by CHP Demands Answers ONN – Erik Salgado Family Wants CHP To Name The Officers Who Killed Him By Shooting Him 40 Times On what would have been his 24th birthday, Erik Salgado’s Oakland family is demanding answers after their son was killed by CHP officers. Andrea Nakano reports. (7-13-20) This … Read more
86% of shootings in Oakland go unreported. ONN – In YouTube Video Oakland Police Say 86 Percent Of Shootings In Oakland Are Unreported News from: Oakland Police Department FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2020 Denver, Chicago, New Orleans, and Nashville are just a few of the nation’s major cities that are experiencing a spike in … Read more
Oakland — On what would have been the 24th birthday of Erik Salgado his family is demanding the video footage and the names of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers who shot and killed him on June 6th. CHP shot as many as 40 rounds into the car killing him and injuring his girlfriend, Brianna … Read more
Oakland – Oakland’s Police Commission late Thursday night unanimously enacted the strongest language in the nation banning the use of neck holds and protecting individuals from asphyxia (when someone is deprived of oxygen) in encounters with police. The policy comes in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, who died of asphyxia … Read more
Oakland Police Officers Gang Arrest Alleged Black Male Carjacker, Who Says “I Can’t Breathe” ONN – Oakland Police Officers Gang Arrest Alleged Black Male Carjacker, Who Says “I Can’t Breathe”. Vlog commentary on video uploaded by @gossipofthecity on Instagram. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation … Read more
Press Conference: In Midst of Mounting Pressure and Day of Action, Oakland Council President Kaplan to Reopen Budget Vote; Commit to Join Bas, Labor, Community to Defund Police Oakland, Ca — Today, Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan will join a press conference of labor and community organizations near her home to commit to reopen … Read more
Kenise Cox Found By AC Transit Bus Driver As Reported By Oakland Police Department On Social Media ONN – Kenise Cox Found By AC Transit Bus Driver As Reported By Oakland Police Department On Social Media Oakland Police reports: “Today just before 8 am Kenise Cox was identified by an AC Transit Driver boarding a … Read more
Missing Person 12-year-old Kenise Cox ONN – Oakland Police Missing Person 12-Year-Old Kenise Cox Oakland Police on YouTube: Please help us locate Missing Person Kenise Cox. The 12-year-old girl was reported missing by her mother on Tuesday June 23rd 2020 at 4pm. Raw transcript: Kenise Cox. She’s 12 years old. Last seen wearing a black … Read more
Oakland/Richmond PD Critical Incident Video, Officer-Involved Shooting – April 16th, 2020 ONN – On April 16, 2020, the Oakland Police Department and the Richmond Police Department were involved in an officer-involved shooting that occurred in the City of Richmond. When the Department has a critical incident involving our officers, we believe in transparency with our … Read more
Oakland Equity Caucus Budget Approved,$26.9M in COVID-19 Funding for Most Impacted Communities, Redirects Police Funding OAKLAND, Calif. – On Tuesday, June 23, Oakland City Council approved the “Community First Budget” proposed by Finance Chair Lynette Gibson McElhaney, and Equity Caucus partners Vice Mayor Reid, Councilmembers Noel Gallo and Loren Taylor. Informed by Oakland’s 2018 Equity … Read more
PLAYERS COALITION CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF OAKLAND POLICE FROM K-12 SCHOOLS New York – Today, Players Coalition sent a letter to the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Board of Education urging the removal of police from K-12 schools. In response to the local, national and international demands for justice by ending Anti-Black racism and policing … Read more
Repeal Oakland City Charter’s Binding Arbitration Protection for Police Officers and Fire Fighters The time has come for Oakland to remove some or all binding arbitration protection for uniformed police and fire disciplinary matters and compensation. Arbitrator decisions overrule decisions by the Chief of Police, City Administrator, and the Police Commission. Binding arbitration is enshrined … Read more
Congratulations to Oakland Lawyer Dan Siegel, along with Walter Riley and National Lawyers Guild – San Francisco Bay Area attorney James Burch. The press release sent to Zennie62Media was clear: Today, June 18, 2020 @ 1pm, an Oakland judge issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and Order to Show Cause against the Oakland Police Department. … Read more
Oakland: Fake Body Bag And Hangman Noose Found At Lake Merritt On Lakeshore Side Thursday Morning ONN – Oakland: Fake Body Bag And Hangman Noose Found At Lake Merritt On Lakeshore Side Thursday Morning June 17 Kenzie Mouton, the man who was the victim of the racist 911 call and rant by BBQ Becky … Read more
Oakland – The Oakland City Council has some tough budget decisions to make in the next few weeks …a lot of attention has been focused on $120 million budget deficit (and growing) and the fact that the Oakland Police Department currently utilize in excess of 44% of the General Purpose Revenue. With this as a … Read more
