Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) delivered remarks today on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 7573, legislation to remove twelve Confederate statues and four other statues honoring men who championed slavery and segregation from display in the United States Capitol. The House voted today 305 to 113 … 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 Tuesday July 21st, 2 am attack on Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s home was done by around 30 vandals dressed in black and with black masks, and complete with what were said to be projectiles fired at the Mayor’s home, along with fireworks, and graffiti. The fact that it happened just one day after Trump … 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
USA: Food workers strike in Oakland against racism and economic inequality ONN – McDonalds Food Workers In Oakland Strike Against Racism And Economic Inequality Subscribe to our channel! rupt.ly/subscribe As part of a national movement calling on black people and allies to strike for better work conditions, BLM activists gathered with minimum wage activists in … Read more
President Trump Says Oakland Is A Mess, Plans To Send Federal Law Enforcement To Oakland ONN – President Trump Says Oakland Is A Mess, Plans To Send Federal Law Enforcement To Oakland President Trump said this earlier today: THE PRESIDENT: Yeah. Q — there was a report out this morning that you’re considering sending 175 … 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
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Releases Statement on the Passing of Civil Rights Icon Congressman John Lewis Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Lee released the following statement on the passing of congressional leader and civil rights icon, Congressman John Lewis. “I am deeply saddened by the news that my dear friend, colleague, and personal hero, John Lewis, … Read more
Port Update July 2020 Commercial Real Estate Director Pamela Kershaw ONN – Port of Oakland Update July 2020 Commercial Real Estate Director Pamela Kershaw Port of Oakland real estate view: tough now, but ‘sky’s the limit’ Tenants rethink work as COVID-19 hits hard, find peace on the water COVID-19 has caused upheaval for Port of … Read more
Portland Police Association Riot As People Broke In And Set Union Office On Fire ONN – Portland Police Association Riot As People Broke In And Set Union Office On Fire Many claim that people were protesting peacefully in Portland, but police used deadly force against them. Then, the Portland Police blamed the protestors. On social … Read more
The Future of Education, Alice Waters, Finding Love During COVID-19 ONN – The Future Of Education, Alice Waters, Finding Love During COVID-19 The Future of Education Gov. Gavin Newsom announced all children in 3rd grade and up must wear a mask to school — the first order of its kind in the nation. Also, schools … Read more
Is Investing In Bay Area Multifamily Worth it? Analyzing an Oakland Apartment Deal ONN – Multifamily syndicators and landlords across the nation HATE investing in California. California is known to have the most tenant friendly/landlord unfriendly laws and protections. This makes being a landlord in California a nightmare. Pair that with ultra low cap rates … Read more
Hello Oakland! Keep this in mind, the latest U.S. Census Document reports that Oakland is 36 percent white, 23 percent black, .09 percent American Indian, 15.7 percent Asian, and 26.9 percent Latino. Ok, now let’s continue. The City of Oakland sent this press release on Friday, which reads: Oakland, CA — On July 16, 2020, … Read more
Lake Merritt Packed With People Even As Sun Sets ONN – People flock to Lake Merritt amidst a global pandemic with little regard to social distancing or wearing masks 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 , … Read more
Does Washington Post Redskins Sexual Harassment Story Mean Jeff Bezos Wants Team From Dan Snyder? ONN – Does Washington Post Redskins Sexual Harassment Story Mean Jeff Bezos Wants Team From Dan Snyder? The Washington Post story of sexual harrassment and verbal abuse claims at the once-Washington Redskins is horrible. 15 women have come forward to … Read more
City Of Oakland Settles 2016 Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire Lawsuit ONN – City Of Oakland Settles 2016 Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire Lawsuit Oakland, CA –Today the Oakland City Council authorized settlement of the lawsuits filled on behalf of 32 of the 36 people who tragically lost their lives in the December 2016 Ghost Ship fire. … Read more
Trump’s mishandling of COVID-19 has prevented families from seeing each other. Lee says vote Biden. ONN – Lee’s message to Trump: “I’m nobody.You don’t have to worry about losing my vote. But you should be very concerned with a million people behind me, because you are history.” Are you a Republican, ex-Republican, or Trump-voter who … Read more
UPDATE: Movano Inc. Exits Stealth Mode and Secures $10M in Additional Funding to Transform Glucose Monitoring with Non-Invasive Technology Company’s needle-free wearable technology will provide painless, real-time glucose readings at the glance of a wrist PLEASANTON, Calif., July 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Movano Inc., a health-focused technology company dedicated to enhancing the quality of … Read more
Oakland – Today the Oakland City Council unanimously voted to approve Councilmember Sheng Thao’s RIGHT TO RECALL ordinance which grants over 10,000 hotel, airport, and restaurant workers the first right of refusal for jobs from which they were laid off due the COVID-19 epidemic. Once certain hotels, chain restaurants, event centers, and airport concessionaires begin … Read more
