Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Oakland, CA — Today, the Oakland City Council voted to unanimously approve the resolution introduced by Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan, in support of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin lawsuit against “ghost gun” manufacturers. The lawsuit seeks a court order to bar the companies from shipping their products in California. Vice Mayor Kaplan applauds Attorney […]
Oakland, CA – Today, October 12, 2021, the City of Oakland’s Public Safety Committee will receive an informational report from the City Administrator regarding the status of implementing the July 2020 Council directive, introduced by Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan, to transfer Special Events Permitting out of the Oakland Police Department (“OPD”) to be handled by […]
Oakland Vice – Mayor Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Noel Gallo Submit Proposal to Proceed with Approval of AASEG Term Sheet to Acquire and Develop the Oakland Coliseum Complex Oakland, CA – Vice-Mayor Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Noel Gallo have submitted a scheduling request for a proposal to proceed with approval of the African American Sports […]
At the Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 1pm Oakland City Council meeting, Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan has asked for the City Administration to share an important informational report on the status of several vital community grants that she and her council colleagues advocated for and successfully approved, many since early spring. These grants include: COVID-19 […]
Oakland, CA – Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan is urging Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley to join San Francisco’s District Attorney Boudin’s lawsuit against “Ghost Gun” manufacturers and retailers. In an open letter to O’Malley, the Vice Mayor expressed her concern regarding the rise in ghost guns and the harm they cause in the community: […]
Oakland, CA – Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan, Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas, President Pro Tempore Sheng Thao, and Council Member Carroll Fife, in coordination with extensive community support, are working to demand an equitable reopening of Head Start child care centers in Oakland’s most underserved communities at the September 1, 2021, Special City Council Meeting. […]
Oakland’s Vice-Mayor Kaplan Request for City Auditor’s Report Spotlights Failure of City Administration to Use $2 Million of Federal Funding to House Unsheltered People Oakland – Vice-Mayor Rebecca Kaplan is calling on the Oakland Administration to implement City Council’s adopted budget amendment and immediately release funds to the Homeless Administrator meant to provide immediate shelter […]
Oakland – Happy Pride Month! Our office is excited to announce that this month started with a huge win for homelessness interventions! On June 1, 2021, Vice-Mayor Rebecca Kaplan’s resolution authorized the Oakland City Administration to pursue Homeless Intervention Sites throughout the City of Oakland was approved by council. The City of Oakland has experienced […]
The latest news on the Oakland A’s quest for a new stadium in Oakland (let’s forget the United States and relocation for a moment), has this emailed letter from Oakland City Councilmembers Nikki Fortunato Bas, Rebecca Kaplan, and Carroll Fife. It does not include the Mayor of Oakland, thus setting up the danger of a […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cwDsxg5iRM ONN – Oakland Fire Department Announced Oakland City Council Approved Return Of Full Service April 13th – video by the YouTube channel in the video’s upper left hand corner. Oakland Fire Department Announced Oakland City Council Approved Return Of Full Service April 13th You can thank the $10 million identified for use by Oakland […]
It Passed! Oakland City Council Unanimously Votes to Use $10 Million to Restore Vital Community Services and to Ensure a Transparent Budget Process April 12, 2021 Today, April 12, 2021, the Oakland City Council unanimously passed the resolution introduced by Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas and I, to accept the ARPA Federal Funding, create a […]
Oakland’s Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan Applauds Positive Response to Request to Extend Oakland Coliseum Mass Vaccination Site and Mobile Vaccination at Community Sites Oakland, CA — Vice-Mayor Rebecca Kaplan thanks the State government leadership for responding to Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum JPA Vaccination Task Force’s request — and agreeing to continue to support our communities impacted […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2kjJjJMGz4 ONN – Honoring Dorothy King (March 31 2021) – video by the YouTube channel in the video’s upper left hand corner. I was honored speak at the homegoing service for the amazing Dorothy King, an Oakland leader committed to social justice. I am pleased to present the council resolution, to honor her life and […]
