The First Nationwide COVID-19 Memorial to Lives Lost is Part of The Inauguration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris Oakland – Today, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced that Oakland will be participating in the Nationwide COVID-19 Memorial to Lives Lost by: • Illuminating Oakland City Hall on the evening of … Read more
National Security Agency Review Teams Briefing Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by President-elect Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware This post based on press release sent directly to Zennie62Media by Biden-Harris Transition Team. In the speech, the video for which is also presented below, President-Elect Biden points to the Trump Administration for actions by the Department … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of the White House Office of Digital Strategy Washington, DC – Today, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced members of the White House Office of Digital Strategy. These diverse, accomplished, and talented individuals demonstrate that the president and vice president-elect are building … Read more
OUSD Partners with Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, Salesforce, and Revolution Foods to Deliver Holiday Food and Family Literacy Boxes to Students and their Families Oakland – December 28,2020: 1800 families across OUSD will receive a special delivery on Monday, December 28, as District staff has organized home delivery of produce boxes, adult meals and a … Read more
It is now two days after Christmas 2020, and once-regular Zennie62Media guest Rick Gates has still not received the pardon he expected to receive from President Donald Trump. That, as Trump has pardoned Paul Manfort, Roger Stone, and George Papadopoulos. Here’s what the White House printed as the reasons for why a pardon was granted: … Read more
Current and Former Edna Brewer Middle School Musicians Make Guest Appearance in New Pixar/Disney Movie, Soul Oakland, CA – Many musicians dream of performing on the biggest stages possible, and it doesn’t get much bigger than a feature-length Disney movie. A group of current and former Edna Brewer Middle School musicians, and one who graduated … Read more
Port partners with Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County Oakland – December 24, 2020: The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners have extended the Port’s landmark project labor agreement (PLA) that increases East Bay hiring on Port-related capital projects. Negotiated in 2016, the PLA serves as a model for increasing the number of disadvantaged … Read more
The letter below was originally presented in “Rebecca Kaplan Calling On Oakland Police to Stop Criminalizing Oakland Youth” here at Oakland News Now. It was digitized for presentation here. December 18, 2020 Dear Oakland City Councilmember Kaplan, We are writing on behalf of a consortium of youth development and community-based organizations including Black Organizing Project … Read more
Ryan Seacrest will moderate a discussion on how iHeartMedia and top artists are reimagining entertainment in a COVID-world The first all-digital CES® 2021 , Jan. 11-14, 2021, will feature an iHeartMedia conference session on how technology has enabled some of today’s hottest artists to continue to create and introduce new music and immersive experiences for … Read more
Community and Council President Kaplan Call for OPD to Stop the Criminalization of Oakland Youth Oakland — This week, the Oakland Police Media Unit sent out a press release using inflammatory language to spread what the Chief said she “hoped” would be “alarm” about “juveniles committing violent crimes in Oakland.” (link). The release contained no … Read more
Port Of Oakland Says Biggest Container Cranes In It’s History On The Way ONN – Port Of Oakland Says Biggest Container Cranes In It’s History On The Way – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Port Of Oakland Says Biggest Container Cranes In It’s History On The Way Oakland, CA – December 22, 2020: Towering new cranes … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Additional Members of White House Senior Staff Washington – Today, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced additional members of the White House senior staff. These diverse, experienced, and talented individuals demonstrate that the president and vice president-elect are building an administration that looks … Read more
Oakland – On Thursday, Mayor Libby Schaaf and City Administrator Ed Reiskin shared with City of Oakland employees the stark financial reality the City faces due to extreme revenue losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Like all cities and local governments — and barring significant federal relief — Oakland must consider immediate measures to address … Read more
