Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan must put aside their differences and collaborate to save our City of Oakland. Word is they have not spoken in weeks – what a shame two smart progressive Democrats that can’t have a conversation if that doesn’t size up the problem with our country … Read more
George Floyd Murder Protests: The Racists Weapon of Choice – Vehicles By Jessica Dwyer The last week has seen some truly horrifying scenes but the ones that are truly showing the danger of fighting the good fight against hatred and racism are the ones showing protesters being slammed into by a couple of tons of … Read more
Oakland Black Lives Matter Protest Clashes With Police VLOG ONN – George Floyd Murder Protest: Oakland Black Lives Matter Clashes With Oakland Police Ali Malik on YouTube Channel by the same name posted this video-blog story of how he drove in from San Ramon, California, took BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to Oakland City Center … Read more
Salt Lake City Police Officers Caught On Camera Pushing Elderly Man With Cane To The Ground ONN – Salt Lake City Police Officers Caught On Camera Pushing Elderly Man With Cane To The Ground This was on MSNBC an hour ago, now. The circumstances behind the action were not explained, but given the Salt Lake … Read more
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
Blue Shield of California Provides Additional $300,000 in Grants to Community Groups Supporting Youth Mental Health Nonprofit health plan supports community safety net for young Californians OAKLAND, Ca – Blue Shield of California continues to show its commitment to youth resilience programs in California, announcing another $300,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations addressing mental health … Read more
St Paul Cop Jacob Pederson Posed As Protestor And Smashed Windows During George Floyd Protest ONN – St Paul Cop Jacob Pederson Posed As Protestor And Smashed Windows During George Floyd Protest (Note, the original posts had Jacob Pederson as “Jacob Pederson”, but that has been corrected.) Since the post of that Zennie62 on YouTube … Read more
“How Great is Our God (Cuán Grande es Dios)” ONN – Resurrection Oakland Church: “How Great is Our God (Cuán Grande es Dios)” From the Resurrection Oakland Church YouTube Channel: We are celebrating Pentecost — when God’s Church becomes known as one for the healing of all people. Every nation, tribe, and tongue will confess … Read more
Congratulations to current Oakland City Clerk LaTonda Simmons, who’s professionalism and leadership is unmatched! Oakland City Administrator Appoints Interim Assistant City Administrators LaTonda Simmons and Jason Mitchell, both seasoned senior leaders and Oakland natives, tapped for City’s executive leadership team Oakland, CA — Today Oakland City Administrator Ed Reiskin announced the appointment of two Interim … Read more
Tamron Hall Show May 26 Has Janelle Monae And Misty Copeland As Guests ONN – Tamron Hall Show May 26 Has Janelle Monae And Misty Copeland As Guests New York – On the Tuesday, May 26th edition of “Tamron Hall,” Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter and actress Janelle Monáe joined the show to discuss her current role … Read more
Medford, Oregon – With just the right condiment, a plain salad becomes a festival of flavors, a plate of vegetables transforms into a delectable stroll through a country garden, and an ordinary bowl of pasta becomes a savory work of art. And perhaps no condiment covers as many different foods and as many different cultures … Read more
Amy Cooper Calls Police On Black Man Who Asked Her To Leash Her Dog In NYC ONN – Amy Cooper Calls Police On Black Man Who Asked Her To Leash Her Dog In NYC. Amy Cooper is a VP of Investment Solutions for Franklin Templeton in New York City. Her racist behavior done to an … Read more
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
Social Distancing and Mask Rules Not Being Adhered To In Oakland, SF Bay Area Follow-Up – R. Haick ONN – Following up on previous video as people ask, “Where is YOUR mask?” 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
Black Ministers in SF Call for Churches to Stay Closed, COVID-19 Testing, Education in African American Community Noon Rally Today, Memorial Day, S.F. City Hall Bay Area Black Preachers Call for Churches and Government Commitment to Protect the Health of Congregations Pastors Should Rely on Science to Guide Church Re-openings; Government Must Provide Testing, Medical … Read more