Oakland’s Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan Calls on City’s New Funding to Be Used to Restore Vital City Services Oakland, CA — At the March 16, 2021, Oakland City Council meeting, we will discuss the allocation of Oakland’s additional funds — $10 million from the OACCA/Warriors litigation and large sums from the Federal COVID relief packet, […]
Rebeca Kaplan, the Oakland City Councilmember’s At-Large Representative, Effectively Used All Media To Gain Passage of Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO), in partnership with the Oakland Fire Department Here’s the press release sent by The Office of Oakland City Councilmember Rebeca Kaplan: Oakland – Today, Oakland City Council unanimously passed resolutions to approve […]
Oakland Must Establish MACRO—an Alternative to Leading with Police for Mental Health Crises Response—Immediately Oakland residents, labor and elected officials are calling on the City Of Oakland to immediately implement this program within the next six months Oakland – A broad coalition of residents, community organizations and labor groups are calling on the Oakland City […]
As if to express that it hears the words of Oakland Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan and Treva Reid, the Biden Administration issues a press release stating that it is prioritizing equity in vaccine distribution to fight the Coronavirus. Hwre’s the release: Vaccinating the U.S. population is central to President Biden’s comprehensive whole-of-government strategy to beat the […]
Oakland City Council Meeting Schedule – Contact Your Oakland City Councilperson – Coded For Oakland News Now by Zennie Abraham, CEO, Zennie62Media The Open Oakland Councilmatic Code was slow to update to the City Council Agenda, and lacked a link to the actual page, so it was removed. Oakland City Council Meeting Watch Page Oakland […]
Oakland’s Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Treva Reid Call on FEMA and California Leadership to Make COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Equitable Oakland (February 24, 2021) — Oakland’s Vice-Mayor Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Treva Reid (District 7 / East Oakland) sent a letter to State and Federal officials to seek immediate action to remedy the inequities […]
Oakland — Oakland’s Vice-Mayor Rebecca Kaplan is introducing a resolution designed to add support to the Building and Planning department at the March 2, 2021, City Council meeting. Kaplan’s proposed resolution would promote the development and reopening of businesses, thus creating revenue and a healthier economic recovery for the City of Oakland. The City Council […]
Oakland is the First Federally Funded Mass Vaccination Site – Find out More… From YouTube Channel: February 17, 2021 at 05:15PM ONN – Rebecca Kaplan Video: Oakland Coliseum Is the First Federally Funded Mass Vaccination Site Where Team Kaplan writes: Getting Oakland’s Coliseum mass vaccination site up and running has been a collaborative team effort […]
On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, the State of California, in partnership with the Biden Administration, will begin offering COVID vaccinations to eligible residents, with an emphasis on the most affected communities in Alameda County. The site will be able to administer up to 6,000 vaccines a day. Beginning today, February 15, 2021, community members in […]
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 […]
Unanimously Passed! Resolutions to Receive $10 Million to Help Save Vital Oakland City Services and Calling for COVID-19 Vaccines to be Made Equitably Available for Our Community The Oakland City Council unanimously voted to approve two important resolutions introduced by Councilmember Treva Reid and I. The resolutions are; • Approving $10 million in available excess […]
Oakland Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan Together with Councilmember Treva Reid, Call for COVID-19 Vaccines to Be Made Equitably Available for Our Community Oakland – Tomorrow, February 2, 2021, Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan, along with Councilmember Treva Reid, will be introducing an urgent resolution asking the Oakland City Council to urge the state and federal governments […]
Oakland Finance Committee to Discuss Informational Reports on Budget Shortfall & My Proposal to Use $10 Million Surplus to Save Vital Community Programs & Services Oakland – Today at 1:30pm, the Oakland Finance and Management Committee will receive budget informational reports from the Administration that I requested regarding: the implementation of administrative corrective actions to […]
