This latest OaklandNewsNow.com post on the Bank of America PPP Loan Program was ignited by an email from San Diego lawyer JoEllen Plaskett, who’s story is recounted here. She opened the door for me to look at the larger picture of what Bank of America PPP Loan Program Second Draw customers are facing: delays, frustrations, … Read more
The White House released this “What They Are Saying” press release after the U.S. House of Representatives passed President Biden’s American Rescue Plan WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: House Passes President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Today, the House voted to pass the American Rescue Plan, a historic accomplishment that will provide immediate relief and support to … Read more
Steven Donziger, the disgraced American attorney – who helped secure a fraudulent $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron in Ecuador by bribing the Ecuadorean trial judge and ghost-writing his opinion – made a series of appeals to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals which mostly ruled against him this past week. The Second Circuit Court of … Read more
Dear Oakland Unified Community, Here in Women’s History Month, on March 8, we celebrate International Women’s Day. This is a day that holds special meaning to me because of all the remarkable and powerful women in my life. The whole reason I am even in education is the influence that my mother and grandmother had … Read more
This Oakland News Now post is based on a Facebook entry by famed Oakland Hip-Hop Journalist Davey D. His text forms Part One of this series, and which you can read at this link, then the embed of the multimedia content is below, along with the views of Kev Choice. Davey D note on the … Read more
This Oakland News Now post is based on a Facebook entry by famed Oakland Hip-Hop Journalist Davey D. What follows is his text, then the embed of the multimedia content. Davey D note on the featured photo: The gentlemen in the front is from Brooklyn.. He says he grew up in the projects.. His kids … Read more
Welcome! The Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Livestream by E! Entertainment TV is up here: The 78th Annual, 2021 Golden Globe Awards pre-show has started and the nominees list is at the Golden Globe website, and here, below. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association reports: 2021 Golden Globe Awards will be hosted by Tina Fey and … Read more
Oakland Unified School District Communications Director John Sasaki sent this to Zennie62Media. OUSD Asks Everyone in the District Community to be Respectful of Each Other on Social Media and Elsewhere Dear Oakland Unified Community, Recently, we have seen some social media posts from staff and families that have raised the temperature on the discussion surrounding … Read more
United Airlines – Engine On Fire From United Airlines Flight 328 Bound For Honolulu, Parts Dropped In Denver From YouTube Channel: February 20, 2021 at 05:18PM ONN – United Airlines – Engine On Fire From United Airlines Flight 328 Bound For Honolulu, Parts Dropped In Denver This engine video was from the1six3’s on Instagram, who … Read more
Just Listed in Central Berkeley // Beautifully Remodeled 3BR/2BA Home // 2738 MLK Jr Way From YouTube Channel: February 19, 2021 at 05:44PM ONN – Behind a private fence and set back from the street, you’ll find this stunning, light-filled home! Beautifully remodeled with three bedrooms and two baths in a great central Berkeley location! … Read more
Ted Cruz Returns To Texas, Blames Daughters For Cancun Trip During Texas Winter Freeze Crisis ONN – Ted Cruz Returns To Texas, Blames Daughters For Cancun Trip During Texas Winter Freeze Crisis – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Texas Senator Ted Cruz is in giant trouble. After telling millions of Texans to stay in the house, … Read more
California Waste Solutions: Peterbilt 320 M/A on Recycling in Oakland! From YouTube Channel: February 18, 2021 at 12:30PM ONN – Hey guys! I recently took a trip to the East Bay, and was lucky enough to film just a little bit in Oakland while there! This was the first truck I found while driving down … Read more
The Serena Williams vs Naomi Osaka Australian Open match was punctuated not just by the amazing play of the record-holder in prize money that is Ms. Osaka in winning 6-3, 6-4 over THE QUEEN, but the eruption of anger Twitter users expressed with commentator Chris Evert Lloyd, AKA Chris Evert. BREAKING NEWS: Engine On Fire … Read more
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 … Read more