Oakland news – On Tuesday via Twitter came news of the siting of a hangman noose on a tree near a walk path along Lake Merritt. It was the focus of this Zennie62 on YouTube video blog and Oakland News Now post: The Twitter account that belongs to the owner of Feelmore Adult, the famous … Read more
Hangman Noose Found At Oakland Lake Merritt By Owner Of Feelmore Adult, Posts On Twitter ONN – Hangman Noose Found At Oakland Lake Merritt By Owner Of Feelmore Adult, Posts On Twitter The Twitter account that belongs to the owner of Feelmore Adult, the sex shop at 17th and Telegraph in Downtown Oakland, posted a … Read more
Basic conclusion of the Oakland Police Department 2020 Police Racial Discipline Study is that “black officers were more likely to have an investigative case sustained against them than officers of other races.” Zennie62Media digitized the text from the entire study so it can be read “in the raw”. It is below. The page numbers corespond … Read more
Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett turned a phrase that is spreading around the Internet when he said the “era of militarism is over”, after his City of Berkeley, Berkeley City Council voted to ban tear gas for good, and stop police from using pepper spray and smoke during George Floyd Black Lives Matter protests. (And this … Read more
With Eyes on Policing, Oakland Hopes to Change ONN – John Jones, Regina Jackson, Barry Donelan, Dan Kalb, Others, On Changing Oakland Police Department The video from VOA News says “As protests against police violence continue in the US, residents are looking at their local police forces and asking questions.” Roll call: John Jones III … Read more
Rashidah Grinage On The Oakland Police Commission Ballot Measure, Calls To Defund Oakland Police ONN – Rashidah Grinage On The Oakland Police Commission Ballot Measure, Calls To Defund Oakland Police Rashidah Grinage, one of the creators of the Oakland Coalition for Police Accountability, talked about the Oakland City Counciil’s vote to advance the ballot measure … Read more
The Sounds Of Oakland: The George Floyd Protests (The Lakeshore Standoff) ONN – Video of George Floyd Protestors and the California Highway Patrol and Oakland Police department staring down each other on Lakeshore Avenue in Oakland, California. Credit: Oakland Photo Vault 2020 Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full … Read more
Oakland Police Department Should Be Arm Of Economic, Community Development, Here’s How And Why ONN – Oakland Police Department Should Be Arm Of Economic, Community Development, Here’s How And Why Under my plan, the Oakland Police Department would be part of Economic, Community Development and such that 700 officers would collect economic information – not … Read more
City of Oakland Encourages Oakland Residents To Apply for Measure LL Police Commission – Updated UPDATE: Application Deadline Extended to June 30, 2020 Oakland – Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and the Selection Panel for the Oakland Police Commission today announced the opening of the application process to serve on the Oakland Police Commission. The Police … Read more
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s Home Visited By Giant Youth Protest To Defund Police OPD ONN – Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s Home Visited By Giant Youth Protest To Defund Oakland Police Led by chants of “Where we goin? To Libby’s House”, a giant group of protestors made the hike up Fruitvale and to the home of … Read more
Oakland – At a rally Sunday afternoon Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council announced their support for defunding the Minneapolis Police Department and replacing it with a community-based public safety model. The councilmembers and some community activists committed to ending the Minneapolis Police Department through the budget process. The group also announced its intention … Read more
CHP Cops Shoot Unarmed Black Man 40 Times, Pregnant Girlfriend Wounded, For Car Theft During Looting ONN – CHP (California Highway Patrol) Cops Shoot Unarmed Black Man 40 Times, Pregnant Girlfriend Wounded, For Car Theft During Looting Received a call from a friend reporting this news and then received an email from the City of … Read more
Rashidah Grinage On The Oakland City Auditor’s Report On Oakland Police Commission ONN – Rashidah Grinage On The Oakland City Auditor’s Report On Oakland Police Commission 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 Zennie62Media , Inc. mobile media … Read more
Oakland City Auditor Must Outline Oakland Police Department Reform In Next Report ONN – Oakland City Auditor Must Outline Oakland Police Department Reform In Next Report 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 Zennie62Media , Inc. mobile media … Read more
Oakland, CA – For the sixth day in a row, Oakland saw demonstrations of large groups throughout the City. Yesterday’s demonstrations were once again overwhelmingly peaceful and exemplary of Oakland’s long history of the community exercising their First Amendment right and making their voices heard on matters that effect the community. “Tonight was another example … Read more
Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor District 6 Gives Update On Protests And Oakland Police ONN – Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor District 6 Gives Update On Protests And Oakland Police 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 Zennie62Media , Inc. … Read more