That was Tanya Holland on Zennie62 YouTube / Oakland News Now at the Super Bowl LIV 2020 Culinary Kickoff Super Bowl Party with me, Zennie Abraham: Oakland From A Distance – Tanya Holland, Oakland’s Chef, and widely regarded as one of the best in the World, will join other famed czars of the kitchen … Read more
OUSD Teams up with Office Depot to Provide Backpacks and School Supplies to Students at East Oakland Pride Elementary School Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell to Visit the All-Day Giveaway to Help Honor Teacher as Winner of All-Star Teacher Award Oakland – Office Depot will be at East Oakland Pride Elementary School for much of the day … Read more
Washington – In a letter sent to all members of Congress, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today formally endorsed more than a dozen individual bills in Congress that would help close longstanding opportunity gaps that exist for Black Americans and people of color. The move is part of the Chamber’s national Equality of Opportunity initiative … Read more
City of Oakland Receives Over $20 Millions Affordable Housing Development Projects Oakland – After recently receiving nearly $90 million in awards for affordable housing developments, the City of Oakland is pleased to announce additional awards of $15 million in competitive funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (CA HCD) Multi-Family Housing Program … Read more
Truera Launches Industry’s First Model Intelligence Platform, With Funding Led by Greylock, to Solve Machine Learning’s Black Box Problem Based on years of research at Carnegie Mellon, Truera helps Data Scientists analyze machine learning to improve model quality, address unfair bias and build trust Redwood City, Ca — Truera, which provides the industry’s first Model … Read more
COVID-19-related press releases have come to dominate the daily emails to Zennie62Media, and so it seemed like a good idea to start printing some as content. That good idea was based on the COVID-19-related press release you’re about to read. More studies show how COVID-19 aftermath survival may be driven by heart conditions across all … Read more
Los Angeles – Casting Director David Rubin was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today by the organization’s Board of Governors. Mr. Rubin was first elected the 35th president of AMPAS last August, 2019. Also elected to officer positions by the Board: Lois Burwell, First Vice President (chair, Awards and … Read more
CES 2021 Goes All-Digital For 2021 In Big Economic Blow To Las Vegas And Nevada ONN – CES 2021 Goes All-Digital For 2021 In Big Economic Blow To Las Vegas And Nevada CES means $300 million in economic impact to the Las Vegas and South Valley region. But my guess is that Gary Shapiro did … Read more
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Echoes Oakland News Now Message On Trump Fake Federal Action From YouTube Channel: July 27, 2020 at 10:48AM ONN – Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Echoes Oakland News Now Message On Trump Fake Federal Action After Oakland News Now asserted that Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s Tuesday Morning Horror was done by paid … Read more
Oakland – Tuesday night July 21, 2020, The Oakland City Council had the historic opportunity to address the decades-long budget inequity that has left police with the lion’s share of our tax dollars and many residents without healthcare, housing, and critical social services during the pandemic. Councilmembers Reid, McElhaney, Taylor, Gallo, and Mayor Schaaf chose … Read more
Oakland – Tuesday, July 21, 2020, the Oakland City Council Equity Caucus (Vice Mayor Larry Reid, Councilmembers Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Noel Gallo,and Loren Taylor) ushered a unanimous vote to immediately begin the effort to redirect $150 Million from police to fund Oakland’s Black community, improve public safety and meet other critical community needs.“Yesterday’s debate provided … Read more
Community Survey Finds Overwhelming Support Across Oakland for Defunding OPD and Investing in Housing, Mental Health Services Survey conducted by #DefundthePolice Coalition finds strong support for Councilmember Nikky Bas’s (District Two) proposal to reallocate another $11.4M from OPD’s budget this year and form a Task Force of impacted community members to plan next year’s $150 … Read more
Hello Oakland! Keep this in mind, the latest U.S. Census Document reports that Oakland is 36 percent white, 23 percent black, .09 percent American Indian, 15.7 percent Asian, and 26.9 percent Latino. Ok, now let’s continue. The City of Oakland sent this press release on Friday, which reads: Oakland, CA — On July 16, 2020, … Read more
