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
Oakland, CA – Oakland schools news. The 2019-20 school year is anything but normal, with schools still shut down more than seven weeks into the coronavirus closure. But what is normal is that Oakland Unified School District OUSD continues to celebrate the outstanding work of our staff. Through all the uncertainty, teachers have continued to … 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
Oakland – Two young men who both played football at McClymonds High School signed with professional football teams last weekend as free agents after the 2020 NFL draft. Safety Javin White from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) signed with the (formerly Oakland) Raiders and quarterback Kevin Davidson of Princeton University signed with the … Read more
San Jose, CA – Santa Clara County Federal Credit Union (www.sccfcu.org) recently announced the expansion of its leadership team with the promotion of Margaret Czyz to Vice President/Controller. Margaret Czyz has been named County Federal’s newest Vice President. A veteran in the credit union industry and a longtime member of the County Federal Team, Margaret … 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 Schools: OUSD Grab and Go Free Meal Program Surpasses 1,000,000 Student Meals Handed Out Oakland, CA – On Monday, April 27, the thirteenth day of free meal service for students across OUSD during the coronavirus pandemic, nutrition services staff handed out the one millionth meal to a family in need. The total student meals … 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
B Roll – City of Oakland to Re-Deploy Envision Solar EV ARC™ Units to COVID-19 Pop-up Test Site ONN – City of Oakland To Re-Deploy Envision Solar EV ARC Units to COVID-19 Pop-Up Test Site This video is from the YouTube channel of envisionsolarenvisionsolar. Here’s the text of the press release: The City of Oakland, … Read more
Journalism Industry Needs Coronavirus Relief Funding; Antitrust Settlements with Google and Facebook Could Recover Journalism Rescue Funds Washington, D.C. – In a small win for the journalism industry, the Seattle Times and Tampa Bay Times were each granted a loan that would ensure the publications could avoid layoffs and pay cuts for its staff. The … Read more
This is fantastic news for Las Vegas, and will help the Southern Nevada Valley and the State of Nevada on the road to recovery from the economic damaged caused by the spread of COVID-19. This Zennie62Media, Oakland News Now post is based on an NFL Press release on the league’s media website. New York City … Read more
Oakland International Responds to New Face Covering Requirement for Public Spaces Port employs enhanced health and safety measures to protect workers and travelers Oakland – The Alameda County Health Officer has issued Public Health Emergency Order No. 20-08, generally requiring the use of face coverings when engaged in essential business and services in public settings. … 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
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
Oakland – Strong action by international regulators is forcing Google and Facebook to compensate news outlets for using their content. French regulators recently forced Google to pay a licensing fee to news outlets to use their content on Google pages. The UK Competition and Markets Authority held that the profit that Google extracts from the … Read more
The NFL signals the sunset of Twitter’s partnership, for now, with Snapchat, Spotify & TikTok taking center stage for 2020 NFL Draft. The post based on a press release from the National Football League to Zennie62Media. NFL Partners with Snapchat, Spotify & TikTok NFL & ESPN Offer Interactive Features Across Digital Platforms The 2020 NFL … 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
OUSD Announces Two Employees/Volunteers Have Tested Positive for COVID-19 Oakland, CA – Bad Oakland Schools News. Five weeks into the COVID-19 school closures, Oakland Unified School District is announcing that two employees/volunteers involved in the food distribution program and the device distribution program have tested positive for COVID-19. Fortunately, all of our distribution events have … Read more
MSC Anna is the largest ship ever to visit the Port of Oakland CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO GALLERY OF MSC ANNA Oakland, Calif. – April 17, 2020: Port of Oakland officials bid farewell tonight to the biggest ship ever to visit this city. They add that the 32-hour call of the MSC Anna is proceeding … Read more
From an Oakland Unified School District press release sent to Zennie62Media, a horrible situation due to COVID-19. Numerous OUSD Oakland Schools Turn to Crowdfunding to Support Students and Families as Covid-19 Shelter in Place Causes Loss of Countless Jobs Oakland, CA – As we announced on Monday, March 30, with the announcement of a major … Read more
President Trump Approves California Disaster Declaration To Recover From COVID-19 Pandemic ONN – President Trump Approves California Disaster Declaration To Recover From COVID-19 Pandemic The White House Press Office issued this press release: President Donald J. Trump Approves California Disaster Declaration Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State … Read more
Report Of Five Presumed Coronavisrus COVID-19 Cases At Fayetteville / Fayette County GA Piedmont Hospital ONN – Report Of Five Presumed Coronavisrus COVID-19 Cases At Fayetteville / Fayette County GA Piedmont Hospital Fayette County, GA – On Monday of this week, the The Georgia Department Of Public Health issued a press release which read, in … Read more
Report Of Fayette County COVID-19 Case From Georgia Dept Of Public Health ONN – Fayette County, GA – In this time of the pandemic caused by the spread of novel coronavirus causing life-threatening COVID-19 cases, it is vitally important to make sure that information disseminated by the media is correct, and adjusted where inaccuracies are … Read more
Las Vegas 2020 NFL Draft Locations Announced By NFL, Raiders, LVCVA ONN – Las Vegas 2020 NFL Draft Locations Announced By NFL, Raiders, LVCVA As the Official Casino Sponsor of the NFL, Caesars Entertainment will host the Draft Main Stage and NFL Draft Experience Presented by Oikos® Triple Zero adjacent to the CAESARS FORUM, which … Read more