Berkeley City Council Meeting Tuesday February 23, 2021 Item 29 – Resolution to End Exclusionary Zoning in Berkeley Passed Unanimously: 9-0-0 Thank Vice Mayor Droste, CM Taplin, and Robinson for putting this together. Thank CM Harrison, Hahn, and Wengraf for your additions and the Mayor for unifying it all. Let’s be honest, with Building and … Read more
The murders of Oscar Grant, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Walter Scott, Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Stephon Clark, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and the latest reported name of Daniel Prude, all have one story in common: their lives were ended by police officers. Moreover, there’s story after story, after story, of commonly … Read more
The Office of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf just sent an email that is a kind of victory lap for the production of affordable housing in Oakland. What’s bothersome about the message is the total lack of attention paid to what the total picture looks like. Here’s what the good mayor sent: Oakland Produces Most Affordable … Read more
“White Privilege Tax” Video: Mark Dice Ignorant Of American History, Black History, Too – Transcript The vlog above called “”White Privilege Tax” Video: Mark Dice Ignorant Of American History, Black History, Too”, was posted in 2015, and while I, Zennie Abraham, never expressed support for reparations (which is the idea that African Americans should be … Read more
The Raiders Are Stuck With Derek Carr Unless Jon Gruden Modernizes His Offense Terminology ONN – The Raiders Are Stuck With Derek Carr Unless Jon Gruden Modernizes His Offense Terminology – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Derek Carr was regularly the focus of trade rumors on the part of the former Oakland Raiders, now Las Vegas … Read more
The following is part of an agenda report to the Berkeley City Council on police practices against African Americans by Berkeley Police. It’s by the Berkeley Mayor’s Fair and Impartial Policing Working Group. The Fair and Impartial Policing Working Group has received three contemporaneous studies of the BPD’s stops as published on the City’s Open … Read more
Oakland Unified School District Communications Director John Sasaki sent this to Zennie62Media. OUSD Asks Everyone in the District Community to be Respectful of Each Other on Social Media and Elsewhere Dear Oakland Unified Community, Recently, we have seen some social media posts from staff and families that have raised the temperature on the discussion surrounding … Read more
ALAMEDA SHERIFF THREATEN FALSE ARREST!! FIRST AMENDMENT FAIL!! From YouTube Channel: February 22, 2021 at 02:55AM ONN – Bay Area Transparency Gets False Arrest Attempt From Alameda County Sheriff Where Mr Bay Area Transparency’s audit reveals for public view, known problems with Alameda County Sheriff conduct. To Have the same legal representation that I have … Read more
After this blogger complained about how Bank of America was handling the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Program four times, like here and here, over the weekend, BofA unlocked the unexplained prohibition on my firm applying for a second draw. Now, today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced major changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) designed … Read more
United Airlines – Engine On Fire From United Airlines Flight 328 Bound For Honolulu, Parts Dropped In Denver From YouTube Channel: February 20, 2021 at 05:18PM ONN – United Airlines – Engine On Fire From United Airlines Flight 328 Bound For Honolulu, Parts Dropped In Denver This engine video was from the1six3’s on Instagram, who … Read more
David Perdue, the former Georgia Senator, is reportedly exploring running again for the U.S. Senate and against the current officeholder Senator Reverend Rafael Warnock, and happened to time his announcement alongside a suspicious fake news entry about Senator Warnock, which we will debunk here. Perdue’s camp once again shows its attempts at bomb-throwing at would … Read more
Sacramento — Leaders of the grassroots movement to urge an immediate return to youth and high school sports today praised California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to restart youth sports and expressed their thanks and appreciation on behalf of California’s millions of student athletes. The leaders of Golden State High School Football Coaches and “Let Them … Read more
The PPP Loan Program is now in its second-draw status, and the loan forgiveness process is under way. My firm, Zennie62Media, received a first PPP Loan last year, but only after a roller-coaster process that started with Bank of America restricting PPP Loan access to those who had credit cards with the bank, even though … Read more
