Oakland Redevelopment Agency Archives

Economic Stimulus For Oakland Or The Greater Bay Area Metropolitan Region? – Steve Lowe

March 16, 2021March 14, 2021 by Steve Lowe

Zennie62Media note: Steve Lowe is an Oakland landscape architect and developer who’s holds the following civic titles: VP, West Oakland Commerce Association VP, Jack London District Association Boardmember, Old Oakland Neighbors Member, West Oakland Community Advisory Group Coordinator, WOJLOO! Co-Founder (1973), Old Oakland Project But his claim to fame is the development of Old Oakland: … Read more

Rio California, Oakland City Center Pioneer Restaurant, Needs Help To Stay Open During Pandemic

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 by Zennie Abraham

Rio California Preservation Park Oakland

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

FYI: The Oakland City Council Budget Problem Is The Pandemic Councilmember Kaplan

December 21, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Rebecca Kaplan On City Of Oakland Mid Year Budget

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

Bust Of Frank H. Ogawa Restored At Oakland City Hall Plaza: Tribute To Oakland’s Late Councilmember

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Bust Of Frank H. Ogawa Restored At Oakland City Hall Plaza: Tribute To Oakland’s Late Councilmember ONN – Bust Of Frank H. Ogawa Restored At Oakland City Hall Plaza: Tribute To Oakland’s Late Councilmember From a post on Oaklander Phil Tagami’s Facebook Page comes this news about the late Oakland Councilmember Frank H. Ogawa. The … Read more

George Floyd Murder Protest: Shocking Emeryville Best Buy Looting YouTube Video

May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

George Floyd Murder Protest: Shocking Emeryville Best Buy Looting YouTube Video ONN – George Floyd Murder Protest: Shocking Emeryville Best Buy Looting YouTube Video The vlogger who made this YouTube video at a channel called “XX”, gives us a first-person video-blog account as he or she is participating in the thieving mayhem of the Saturday … Read more

On Insight Terminal Solutions OBOT, Oakland Jobs, Extreme Left Fake News On Coal, COVID-19

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

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

Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe Downtown Oakland Was Best Late Night Breakfast Place

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe Downtown Oakland Best Late Night Breakfast ONN – Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe Downtown Oakland Was Best Late Night Breakfast Place https://ift.tt/2zEJT5V This is a tribute to the still-not-replaced best Downtown Oakland late night breakfast restaurant, Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe. An off-shoot of the Emeryville-based, Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives-featured, gotta-love-the-rich-food eatery, Rudy’s … Read more