Online Event to Feature Interactive Elements, Masquerade, Gaming, Exhibits and Over 350 Creator, Publisher, Studio and Television Network Programs San Diego – San Diego Comic Convention (Comic-Con), the world’s premier event of its kind, today announced details of its first-ever virtual event, Comic-Con@Home. For the first time in its 50-year history, Comic-Con organizers were forced … Read more
Barbara Leslie, Yui Hay Lee are Vice Presidents; Martinez returns for second term Oakland – Alameda County labor leader Andreas Cluver has been elected President of the Port of Oakland’s governing Board. The seven-member Board of Port Commissioners chose Mr. Cluver at a special meeting this week. Oakland Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barbara … Read more
Oakland – The Oakland City Council voted unanimously to send a new Oakland business tax structure law into motion by placing a measure on the November 2022 ballot. Oakland’s business tax structure has not seen a major overhaul in almost forty years. The Oakland City Council was united in its desire to see a progressive, … Read more
POWER. GRACE. WISDOM. WONDER!TRAVEL CHANNEL BRINGS ‘WONDER WOMEN: SUPERSTARS OF PARANORMAL’ TO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL’S VIRTUAL COMIC-CON@HOME THIS JULY. NEW YORK (July 7, 2020) – Travel Channel’s “Wonder Women: Superstars of Paranormal” brings the badass women of paranormal to San Diego Comic-Con’s virtual Comic-Con@Home this summer. The powerful panel will premiere on the first day of … Read more
Family of Man Slain by CHP Demands Answers ONN – Erik Salgado Family Wants CHP To Name The Officers Who Killed Him By Shooting Him 40 Times On what would have been his 24th birthday, Erik Salgado’s Oakland family is demanding answers after their son was killed by CHP officers. Andrea Nakano reports. (7-13-20) This … Read more
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the approval of the fiscal year 2021 Energy and Water Development Funding Bill. The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2021 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies bill on a vote of … Read more
Oakland — On what would have been the 24th birthday of Erik Salgado his family is demanding the video footage and the names of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers who shot and killed him on June 6th. CHP shot as many as 40 rounds into the car killing him and injuring his girlfriend, Brianna … Read more
Oakland Lake Merritt Still Gets Crowded On The Weekend, Even As City Pleads “Give The Lake A Break” ONN – Oakland Lake Merritt Still Gets Crowded On The Weekend, Even As City Pleads “Give The Lake A Break” The video blog of the photo above was from Instagram and posted yesterday, Saturday July 11th 2020. … Read more
City Of Oakland Confused About Alameda County Outdoor Dining Update, Suspends Oakland Flex Streets ONN – City Of Oakland Confused About Alameda County Outdoor Dining Update, Suspends Oakland Flex Streets The City of Oakland sent this press release to Zennie62Media: Oakland, CA – Late last night, (Friday, July 10), Alameda County issued a press release … Read more
Exactly One Month From First Day of 2020-21 School Year, OUSD Announces Plans for Start of School Which Will Include Students Returning to Class in Phases, Starting with a Period of Distance Learning for all Students Text Of Friday July 10th 2020 OUSD Press Conference At End Of This Post Oakland – As Oakland and … Read more
Oakland – Oakland’s Police Commission late Thursday night unanimously enacted the strongest language in the nation banning the use of neck holds and protecting individuals from asphyxia (when someone is deprived of oxygen) in encounters with police. The policy comes in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, who died of asphyxia … Read more
Los Angeles – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 819 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. The 2020 class is 45% women, 36% underrepresented ethnic/racial communities (people of color, or p.o.c), and 49% international from 68 countries. … Read more
Added Flights at Oakland International Airport Prompt Full Reopening of Terminal 2 Airlines adding capacity; FAA distributes ½ million face coverings to OAK Oakland, CA: (July 1, 2020) – July will welcome added air travel opportunities for Bay Area residents and visitors as airlines increase capacity at Oakland International Airport (OAK). During the month, Southwest … Read more
City Attorney Files Tenant Protection and Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Local Landlords Oakland, CA – On Thursday, May 28th, City Attorney Barbara J. Parker filed a lawsuit under the Tenant Protection Ordinance and state civil rights laws against three local landlords who forced tenants to live in potentially life-threatening conditions and attempted evictions through unlawful, … Read more