Social Distancing and Mask Rules Not Being Adhered To ONN – Despite signs and regulations to the contrary, people continuously show up to beaches in other gathering places in large numbers without masks and not adhering to social distancing rules. UPDATE: Social Distancing and Mask Rules Not Being Adhered To In Oakland, SF Bay Area … Read more
Dear Oaklander, Heading into our 11th week sheltering in place, I’m inspired by recent wins for our community, such as the extension of my emergency eviction moratorium and a fall ballot initiative to provide Oakland youth with more political power! In this newsletter you’ll find: Updates on Oakland’s eviction moratorium extension Efforts to grant youth … Read more
Oakland – Mayor Libby Schaaf and the Selection Panel for the Police Commission today announced the opening of the application process to serve on the Oakland Police Commission. The Police Commission was established in October 2017 after voters approved Measure LL with over 83% support on the November 8, 2016 ballot. HIGHLIGHT: Tom Hanks 2020 … Read more
Second Annual OUSD Middle Eastern Student Honor Roll Celebration Set for Friday Afternoon, May 22 for Hundreds of Students Oakland, CA — Oakland is coming together to celebrate nearly 300 high achieving Middle Eastern 6th-12th grade students on Friday afternoon, May 22. Like other similar gatherings, this celebration is happening entirely online, but the organizers … Read more
Note: this is based on an OUSD Press Release issued just hours before the event – yes, the same day; Zennie62Media missed the email at the time. Oakland, CA – On Thursday evening, May 21, Oakland came together to celebrate African American students in an unprecedented way. It will be the 19th Annual African American … Read more
Let’s get this out of the way: I love Google and have literally moved through Adulthood with the search engine. I recall first learning about it in 1998, through a friend, in Oakland. At the time, I was working as Economic Advisor to Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris, and that thing called “The Internet” was still … Read more
BREAKING: Police update on Shooting at Westgate shopping center in Glendale, Arizona ONN – Shooting At Westgate Shopping Center In Glendale, Arizona: Police Update From Fox 61 From FOX61 YouTube Channel: GLENDALE, Ariz. — Three people were rushed to the hospital Wednesday evening after gunshots rang out at Glendale’s Westgate Entertainment District. Glendale police say … Read more
Within Days of Announcing $12.5 Million Campaign to Close the Digital Divide, OUSD and City of Oakland Meet the Goal with Final $700,000 Donation from Zynga Founder, Mark Pincus, as Next Fundraising Phase Ramps Up Oakland, CA – On Wednesday, May 20, OUSD and the City of Oakland are announcing that their six-day old goal … Read more
IT PASSED! Oakland President Rebecca Kaplan Proposed Ballot Measure to Allow 16 and 17 Year-Olds To Vote in School Board Elections Passes Unanimously. Oakland, Ca – Oakland City Council President, Rebecca Kaplan and the Oakland City Council unanimously passed a resolution to place the proposed ballot measure to allow 16 and 17 year-olds to vote … Read more
Oakland A’s Rent: They Don’t Owe Rent At Oakland Coliseum, Here’s Why With A’s Statement, JPA Words ONN – Oakland A’s Rent: They Don’t Owe Rent At Oakland Coliseum, Here’s Why With A’s Statement, Coliseum JPA Words The Oakland A’s don’t owe rent at the Oakland Coliseum, and for a set of reasons that match … Read more
2020 NFL Virtual Spring League Meeting Preview And Details: Rooney Rule Is Focus ONN – 2020 NFL Virtual Spring League Meeting Preview And Details: Rooney Rule Is Focus The 2020 NFL Virtual Spring League Meeting was originally to be in Marina del Rey. But due to the Pandemic, the NFL elected to hold a call-in … Read more
This starts as a letter from Oakland Unified School District’s Chief Systems and Services Officer, Preston Thomas. Hello Oakland Unified Community, Feed as many hungry students as possible. That is the mission that drives an incredible team of OUSD staff and community partners who serve Oakland families at 12 food distribution sites twice a week. … Read more