Leaders from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today made major show announcements including keynote speakers, Innovation Award honorees and conference program updates. In addition, a preview was shared of what audiences can experience on the CES 2021 digital venue. CES 2021 kicks off January 11-14, 2021. “CES 2021 will be making history, with our first … Read more
OUSD & AAFE’s First Annual Kwanzaa Kuonyesha Virtual Celebration & Showcase, Honoring African Culture, Heritage and Resilience is set for Wednesday Evening Oakland, CA – 2020 has been a year of unprecedented change and challenges, however we are grateful to be moving forward into 2021. The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Office Of Equity, African … Read more
OUSD Distributes Technology To Teachers and District Site Staff to Help them get Through Pandemic; Distribution Event Happens Friday, Today Oakland – As distance learning will continue in Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) for some untold amount of time, even when students start to return to campus, the District is making sure that teachers and … Read more
Madeline Janning: Press Release On Oakland Tribune Restaurant Had Town Revival Website, Confusing ONN – Madeline Janning: Press Release On Oakland Tribune Restaurant Had Town Revival Website, Confusing – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Madeline Janning: Press Release On Oakland Tribune Restaurant Had Town Revival Website, Confusing. I Wrote Blog, Not Article Note from Zennie62Media’s Zennie62 … Read more
The public relations team representing three young Oakland-grown chefs sent a press release about the trio’s plans for an eatery called Town Revival, in Downtown Oakland’s Tribune Tower. Considering the number of restaurants that closed because of shelter-in-place policies to cope with The Pandemic, it seems completely wild that someone’s announcing opening a restaurant, right? … Read more
Jason Harrow, Equal Citizens Exec Dir, Chief Counsel, On Supreme Court’s Trump Rejection From YouTube Channel: December 8, 2020 at 08:45PM ONN – Jason Harrow, Equal Citizens Exec Dir, Chief Counsel, On Supreme Court’s Trump Rejection Zennie62Media present’s Zennie Abraham’s livestream interview with Jason Harrow, at 9:15 PM EST, Tuesday, December 8th, 2020. Today the … Read more
Port of Oakland closed first of two bond sales Dec. 3, 2020 Oakland – The Port of Oakland said today it is refinancing $544 million of debt with its new bond offerings. The public agency completed its bond pricing Nov. 19, 2020. Due to favorable market conditions, the Port expects to achieve net present value … Read more
This deeply qualified, diverse team will be ready on day one to contain the COVID pandemic; ensure the safe, free, and equitable distribution of vaccines; make sure every American has access to affordable, quality health care; and guard against the full range of health threats facing our nation. Washington – Today, President-Elect Joe Biden announced … Read more
Westlake Middle School Students Set to Officially Become Published Authors at Thursday Evening Book Release Celebration with Help of Chapter 510 and the Dept. of Make Believe Oakland — Thursday, December 3rd 2020 will be a special evening for students at Westlake Middle School, and especially so for two specific students. They are the guests … Read more
Statement by President-elect Joe Biden on the 50th Anniversary of the Environmental Protection Agency More than fifty years ago, with rivers burning, pollution in air, and the public health and safety at risk, ordinary Americans marched, protested, and petitioned their government to better safeguard the wellbeing of our nation. Eventually President Nixon, a Republican, and … Read more
The Oakland City Council’s set to consider legislation by District One Councilmember Dan Kalb District Two Nikki Fortunado Bas, and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to ban the use of natural gas in new buildings. But they’re doing so without any concern for how their legislation will impact your ability to live in Oakland in the … Read more
City Councilmember Dan Kalb and Mayor Libby Schaaf Introduce Legislation to Improve Public Health, Enhance Safety and Reduce Carbon Emissions by Requiring New Construction to Be All-Electric UPDATE: Oakland City Council Natural Gas Ban Will Cause More Gentrification City Councilmember Dan Kalb and Mayor Libby Schaaf Introduce Legislation to Improve Public Health, Enhance Safety and … Read more
The Alameda County Health Care Services Agency issued a press release on the State of California “limited Stay at Home Order” last week. Here’s the full press release as sent to Zennie62Media: The State of California announced a limited Stay at Home Order generally requiring that non-essential work, movement, and gatherings stop between 10 p.m. … Read more