Oakland’s Mid-cycle Budget Cuts $14.3 Million from Police Budget, Invests Additional $50 million to Address Racial Disparities Community investments include violence prevention, housing and homelessness, COVID economic relief, arts and culture, and bridging the digital divide Oakland, CA – Amidst a national conversation about racism and calls to defund the police in favor of repairing … Read more
League Elects Deborah Turner President of the Board of Directors Voting rights organization celebrates 100th Anniversary at national convention WASHINGTON – Friday, the League of Women Voters of the United States elected Dr. Deborah Turner to serve as the 20th president of the board of directors. “Deborah Turner’s commitment to advancing voting rights and her … Read more
City of Oakland Encourages Businesses to Temporarily Convert Parking Lots & Other Private Spaces for Dining & Retail Oakland –– As part of the City of Oakland’s Flex Streets Imitative the Planning & Building Department has waived fees and streamlined the permit process, making it easier for restaurants and retail spaces to operate on privately … Read more
Oakland Councilmember Sheng Thao, With Gallo, Kalb, Community Leaders, Write Right To Return To Work ONN – Oakland Councilmember Sheng Thao, With Gallo, Kalb, Community Leaders, Write Right To Return To Work Law For Special Oakland City Council Commitee Meeting June 29th 2020. OAKLAND, CA – In partnership with Councilmember Dan Kalb, Councilmember Noel Gallo, … Read more
Port of Oakland Leaders Send Message to East Bay Businesses: Fly OAK First. Airport appeals to local business community for future air travel planning Oakland – The Port of Oakland and its Oakland International Airport (OAK) are aiming to reinvigorate air travel by taking its message of resilience directly to the East Bay’s business community. … Read more
President Trump Executive Order Strengthening The Child Welfare System For America’s Children EXECUTIVE ORDER STRENGTHENING THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM FOR AMERICA’S CHILDREN By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. Every child deserves a … Read more
PLAYERS COALITION CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF OAKLAND POLICE FROM K-12 SCHOOLS New York – Today, Players Coalition sent a letter to the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Board of Education urging the removal of police from K-12 schools. In response to the local, national and international demands for justice by ending Anti-Black racism and policing … Read more
Southern Evangelical Seminary President Richard Land Reflects on the Birth Moment of the 1995 Southern Baptist Racial Reconciliation Resolution ‘I Not Only See the Gap That Remains, but the Distance Traveled’ CHARLOTTE, N.C.—This past weekend marked the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking passage of the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) “Resolution on Racial Reconciliation.” The landmark … Read more
Oakland – Port of Oakland Board President Ces Butner denounced social injustice today as West Coast dockworkers prepared to protest racism. The Port of Oakland must stand up for what’s right, President Butner declared in an online video interview distributed to employees and the public. “There’s no question that we stand behind the Black Lives … Read more
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
At 300-feet-high, the Port of Oakland cranes be able to handle world’s biggest container ships Oakland – Three cranes able to load the world’s largest container ships will soon be headed to the Port of Oakland. Shanghai-based manufacturer ZPMC said this week that construction of the ship-to-shore behemoths is nearing completion in China. The cranes … Read more
Oakland, CA— Today, Oakland City Attorney Barbara J. Parker released new guidance to remind all Oaklanders that local, state, and federal civil rights protections remain in full force and effect during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance, released in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), aims to assist individuals, businesses, and advocates in understanding what … Read more
L.A. Rams DT Sebastian Joseph-Day Releases Op-ed Demanding Equal Education Reform L.A. Rams Player and Member of Players Coalition Highlights Importance of Racial Justice Beginning with Our Schools Los Angeles – Los Angeles Rams nose tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day published an op-ed on Medium demanding equal education for all children regardless of race or economic status. … Read more