UFC’s Fighter Reynaldo Souza Test Positive For Covid-19 ONN – UFC fighter Reynaldo Souza tested positive for covid-19 although he was asymptomatic he has the virus and has potentially spread it to his whole family and others. This continues to be a problem because of the ignorance of people who don’t want to wear face … Read more
The Oakland Zoo Has African American Zookeepers, And We Interview Liz Abram ONN – The Oakland Zoo Has African American Zookeepers, And We Interview Liz Abram Raw condensed interview transcript: Zennie Abraham: On YouTube for Friday, and also Oakland News Now, and every place else, it’s my pleasure to introduce Liz Abram – slightly different … Read more
Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael Arrested For Murder Of Ahmaud Arbery, Doesn’t Rep All Of Georgia ONN – Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael Arrested For Murder Of Ahmaud Arbery, Doesn’t Speak For All Of Georgia I have a number of people who express concern for my well-being in the wake of the horrible racist actions of Gregory … Read more
OUSD and Oakland Latino Educators Set to Honor Thousands of Students Virtually in 20th Annual Latino/a Honor Roll Celebration on Friday “Nuestra Gente Unida – Our People United” Oakland – The OUSD Office of Equity Latino Student Achievement (LSA) and Oakland Latino Educators (OLE) will celebrate 3,321 Latino students in grades 6 through 12, who … Read more
Sheltered Mercy Documentary: Interview With Leslie Silver On Causes Of Homelessness Mental Illness ONN – Sheltered Mercy Documentary Movie: Interview With Leslie Silver On On Homelessness Mental Illness in Sacramento and her film. Leslie Silver was our guest on Zennie62 on YouTube Live and to talk about her in-production documentary called “Sheltered Mercy”. Sheltered Mercy … Read more
Interview With Phil Tagami On Oakland’s Economy, Government, During The Pandemic ONN – Live Interview With Phil Tagami On Oakland’s Economy, Government, During The Pandemic An extensive talk with Phil Tagami, one of Oakland’s home-grown business leaders, and a long-time personal friend, about our City and business and government, and how all are fairing during … Read more
Oakland, CA – Mayor Libby Schaaf, Vice Mayor Larry Reid, and City Councilmember Loren Taylor joined with community and philanthropic leaders today to announce the opening of Operation HomeBase, a new COVID-19 isolation trailer program located on Hegenberger Road in East Oakland. The new trailers were donated by the State of California to the City … Read more
NFL Schedule Release 2020 Should Be Done With President And Governors Alongside Commissioner ONN – NFL Schedule Release 2020 Should Be Done With President And Governors Alongside Commissioner The National Football League is going with the business-as-usual approach and announcing the schedule for the 2020 National Football League season. We’re in the middle of a … Read more
Lovie Smith Talks Drafting Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay Bucs, At 2015 NFL Annual Meeting ONN – Lovie Smith Talks Drafting Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay Bucs, At 2015 NFL Annual Meeting This Zennie62Media video from the 2015 NFL Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, gives a window into the view then Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach Lovie … Read more
On Friday, May 1st, the Las Vegas Review Journal attempted to pull a fast onepull a fast one and, in reporting that the Southern Nevada Health District would start “voluntary” COVID-19 testing of Mortenson / McCarthy workers, managed to put in the not so little statistic that “there have been 16 positive cases of coronavirus … Read more
We Need To Fix The Aberration Where You Think Unemployment Benefits Make Lazy People ONN – We Need To Fix The Aberration Where You Think Unemployment Benefits Make Lazy People 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
City of Oakland Complies with New Public Health Order from Alameda County: Order includes limited easing of specific restrictions for a small number of lower-risk activities Oakland, CA – The Alameda County Health Office today joined with six Bay Area health jurisdictions to revise and extend the Shelter in Place order through May 31, 2020, … Read more
Baricitinib Research Commences in NIH-led Adaptive Coronavirus COVID-19 Treatment Trial. Eli Lilly Starts Phase 2 Trial with Anti-Ang2 in Coronavirus COVID-19 Indianapolis – On April 10th, 2020, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced it entered into an agreement with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of … Read more