On Monday, Oakland City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan was joined by colleagues Noel Gallo and Sheng Thao, and the trio issued a short press release via her amazing Chief of Staff Kimberly Jones that went like this: OAKLAND, CA (November 23, 2020) — Today, Oakland Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan, Noel Gallo, and Sheng Thao wrote an open … Read more
Oakland – Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, OUSD Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammel, and non-profit Community Development Finance announced an innovative new pilot program that will provide affordable housing options for teachers and help keep educators rooted in Oakland. The pilot program offers ‘teacher-residents’ — graduate students training with mentor teachers while completing their teaching credential — the … Read more
Wow. I am getting calls and texts from friends all over about the one race that America sees as the key to either Democratic Control (in proper noun version) of Congress, or Republican Control of same: Senator Kelly Loeffler versus Reverend Rafael Warnock in the Senate Runoff Election. All of them ask for my view, … Read more
Oakland Athletic League (OAL) to Host First Annual Fundraising Golf Tournament for Middle School Sports on Thursday, Celebrating 80th Anniversary of the OAL Oakland, CA – (Sorry, but OUSD only put out this press release less than 24 hours ago, rather than the start of this week.) The Oakland Athletic League (OAL) knows how important … Read more
As part of “Salute to Service,” the National Football League (NFL) this week announced its expanded plans to honor, empower and connect our nation’s service members, veterans and their families. COVID-19 has brought exceptional challenges to the military community that underscore the importance of supporting service members and veterans more than ever. Since 2011, this … Read more
SuRo Capital Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results. Net Asset Value of $12.46 per Share as of September 30, 2020 San Francisco – SuRo Capital Corp. (“SuRo Capital”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our”) (Nasdaq: SSSS) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Net assets totaled approximately $252.7 million, … Read more
Third Quarter Total Revenue Increased 50 Percent to $39.9 Million Third Quarter Product and Service Revenue Increased 34 Percent to $35.3 Million Driven by COVID-19 Testing GAAP Net Loss in the Third Quarter Was $6.0 Million; Non-GAAP Net Income Was $2.5 Million South San Francisco, Ca — Fluidigm Corporation (Nasdaq:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider … Read more
Fremont, Ca – Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a $5 billion share repurchase authorization and a quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share of common stock. The company is authorized to repurchase up to $5 billion of common stock; this authorization supplements the remaining balances from any prior … Read more
Community Bank of the Bay Earns $1.24 Million in Third Quarter 2020; Deposits Increase 32% and Loans increase 21% Year-Over-Year; Lower Loan Loss Provision Quarter-Over-Quarter As a note, Oakland’s Community Bank of The Bay was started in 1996 by The City of Oakland and with the intention of being the first, true, city-owned bank. A … Read more
OUSD Reports Polling Locations Open at Ten District-Run Schools and One Charter School in OUSD on Halloween, and Will Open Daily Through November 3; Voters Can Drop off Their Ballots at the Locations When Open Voters Can Drop off Their Ballots at the Locations When Open Oakland, CA – There are now just three days … Read more
Parks Associates: 10% of US Broadband Households Report Owning a Video Doorbell in Q2 2020, up From 7% in 2017 Research firm announces topics and call for papers for 15th annual CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES News ahead of CES 2021. Parks Associates today announced the topics and call for papers for the 15th annual CONNECTIONS™ … Read more
OUSD Board of Education Votes to Adopt Climate Emergency Action Resolution Oakland – On Wednesday, October 28, the OUSD Board of Education took bold action in declaring a climate emergency and outlining what the District is doing, and will do, to develop a comprehensive plan to increase the District’s environmental sustainability. The Board passed a … Read more
Fixes Virtually Any Image with Just One Click for Family Historians, Genealogists, and Photo Lovers Now with Metadata Read/Add/Edit Functionality for Hidden Image History – Crops & Recalculates Selected Area of Image for Precise Improvements – Now Compatible with More Image Types Savannah, Georgia – Vivid-Pix www.vivid-pix.com announced today at the ACPL Genealogy Center at … Read more
OUSD Celebrates Unique New Central Kitchen with Capacity to Create 35,000 Meals Per Day, and Serve as Farm and Educational Facility Oakland – During a year in which Oakland Unified School District had to completely rethink school meals because of the pandemic, OUSD is proud to show off its new and unique Central Kitchen that’s … Read more