Congratulations to Oakland Lawyer Dan Siegel, along with Walter Riley and National Lawyers Guild – San Francisco Bay Area attorney James Burch. The press release sent to Zennie62Media was clear: Today, June 18, 2020 @ 1pm, an Oakland judge issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and Order to Show Cause against the Oakland Police Department. … Read more
Oakland – At a rally Sunday afternoon Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council announced their support for defunding the Minneapolis Police Department and replacing it with a community-based public safety model. The councilmembers and some community activists committed to ending the Minneapolis Police Department through the budget process. The group also announced its intention … Read more
Oakland – I cannot get over the fact the Mayor or her “handlers”, in her recent letter to supporters, attempted to coop the whole series of recent events Protests to dancing in the streets as if she guided, orchestrated them all and should be embraced as a unifier and praised for it. What was well … Read more
Oakland, CA – For the sixth day in a row, Oakland saw demonstrations of large groups throughout the City. Yesterday’s demonstrations were once again overwhelmingly peaceful and exemplary of Oakland’s long history of the community exercising their First Amendment right and making their voices heard on matters that effect the community. “Tonight was another example … Read more
Oakland, CA: (June 3 , 2020) – Today, Oakland Council Members Nikki Bas, Rebecca Kaplan and Sheng Thao sent a joint letter to Mayor Schaaf, City Administrator Reiskin and Interim Police Chief Manheimer to urge the immediate halt of the use of tear gas for crowd control during the COVID-19 pandemic “ Dear Mayor Schaaf, … Read more
Six Black Atlanta Police Officers Violating Students By Protest Arrest Shows BLM Not To A Bad Cop ONN – Six Black Atlanta Police Officers Violating Students By Protest Arrest Shows BLM Not To A Bad Cop The common view that emerges from social media and news coverage of the George Floyd Murder Protests is that … Read more
Two Oakland George Floyd Murder Protest Demonstrations End Peacefully Oakland, CA – This evening, Oakland was the site of two peaceful demonstrations that exemplified our city’s long tradition of raising community voices in protest without violence, destruction or mayhem. “Tonight the Oakland Police Department chose not to enact the curfew order as the demonstrators were … Read more
City of Oakland Declares Local Emergency, Issues Curfew Following Eruption of Nighttime Violence Curfew in effect from 8 pm to 5 am starting tonight Oakland, CA – For the safety and well-being of all our residents, this afternoon the City of Oakland declared a local emergency and issued a curfew order effective tonight from 8 … Read more
Mayor Of Oakland, City Of Oakland Message On Planned George Floyd Murder Protests ONN – Mayor Of Oakland, City Of Oakland Message On Planned George Floyd Murder Protests Dear Oakland Community, Starting today, Oakland – like many cities across the country – will likely see planned and spontaneous demonstrations in response to the officer-involved killing … 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 to Pay $1.4M to Mom of Homeless Man Killed by Police ONN – City Of Oakland To Pay $1.4M To Mom of Homeless Man Killed By Police In Video This video was posted to the Freedom Media Canada YouTube channel. Here’s the text: Police responded to reports of Joshua Pawlik, 31 on March 11, … Read more
Maraskeshia Smith, Oakland Assistant City Administrator, Left The City Of Oakland This Week ONN – Maraskeshia Smith, Oakland Assistant City Administrator, Left The City Of Oakland This Week Breaking News: Maraskeshia Smith, the former 18-year veteran of the City of Cincinnati who took the job of Oakland Assistant City Administrator June 5th, 2018, has reportedly … Read more
Ed Reiskin To Be New Oakland City Adminstrator; Mayor Schaaf Picks Former San Francisco MUNI Head ONN – Ed Reiskin To Be New Oakland City Administrator; Mayor Schaaf Picks Former San Francisco MUNI Head UPDATE: Robert Bobb, Former Oakland CAO, Praises Ed Reiskin, The Next CAO UPDATE: Mayor Libby Schaaf Announces Appointment of Edward … Read more
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Hires Susan Manhemier For Police Chief – John Jones Weighs In John Arthur Jones III is Director of Community and Political Engagement from June 1, 2018 to present, in Oakland, California. Mr. Jones focusing on anti-displacement efforts including keeping black residents and black-owned businesses in Oakland as well as preserving the … Read more
Oakland, California Has Not Hired A Black Chief Of Police Since 2011. Why? ONN – Oakland, California Has Not Hired A Black Chief Of Police Since 2011, Why? This week, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf hired Susan Manheimer, the newly retired San Mateo Chief of Police, to become the Interim Chief of Police in Oakland. While … Read more
Lorie Carter Owens, Oaklanders, Must Understand Oakland Police Chief History And Blacks ONN – Lorie Carter Owens, Oaklanders, Must Understand Oakland Police Chief History And Blacks Oaklander Lorie Carter Owens took time to engage me in the Facebook Group NAACP Oakland, and because I made the video blog called “Susan Manheimer: Oakland Mayor Schaaf’s Allergy … Read more
Susan Manheimer: Oakland Mayor Schaaf’s Allergy Against Black Police Chief Candidates Continues ONN – Susan Manheimer: Oakland Mayor Schaaf’s Allergy Against Black Police Chief Candidates Continues In selecting Susan Manheimer to be the new Interim Oakland Police Chief, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf seems to be bent on completely ignoring black candidates for the job of … Read more
130,000 Troops Along California Coast Setting Up Level 1 Check Points And Treatment Centers ONN – 130,000 Troops Along California Coast Setting Up Level 1 Check Points And Treatment Centers Saturday evening, Zennie62Media Vlogger Donald Richardson texted me this: “Tomorrow there will be a visible military presence in California up and down the coast. My … Read more
Ex-Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick Brainlessly Blasts Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, Police Commission ONN – Ex-Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick Brainlessly Blasts Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, Police Commission Ex-Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick Brainlessly Blasts Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, Police Commission Fired Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick committed the ultimate sin of public service and brainlessly blasted Oakland … Read more
Oakland Police Chief Kirkpatrick Fired By Mayor Schaaf Night Before Police Commission Meeting ONN – Oakland Police Chief Kirkpatrick Fired By Mayor Schaaf Night Before Police Commission Meeting Oakland – The official byline behind the firing of Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick goes like this: On Thursday, February 20, 2020, the Oakland Police Commission voted … Read more
LeRonne Armstrong Does Want To Be Oakland Police Chief, Wilson Riles ONN – LeRonne Armstrong Does Want To Be Oakland Police Chief, Wilson Riles After this Vlogger blogged that Deputy Chief LeRonne Armstrong should be the next Oakland Police, former Oakland City Councilmember Wilson Riles chimed in on Facebook with “He does not want to … Read more
Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick Fired By Mayor Libby Schaaf, Police Commission, Livestream ONN – Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick Fired By Mayor Libby Schaaf, Police Commission, Livestream Zennie62Media’s Oakland News Now was the first to release the rumor that this action was going to be taken, and was done last night. 26 hours later, … Read more
Rumor: Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick Fired By Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf ONN – Rumor: Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick Fired By Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Rumor: Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick Fired By Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf UPDATE: • Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick Fired By Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf • LeRonne Armstrong For … Read more