Oakland Zoo Has No Black Zookeepers And Liz Karsa Tells Me To “Chill Out” About It ONN – Oakland Zoo Has No Black Zookeepers And Liz Karsa Tells Me To “Chill Out” About It UPDATE: The Oakland Zoo Has African American Zookeepers, And We Interview Liz Abram. So it all started with this video posted … Read more
Dealing Cannabis in Oakland, CA ONN – Dealing Cannabis In Oakland, CA Focus Of Video Interview By Shani Shay Another Oakland YouTube gem by Shani Shay. This one, Shani Shay calls: “An Oakland dealer speaks after over 30 years of doing business in Oakland, Ca.” Here’s an excerpt from the raw YouTube transcript: Shani asks … Read more
Atlanta – The news was small, and noted only by a Twitter account called “Las Vegas Locally”, which reported that “Mortenson Construction workers and trash company employees (not Republic Services) have been arrested, according to an inside source” and went like this: The FBI and LVMPD are at Allegiant Stadium right now arresting people. — … Read more
Ok, you’re here because of the title, so buckle up. You’ve read about this problem of racism in tech companies. Firm’s with established names like Facebook, Google, and Twitter. They all say they want a more diverse work force, right. So, then we read about account after account of blacks who are working in tech … Read more
Some Oakland Landords Violating Eviction Moratorium, City Can Take Action Against Lawbreakers ONN – Some Oakland Landords Violating Eviction Moratorium, City Can Take Action Against Lawbreakers A number of viewers have reported to me, unfortunately, that they are being harassed by either their landlord, or lawyers representing the landlords, and basically being told to get … Read more
First Oakland Homeless COVID-19 Cases Reported By Derrick Soo, Today April 27 2020 ONN – First Oakland Homeless COVID-19 Cases Reported By Derrick Soo, Today April 27 2020 Soo: “First Confirmed COVID-19 Outbreak in Oakland Homeless encampment. 7 people moved by ROOTS Community Healthcare into Quarantine at Comfort Inn. Friday. New Safe RV Park at … Read more
Dennis Rodman: Women’s Topless Basketball, Chris Paul, Andy Dick, At CES Las Vegas 2012 ONN – Dennis Rodman was and is controversial and the event he was pushing at CES, and named in the video, proves it: “Dennis Rodman: Women’s Topless Basketball, Chris Paul, Andy Dick, At CES Las Vegas 2012”. Las Vegas January 12th, … Read more
CVS Mail Order Service Cancelled Every Single Prescription I Placed – Jessica Dwyer So public service announcement. CVS’s Mail order service is a complete cluster. Every med I’ve tried to fill through them so I don’t have to put myself at risk by going into the pharmacy has been cancelled for no reason (even something … Read more
Was Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders Spy On Zennie Abraham At NFL Draft 2007 NYC Marc Badain? ONN – Was Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders Spy On Zennie Abraham At NFL Draft 2007 NYC Marc Badain? What you’re about to read is history. It happened on April 26th 2007, and today is April 26th 2020. … Read more
Resurrection Oakland Service 4/26/2020 ONN – Oakland Church “Resurrection Oakland” Livestream Service For April 26, 2020 Once again, Oakland Church “Resurrection Oakland” at 17th and Franklin in Downtown Oakland, has this livestreamed church service while we’re all sheltered-in-place. AFTER SERVICE TODAY: Our hope is to be a church where both believers and skeptics can wrestle … Read more
COVID SEASON | OAKLAND, CA TODAY | SOCIAL DISTANCING GONE? ONN – Couple Cruises Oakland Lake Merritt And Adams Point To Critique Social Distancing Practices Happened on this interesting video made by MandM Giles on YouTube, and where the Oakland couple drove around Lake Merritt and Adams Point looking at social distancing practices. Here’s the … Read more
Bike Oakland: Slow Street in the Deep East ONN – SF Bay Area Bicycle’s “Bike Oakland” Tries Oakland Slow Streets In East Oakland And, once again, SF Bay Area Bicycle’s “Bike Oakland’ rider proves that he or she just plain hates stop signs. Count the number of times the bicycle rider flies through stop … Read more
Oakland – Today the City is responding to largely-positive community feedback on the Oakland Slow Streets program by sharing approximately 13 additional miles of Slow Streets for community review. Of the 13 miles released today, 4-5 miles will be selected for “soft closures” to be installed with signage, cones and barriers on Friday, May 1. … Read more
The 2020 NFL Draft of the Las Vegas Raiders was the first NFL Draft not in Oakland since the team moved to Los Angeles in 1982 before returning in 1995. The 2020 NFL Draft for the Raiders was marked by selecting Alabama’s speedy wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, and then with a controversial selection that’s … Read more