POWER. GRACE. WISDOM. WONDER!TRAVEL CHANNEL BRINGS ‘WONDER WOMEN: SUPERSTARS OF PARANORMAL’ TO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL’S VIRTUAL COMIC-CON@HOME THIS JULY. NEW YORK (July 7, 2020) – Travel Channel’s “Wonder Women: Superstars of Paranormal” brings the badass women of paranormal to San Diego Comic-Con’s virtual Comic-Con@Home this summer. The powerful panel will premiere on the first day of … 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
Morgan DeBaun on Leadership and the Future of Black News | How I Built This | NPR ONN – Morgan DeBaun Talks Blavity, Leadership, And The Future Of Black News With NPR Moreover, what’s “black news” to a publication like Hearst Corporation is, in my view, news about helping poor black people, always showing us … Read more
Samba Kane || Berkeley Discovery ONN – Samba Kane, UC Berkeley College Of Letters & Science, Linguistics – Berkeley Discovery Samba is an international student researching the cultural identity of the Fula people in the valley of the Senegal River. He is studying and translating two volumes of Fula poetry by poet / journalist Ibrahima … Read more
USA: Hundreds join anti-racism rally after BLM mural was vandalised in Martinez ONN – USA: Hundreds Join Anti-Racism Rally After Martinez CA Black Lives Matter Mural Was Vandalised Russia Today on YouTube: Subscribe to our channel! rupt.ly/subscribe Hundreds of anti-racism protesters gathered in Martinez, California on Sunday, after a white couple was filmed vandalising a … 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 Lake Merritt Still Gets Crowded On The Weekend, Even As City Pleads “Give The Lake A Break” ONN – Oakland Lake Merritt Still Gets Crowded On The Weekend, Even As City Pleads “Give The Lake A Break” The video blog of the photo above was from Instagram and posted yesterday, Saturday July 11th 2020. … Read more
San Francisco police to curb release of mug shots ONN – San Francisco Police To Stop Release Of Mug Shots Of Non-Violent Suspects AP Archive reports: San Francisco police will stop releasing the mug shots of people who have been arrested unless they pose a threat to the public, as part of an effort to … Read more
Join Steph Curry: Help Save Oakland Warriors House, Lloyd Canamore’s Home For 50 Years ONN – Join Steph Curry: Help Save Oakland Warriors House, Lloyd Canamore’s Home For 50 Years The latest on this problem is that Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry gave the fund-raising effort a cyber push online. Now, the effort started … 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
Robert F. Smith is a name that’s just emerged in the American pop-culture consciousness because he was named the richest African American, surpassing Oprah Winfrey to hit that mark in March of 2018. Mr. Smith also spent $40 million to pay off the student loan debts of nearly 400 graduating seniors at Morehouse College in … Read more
Lynette Gibson McElhaney, the incumbent, two-term, Oakland City Council District Three Councilmember has managed to draw six challengers as of this writing: Jesse Alexander, Carroll Fife, Brandi Haskins, Noel Pico, Meron Semedar, and Faye Taylor. Of course, the last time Councilmember McElhaney was in this position, it was 2016. In 2016, a field that once … Read more
What Is The Definition Of “Techno-Racism?” And What Is Techno-Racism? ONN – What Is The Definition Of “Techno-Racism?” And What Is Techno-Racism? The term “techno-racism” is new, and so new that it doesn’t even register on Google Trends as having a search track-record – there’s “not enough data” the system reports. The first time a … Read more
All Of Stephen Jackson’s Comments On DeSean Jackson’s Post, And Why Both Are Right And Wrong ONN – All Of Stephen Jackson’s Comments On DeSean Jackson’s Post, And Why Both Are Right And Wrong On Sunday, NFL Philadephia Eagles Wide Receiver DeSean Jackson posted quotes from, of all people, the late Adolf Hitler, and that … Read more
Richie Rich on Participating in the Crack Trade when it First Hit Oakland in the 80s (Part 1) ONN – Richie Rich started out this clip by speaking about growing up in Oakland in the 1970’s and 80’s. He explained that he had a stable home life with both parents, and he remembers seeing crack … Read more
Don’t Donate To Electronic Frontier Foundation. EFF Is Not Serious That Black Lives Matter With Tech ONN – Electronic Frontier Foundation Don’t Donate To Electronic Frontier Foundation. EFF Is Not Serious That Black Lives Matter With Tech Hey everybody. The Electronic Frontier Foundation – the non-profit that says that it’s trying to protect your rights … Read more
Zennie Abraham One Of 1st Bloggers To Cover 2008 Democratic National Convention: Google Covers It Up ONN – Zennie Abraham One Of First Bloggers To Cover 2008 Democratic National Convention: Google Covers It Up But Not Bing. This is techno-racism. If I type “zennie abraham 2008 democratic national convention blogger barbara”, in Google Search, I … Read more
Tom Hanks Talks About His Recovery From Coronavirus And New Film ‘Greyhound’ | TODAY ONN – Tom Hanks Of Oakland’s Skyline High School, On COVID-19 Recovery, New Film ‘Greyhound’ On TODAY Tom was on TODAY this morning, and the NBC show posted this on YouTube: Oscar winner Tom Hanks joins TODAY to talk about how … Read more
Oakland, CA – On Monday, July 6, 2020, the City of Oakland started hosting panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to hang on the front of Oakland City Hall. The AIDS Memorial quilt has more than 100,000 names stitched in remembrance of loved ones that have been lost to AIDS. Panels are hung in Cities … Read more
Coronavirus Is In The Air Scientists Say, But WHO Is Not Telling People That. Why? ONN – Coronavirus Is In The Air Scientists Say, But WHO Is Not Telling People That. Why? Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an … Read more