A Statement from Senator Jim Hendren From YouTube Channel: February 18, 2021 at 07:00AM ONN – A Statement From Arkansas Senator Jim Hendren Announcing He’s Leaving The Republican Party Senator Jim Hendren of Arkansas announces he is leaving the Republican Party and will continue to serve the state as an Independent. Stay tuned. Sen. Hendren … Read more
Donald Trump Jr. Said Ted Cruz Could Do Nothing About Texas Winter Storm – See Charlie Wilson’s War From YouTube Channel: February 19, 2021 at 04:19AM ONN – Donald Trump Jr. Said Ted Cruz Could Do Nothing About Texas Winter Storm – See Charlie Wilson’s War Donald Trump Jr. and Ben Shapiro would have you … Read more
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with Governor Greg Abbott of Texas President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke this evening with Texas Governor Greg Abbott about the severe winter weather situation facing central and southern parts of the United States, including Texas. President Biden conveyed his support to the people of Texas in … Read more
Dear Oakland Unified Community, Tonight, I need to address an incident that happened in our Early Literacy Summit and Family Workshop this afternoon. It was a large meeting held via Zoom and open to all students, families, and staff. As we opened up the chat function in the Zoom, a small number of participants entered … Read more
Ted Cruz Returns To Texas, Blames Daughters For Cancun Trip During Texas Winter Freeze Crisis ONN – Ted Cruz Returns To Texas, Blames Daughters For Cancun Trip During Texas Winter Freeze Crisis – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Texas Senator Ted Cruz is in giant trouble. After telling millions of Texans to stay in the house, … Read more
The Serena Williams vs Naomi Osaka Australian Open match was punctuated not just by the amazing play of the record-holder in prize money that is Ms. Osaka in winning 6-3, 6-4 over THE QUEEN, but the eruption of anger Twitter users expressed with commentator Chris Evert Lloyd, AKA Chris Evert. BREAKING NEWS: Engine On Fire … Read more
From now on, for particular Biden Administration releases that I believe would be of particular interest to the Oakland Community, I will put “FYI Oakland:” in the title of the post. Readout of the White House’s Meeting with Community Violence Prevention Experts Today, Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice and White House Deputy Public Engagement Director … Read more
Rush Limbaugh Died – Authenticity Was Key To Successful Media Personality; Michelle Sixta ONN – Rush Limbaugh Died – Authenticity Was Key To Successful Media Personality; Michelle Sixta – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Rush Limbaugh died after a long battle with cancer, and while others have nasty comments to make, I do not. I prefer … Read more
Yesterday, the Biden-Harris Administration opened HealthCare.gov and CuidadoDeSalud.gov for a special enrollment period until May 15 to provide all Americans the opportunity to sign up for health insurance coverage amid the pandemic. President Biden believes health care is a right and will do everything in his power to uphold his commitment to ensure all Americans … Read more
As millions of Americans face continued hardship from the COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden and Vice President Harris continue to take action to help keep individuals and families in their homes. The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a housing affordability crisis. Today, 1 in 5 renters is behind on rent and just over 10 million homeowners are … Read more
A Statement Denouncing Racism By The Women Of Bachelor Season 25 2021 ONN – A Statement Denouncing Racism By The Women Of Bachelor Season 25 2021 – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube A Statement Denouncing Racism By The Women Of Bachelor Season 25 2021 “Twenty-five women who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) … Read more
On Thursday, February 18th, 2021, 7:00 PM PST, the office of Berkeley City Councilman Ben Bartlett will be holding a ZOOM Virtual Town Hall with School Board Director Laura Babitt to have a School Reopening Conversation with Community Members, Parents, Teachers, and YOU! The Town Hall will start at 7pm and end around 8:30pm. Please … Read more
Edelman Trust Barometer 2021 Says Systemic Racism Must End But Shows No Black People In Staff Video From YouTube Channel: February 15, 2021 at 10:59AM ONN – Edelman Trust Barometer 2021 Says Systemic Racism Must End But Shows No Black People In Staff Video Note from Zennie62Media and OaklandNewsNow.com : this video-blog post demonstrates the … Read more