Oakland Schools News: OUSD Board of Education Makes Two Major Moves, Signing Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell to New Contract and Officially Hiring District’s New Chief Business Officer Oakland, CA – On Wednesday evening, April 22, the OUSD Board of Education held its regularly scheduled meeting in which the Directors made two significant decisions involving the leadership … Read more
City of Oakland, Working Solutions Announce Disbursement of $500,000 in Emergency Grants to Small Businesses Additional Contributions Needed To Meet Demand Oakland, CA – Today, the City of Oakland and Working Solutions, a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), announced the disbursement of emergency grants to 90 extremely low-income small businesses in Oakland to help … Read more
Apparently ZOOM reads Zennie62Media’s Oakland News Now, because its PR department just sent a press release with that title “Zoom Hits Milestone on 90-day Security Plan, Releases Zoom 5.0”, about 8 minutes ago. Blogging rules! Zoom Hits Milestone on 90-day Security Plan, Releases Zoom 5.0 Robust Security Enhancements Include Support for AES 256-Bit GCM Encryption … Read more
Oakland’s Blue Shield of California’s BlueSky Launches “New State of Mind” Digital Campaign to Support Youth Mental Health and Resilience BlueSky, DoSomething.org help teens manage stress and anxiety while coping with the COVID-19 crisis and other social pressures. Oakland, CA – Blue Shield of California has teamed up with DoSomething.org, the largest organization for young … Read more
New York – In what is easily the most ironic press event of the worldwide coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, disgraced Chevron Ecuador attorney Steven Donziger appealed to be released from house arrest during New York City’s “Shelter in Place” regulations. Who demands to go outside when there is a shelter in place for everyone’s protection from … Read more
Oakland Schools News. Oakland Unified School District Honors 2019-20 Classified Employees Of The Year Oakland, CA – Oakland Schools News. Despite the current shelter in place and the closure of all OUSD schools, the business of the District continues. One important thing that happens at this time every year is the formal recognition of outstanding … Read more
Ed Reiskin lands Robert Bobb’s praise (click on the video to listen to Mr. Bobb’s commentary). Ed Reiskin, the current but as yet unconfirmed Oakland Chief Administrative Officer who was elevated from his Assistant CAO position by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, has experienced somewhat choppy waters of public opinion since the news of his … Read more
Deondre Francois: Don’t Underestimate The Former FSU QB In 2020 NFL Draft ONN – Deondre Francois: Don’t Underestimate The Former FSU QB In 2020 NFL Draft As is the 2020 NFL Draft approaches coming this week I want to put a spotlight on somebody that I think we’ve all forgotten that’s Deondre Francois. Remember, he … Read more
Rich Eisen and Deion Sanders Host Star-Studded Event Featuring Personalities Across Sports and Entertainment Including Actor and Comedian Kevin Hart, Music Artist Quavo, NFL Stars Tyrann Mathieu, Devin McCourty and More Donations Now Being Accepted at NFL.com/Relief; Funds Raised to Benefit COVID-19 Relief Efforts Across the Country The NFL today announced additional details for “Draft-A-Thon,” … Read more
Local Oakland Leaders Announce COVID-19 Racial Disparities Task Force Oakland, CA – Mayor Libby Schaaf and regional leaders announced the formation of an emergency task force to immediately address the racialized impacts of the COVID-19 virus and create state legislation to reduce health disparities for people of color. The COVID-19 Racial Disparities Task Force will … Read more
Allegiant Stadium Debt Service Reserve In Trouble, Stadium Already Late To Open ONN – Allegiant Stadium Debt Service Reserve In Trouble, Stadium Already Late To Open Las Vegas Stadium, AKA Allegiant Stadium and the future home of the former Oakland Raiders, has been the focus of more unnecessary fake news than any major stadium in … Read more
Oakland And Alameda County Require Face Masks Starting Midnight Friday April 17 2020 ONN – Oakland And Alameda County Require Face Masks Starting Midnight Friday April 17 2020 Alameda County and Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson issued this order: Alameda County Health Officer Issues Order for the Public and Workers to Wear Face Coverings to … Read more
City Of Oakland Lawsuit vs NFL And Oakland Raiders Survives ZOOM Hearing; Dismiss Motion Not Dead ONN – City Of Oakland Lawsuit vs NFL And Oakland Raiders Survives ZOOM Hearing; Dismiss Motion Not Dead ZOOM was the software used to allow the public and media to view the “motion to dismiss” hearing online. According to … Read more