Valentine’s Day Is A Commercial Holiday Invented By Hallmark Cards ONN – Valentine’s Day Is A Commercial Holiday Invented By Hallmark Cards – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Valentine’s Day Is A Commercial Holiday Invented By Hallmark Cards Ok, so when was Valentine’s Day invented? Seriously. If I type “When was Valentine’s Day invented?” in Google, … Read more
Women of The Black Panther Party Mural From YouTube Channel: February 14, 2021 at 04:46PM ONN – West Oakland Women Of The Black Panther Party Mural YouTube Livestream Where YouTuber Jilchristina Vest writes: I was born and raised in Chicago. I moved to the Bay in 1986 @ 18 yrs old. In 1995, after earning … Read more
An Alameda Health System follow-up on Delvecchio Finley, and based on Oakland News Now‘s original reporting of the AHS lawsuit against the Alameda County Board of Supervisors for allegations that… AHS is essentially suing the Alameda County Board of Supervisors because it controls ACERA – which AHS’s lawsuit says is siphoning off pension funds and … Read more
Damon Connolly – Marin County Supervisor On Metropolitan Transportation Commission And What It Does ONN – Damon Connolly – Marin County Supervisor On Metropolitan Transportation Commission And What It Does – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube Damon Connolly – Marin County Supervisor On Metropolitan Transportation Commission And What It Does In this segment of our wide-ranging … Read more
McClymonds High School Serves as Backdrop for City of Oakland’s Swearing in Ceremony for new Police Chief, LeRonne Armstrong, McClymonds Alumnus Oakland, CA — A sunny Monday morning at McClymonds High School looked very different than it has for the past eleven months. A crowd had gathered for a special event in which the school … Read more
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 … Read more
Oakland City Council To Consider $5/hr Hazard Pay For Grocery Workers During The Pandemic ONN – Oakland City Council To Consider $5/hr Hazard Pay For Grocery Workers During The Pandemic – vlog by Zennie62 YouTube On Tuesday February 2nd, at 1:30 pm pst, the Oakland City Council will consider emergency legislation brought by Oakland City … Read more
OAKLAND HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT: A large homeless encampment in Oakland has returned From YouTube Channel: January 31, 2021 at 09:25AM ONN – Large Homeless Encampment Near East Oakland Home Depot Is Back Says KPIX – So What Says Zennie Abraham? KPIX reports… A large homeless encampment next to the East Oakland Home Depot cleared out last … Read more
Today, in 2021, There’s a well-intentioned, and brand new effort in Oakland to steer City of Oakland spending toward black business. Wow. Makes you think that was never done before, right? Well, in my history in Oakland, which goes back to April 8th of 1974, it has been done. The real problem is one that … Read more
Oakland Forever | “There’s nowhere like it in the world!” From YouTube Channel: January 27, 2021 at 04:39PM ONN – After Leaving Oakland For SF, Warriors Now Say “Oakland Forever There’s Nowhere Like It In The World!” The players could have held a general strike. Steve Kerr could have threatened to quit and take his … Read more
Leading Economists, Including Former Top Trump Advisor, Praise the American Rescue Plan and Stress Urgency of Additional Economic Relief Support continues to grow for President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, including among leading economists who recognize the need for urgent action to combat the economic damage being wrought by COVID-19, get relief and support to the … Read more
ROCKLIN, CA DETECTIVE CARS ARE SPECIAL….. FIRST AMENDMENT AUDIT FAIL!!! From YouTube Channel: January 22, 2021 at 05:55PM ONN – Bay Area Transparency Catches Rocklin Police In A Defensive Pose In 1st Amendment Audit Fail This one does feature Bay Area Transparency at the Rocklin Police Department in the publicly-owned parking lot. He does the … Read more
James Mitchell Jim Grant Jr. RIP – Chicago Jazz Singer Entertained Fans On The North Side From YouTube Channel: January 21, 2021 at 04:49AM ONN – Very sad news as Jim Grant or Mitchell Jim Grant passed away due to complications related to dialysis. He was my stepfather Arnold Grant’s brother’s son. Jim was also … Read more
To start, this Trump Rally blog post is, at this point, a purely speculative work, designed to help tie together what is at this point a disparate set of facts that seem to point to one conclusion, but a large set of loose ends stop me from saying the result is absolute fact. The “one … Read more