Valentine’s Day Is A Commercial Holiday Invented By Hallmark Cards ONN – Valentine’s Day Is A Commercial Holiday Invented By Hallmark Cards – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Valentine’s Day Is A Commercial Holiday Invented By Hallmark Cards Ok, so when was Valentine’s Day invented? Seriously. If I type “When was Valentine’s Day invented?” in Google, … Read more
Women of The Black Panther Party Mural From YouTube Channel: February 14, 2021 at 04:46PM ONN – West Oakland Women Of The Black Panther Party Mural YouTube Livestream Where YouTuber Jilchristina Vest writes: I was born and raised in Chicago. I moved to the Bay in 1986 @ 18 yrs old. In 1995, after earning … Read more
Damon Connolly – Marin County Supervisor On Metropolitan Transportation Commission And What It Does ONN – Damon Connolly – Marin County Supervisor On Metropolitan Transportation Commission And What It Does – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Damon Connolly – Marin County Supervisor On Metropolitan Transportation Commission And What It Does In this segment of our wide-ranging … Read more
GET OFF MY DIRT BOY!!! FIRST AMENDMENT COMPILATION From YouTube Channel: December 15, 2020 at 03:08PM ONN – Bay Area Transparency On YouTube Presents “First Amendment Compilation” Where Mr. Bay Area Transparency writes: To Have the same legal representation that I have click the link down below and sign up!! https://ift.tt/3cngChU TO DONATE TO MR. … Read more
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Nutrition Services Transitions from On-Site Grab and Go Model, to Mostly Home Delivery, Making Food Access Even Easier for Students and Families Oakland – For eleven months now, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has been ensuring our young people have access to nutritious food despite schools being closed to in-person … Read more
12:43 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. I have quite a few things at the top, but then we will take plenty of questions. I wanted to take a moment, at the top of our briefing today, to note that on this day, 21 years ago, President Clinton announced the naming of the … Read more
Oakland Street Trash & Homelessness continue to grow in 2021 From YouTube Channel: February 11, 2021 at 04:47AM ONN – YouTuber: Oakland Street Trash & Homelessness Continue To Grow In 2021 The channel “waajidsvideo” on YouTube posted this series of dashcam videos capturing areas in Oakland where, in the vlogger’s view, the homeless problem was … Read more
McClymonds High School Serves as Backdrop for City of Oakland’s Swearing in Ceremony for new Police Chief, LeRonne Armstrong, McClymonds Alumnus Oakland, CA — A sunny Monday morning at McClymonds High School looked very different than it has for the past eleven months. A crowd had gathered for a special event in which the school … Read more
The sad feud borne of a serious lack of leadership in Oakland just took another ugly turn with the District email that was issued by new Oakland District Three Councilmember Carroll Fife. To set the stage, watch my video from the awful Chinatown anti-crime event held by Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunado Bas almost … Read more
Fences, Protesters Return To Berkeley’s Peoples’ Park From YouTube Channel: February 8, 2021 at 09:27PM ONN – As UC Berkeley mulls possible housing on the People’s Park site, fences returned, along with protesters. A similar battle decades ago sparked violent clashes, that was not the case on Monday. Don Ford reports. (2/8/21) Note from Zennie62Media … Read more
Feud Between Mayor Schaaf And Council President Bas On Police Spending In Chinatown Just Got Ugly ONN – Feud Between Mayor Schaaf And Council President Bas On Police Spending In Chinatown Just Got Ugly – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Feud Between Mayor Schaaf And Council President Bas On Police Spending In Chinatown Just Got Ugly … Read more
PLACER COUNTY SHERIFF TRIES TO BULLY B.A.T.!!!! FIRST AMENDMENT From YouTube Channel: January 18, 2021 at 05:00PM ONN – Bay Area Transparency Goes To Placer County, Where Placer County Sheriff Tries To Bully Him Bay Area Transparency writes: To Have the same legal representation that I have click the link down below and sign up!! … Read more
Video: Marjorie Taylor Greene Says “Fight For America” In Front Of U.S. Capitol Before Trump Riots From YouTube Channel: February 9, 2021 at 05:18AM ONN – Video: Marjorie Taylor Greene Says “Fight For America” In Front Of U.S. Capitol Before Trump Riots Scott Dworkin, the noted podcaster, posted a video six hours ago he said … Read more
OUSD and the Oakland Athletic League Open School Fields to Sports Conditioning for Middle and High School Student/Athletes Oakland – Almost eleven months after all OUSD schools closed to students, cutting off in-person access to the classroom and to sports, the District and the Oakland Athletic League (OAL) have restarted sports conditioning. It is not … Read more