Dear Las Vegas: As You Reopen For Pandemic 2020 Please Lower Your Outrageous Hotel Resort Fees ONN – Dear Las Vegas: As You Reopen For Pandemic 2020 Please Lower Your Outrageous Hotel Resort Fees It’s one week until Las Vegas, or parts of it, reopen for business. But rather than learn the bad business lessons … Read more
Jack Dorsey, Twitter Founder And CEO Sends Huge Donation to OUSD and City of Oakland to Help Close Digital Divide Less Than 24-Hours After Press Conference Oakland, CA – Less than 24 hours after OUSD, the City of Oakland, and partner organizations held a news conference to announce an ambitious plan to close the digital … Read more
Oakland, CA – City of Oakland news. To encourage physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic and in alignment with the Alameda County Public Health Order in effect through the end of May, the City of Oakland is implementing the following measures at City parks, starting on Friday, May 15 through Sunday, May 31: · To … Read more
City of Oakland And OUSD Have Plan To Close Digital Divide – Press Conference ONN – City of Oakland And OUSD Have Plan To Close Digital Divide – Press Conference Leading the virtual press conference were: Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Superintendent of OUSD Jessica Ramos, 11th Grade Student, Skyline High School Ali … Read more
Mayor Of Oakland Economic Recovery Council Shows She Doesn’t Get The Immediacy Of Our Problem ONN – Mayor Of Oakland Economic Recovery Council Shows She Doesn’t Get The Immediacy Of Our Problem The Mayor of Oakland sent a press release via her assistantpress release via her assistant that I still can’t get over. It … Read more
Explore Oakland Museum of California ONN – “Explore Oakland Museum of California” YouTube Video By “Mrs. Thurman” This neat video called “Explore Oakland Museum of California” is a YouTube Video by someone named “Mrs. Thurman”. She does not write more about her in the “about” field. Here’s the text from the video. Readers, today you … Read more
The Oakland Police Commission (Measure LL) was created by a vote of 83 percent of Oakland’s residents in 2016 as a way of taking oversight of the Oakland Police Department from a federal district court judge sitting in San Francisco and giving it to the people of our city. But the strong independent Police Commission … Read more
Oakland Schools News: OUSD’s Youth Beat Students Create Music Video With Simple But Powerful Message for Protecting Oneself from COVID-19 Oakland, CA – With schools remaining closed for the rest of this academic year, students have had to be very creative in completing their assignments, especially group projects. Some of OUSD’s most creative students take … Read more
If Twitter Is Battling Fake News Why Is CEO Jack Dorsey It Allowing By President Trump, Says To CNN? ONN – If Twitter Is Battling Fake News Why Is CEO Jack Dorsey It Allowing By President Trump, According To CNN? On April of last year, 2019, it was reported that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey … Read more
An Unscientific Survey Of Mask-Wearing Rates In Fayetteville Georgia For May 9th 2020 ONN – An Unscientific Survey Of Mask-Wearing Rates In Fayetteville Georgia For May 9th 2020 Another shopping trip to Kroger’s Store here in Fayetteville, Georgia, and I take time to note the number of people I saw wearing masks versus not. It’s … Read more
Over at Facebook, my friend John Russo offered his list of the, well, I’ll let him tell it via his text: Time for a good non-political argument, er, debate. In no particular order, who are the top 10 “power” male vocalists of the hard rock era? The singer has to have range, volume, and be … Read more
Oakland Eviction Moratorium Information ONN – By the YouTube Channel “public education struggle”, which reports: As of early April, 31% of renters in the United States cannot pay rent. No one should have to choose between paying rent to a landlord or feeding their children. We want you to know about some of your rights … Read more
Oakland Uses Lake Merritt For Socializing, Rendering Social Distancing Policy Useless ONN – Oakland Uses Lake Merritt For Socializing, Rendering Social Distancing Policy Useless We have a problem in Oakland. For years and decades Oaklanders have used Lake Merritt to socialize. Today, in this Shelter-In-Place impacted society, there are those who want to get out … Read more