Oakland’s Vice Mayor Kaplan Denounces Dangerous Plan to Cut Fire Services, Finds Millions of Dollars to Save Vital Services Oakland – Oakland Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan has identified an additional $10 million to help save vital services in Oakland, in the face of proposed budget cuts and threats to public safety. In recent days, numerous […]
Why Rebecca Kaplan’s Designated Survivor Tweet To Oakland’s VP Kamala Harris Was Insulting From YouTube Channel: January 19, 2021 at 12:50PM ONN – Why Rebecca Kaplan’s Designated Survivor Tweet To Oakland’s VP Kamala Harris Was Insulting Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest […]
Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland Councilmember’s Bad Tweet On “Designated Survivor” At Inauguration ONN – Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland Councilmember’s Bad Tweet On “Designated Survivor” At Inauguration – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland Councilmember’s Bad Tweet On “Designated Survivor” At Inauguration Is Upsetting. Just what the hell my friend Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan was doing up […]
Oakland’s Derreck B Johnson Shows Off Biden-Harris Inauguration Swag After Arriving In Washington ONN – Oakland’s Derreck B Johnson Shows Off Biden-Harris Inauguration Swag After Arriving In Washington – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Oakland’s Derreck B Johnson Shows Off Biden-Harris Inauguration Swag After Arriving In Washington Derreck is the guest of Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. […]
Oakland Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan is Unanimously Appointed to the Oakland- Alameda Coliseum JPA Commission Oakland, CA — Today, January 12, 2021, the Oakland City Council unanimously passed the resolution to appoint Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Treva Reid to the Oakland- Alameda Coliseum Joint Powers Authority (“JPA”) Commission. The Oakland – Alameda County […]
The Oakland City Council held it’s first-ever virtual inauguration, which went very well, and managed to dramatically shorten the swearing-in time in the process, compared to past events of that kind. The other first-ever development was an email I happened to run over just a few minutes ago, and contained a press release like I’ve […]
The baseball great and his development partner wants to team with a tribal lands developer for the light-on-specifics proposal focusing tribal casino and hotel development on the Coliseum land. Livestream above at 4:20 PM EST December 26th 2020. A source who wished to remain anonymous sent to this vlogger a seven-page copy of a document […]
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 […]
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 […]
First, Merry Christmas, everyone! Second, Let me repeat that title: “The Oakland City Council Budget Problem Is The Pandemic Councilmember Kaplan”. That take comes from a Twitter exchange that featured Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan posting this to a small set of other Oakland-focused Twitter accounts: This: They say the huge budget problem was […]
Rebecca Kaplan Oakland Councilmember Presents Ideas To Generate Budget Revenue – On Twitter ONN – Rebecca Kaplan Oakland Councilmember Presents Ideas To Generate Budget Revenue – On Twitter – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan presented this text on Twitter about 35 minutes ago to this point: Closing the budget gap […]
“Don’t Defund Youth, Jobs, and Violence Prevention Programs” says Oakland Council President Rebecca Kaplan and Many Others Oakland – The Oakland Administration is presenting to the Oakland City Council a proposal to completely defund youth programs, jobs programs, and vital community healing programs in their proposed changes to the use of Oakland Measure Z violence […]
Don Perata Interview – 2010 Oakland Mayor’s Race Interview With The Man Who Almost Won But for rank-choice voting, Don Perata, and not Jean Quan, would have been our Mayor of Oakland. Don, best known as President pro tempore of the California State Senate, and later President of Perata Engineering (a lobbying company), was the […]
Musician Kev Choice Performs at Oakland Councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan’s Post-Election Party From YouTube Channel: December 10, 2020 at 02:45PM ONN – Musician Kev Choice Performs at Oakland Councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan’s Post-Election Party Learn more about Oakland Councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan at https://ift.tt/3oIA4Jc Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates […]
