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Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
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 […]
Oakland OUSD Nutrition Services Team Surpasses 10,000,000 Student Meals in Supporting Student Health & Well-Being, Plus Nearly 3,000,000 Pounds of Food from ACCFB Team Receives Assist from Alameda County Dental Society Oakland – As the Nutrition Services Team in Oakland Unified School District continues to support thousands of students across the city with healthy and […]
Oakland Athletics Ballpark At Howard Terminal New Video Images Released Before DEIR Report From YouTube Channel: February 26, 2021 at 02:14PM ONN – Oakland Athletics Ballpark At Howard Terminal New Video Images Released Before DEIR Report The A’s presented a new design, which is much “softer” in presentation than previeous versions. It’s less dramatic. Why […]
The Howard Terminal Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) is out of its cage and here at this link! The City of Oakland and The Oakland Athletics released the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Howard Terminal Ballpark (or more formally called “Oakland Waterfront Ballpark District at Howard Terminal”). First, the Oakland A’s sent their email, […]
OUSD and “Friends of the Oakland Public School Libraries” Create Digital Library for All Oakland Students Oakland – United For Success Academy 8th grader, Brenda C., uses Sora, an app for accessing the District’s new Digital Library, which has transformed her ability to read whenever she wants. “What I like about Sora is that you […]
Marin County District One Supervisor Damon Connolly Q and A on 2021 Goals and Priorities starting with question on COVID. Vaccine. Economic Recovery Thank you Zennie for having me on the show. We are living through a historic moment, the decisions we make today on how we address COVID, equity, and our economy will have […]
Taking the helm in 1984 as Oakland Zoo stood on the brink of permanent closure and was deemed ‘one of the ten worst U.S. Zoos’ by the Humane Society, Dr. Parrott’s decades-long leadership, commitment, and vision have made the Oakland Zoo of today a nationally recognized, award-winning, top Bay Area attraction known for excellence in […]
Ground Control Coffee Brewer @ Highwire Coffee Roasters, Oakland, CA From YouTube Channel: January 24, 2021 at 07:38PM ONN – Ground Control Coffee Brewer @ Highwire Coffee Roasters, Oakland, CA Where Ground Control Coffee writes: Two of the founders of Highwire Coffee Roasters, Robert Myers and Rich Avella, share their meaningful experiences using the Ground […]
President-elect Biden Announces Additional Key Administration Posts WASHINGTON – On January 18th, President-elect Joe Biden announced a number of key administration posts: Elizabeth Klein, Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Dr. Jewel Bronaugh, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; Andrea Palm, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services; Polly Trottenberg, Deputy Secretary of Transportation; Cindy Marten, Deputy Secretary […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ColdSnap Wins CES 2021 Innovation Award for Ice Cream Appliance with Rapid Freezing Technology for Individual Servings in a Few Seconds with No Mess Sigma Phase, Corp. has been selected as a CES® 2021 Innovation Honoree – Home Appliances for the ColdSnap™ rapid freezing appliance, which produces single servings of frozen confections on demandonds with […]
Berkeley News from The Office of Councilmember Ben Bartlett The City of Berkeley is updating our COVID-19 Health Order to align with the State of California’s regional stay home order, effective 12:01am Monday, December 7. Under the New regional Stay at Home Order, California is split into 5 regions, with the Order being triggered if […]
Taking Risks to Transform | Regina Jackson | TEDxUCDavisSF From YouTube Channel: May 16, 2017 at 11:06AM ONN – Oakland’s Regina Jackson, CEO EOYDC, On Taking Risks To Transform – TEDxUCDavisSF East Oakland Youth Development Center CEO Regina Jackson takes us from Deep East Oakland in California to the Far East in China to understand […]
Lonelygirl15 Was A Fake Vlog And Signal That Digital Technology Was Transforming Media And News From YouTube Channel: September 11, 2006 at 02:52AM ONN – Lonelygirl15 Was A Fake Vlog And Signal That Digital Technology Was Transforming Media And News Lonelygirl15… GAVE YOU WHAT YOU WANTED !I’m responding to Renetto’s video with yet another different […]
Real Life CLUCKIN’ BELL from GRAND THEFT AUTO in OAKLAND From YouTube Channel: November 18, 2020 at 12:00PM ONN – You may recognize Cluckin’ Bell as a fictional fast food chain from the video game series Grand Theft Auto including San Andreas and GTA V. We are huge fans of the Rockstar Games series, so […]
Oakland Economic Recovery Council 1st Meeting Monday, May 18, 2020 The City of Oakland reports: The Mayor and the Vice Mayor/Chair of the City Council Community and Economic Development Committee are inviting Oakland community and business leaders to participate in an Oakland Economic Recovery Council. The Advisory Council is co-chaired by Mayor Schaaf and Vice […]
Bill Carroll’s Saturday Superlatives RBs Mohammad Ibrahim Minnesota, 41 Rushes, 201 Yds vs Maryland From YouTube Channel: November 1, 2020 at 11:13AM ONN – Bill Carroll’s Saturday Superlatives RBs Mohammad Ibrahim Minnesota, 41 Rushes, 201 Yds vs Maryland This group includes speedsters, battering rams and transformers. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog […]
Sean Connery’s Top 4 Bond Moments From YouTube Channel: May 7, 2017 at 09:05AM ONN – Sean Connery’s Top 4 Bond Moments Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use […]
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 […]
Association of Flight Attendants Rally Oakland CA From YouTube Channel: October 20, 2020 at 07:06PM ONN – Association of Flight Attendants Hold Rally Near Rep Barbara Lee Office In Oakland From the YouTube video: This was at a rally or gathering outside the offices of Barbara Lee organized by the Association of Flight Attendants. The […]
OUSD to Update Public on Massive $133 Million Project to Upgrade Fremont High School in News Conference on Wednesday Oakland – OUSD is holding a news conference on Wednesday, October 21, to update the school community and the public at large about the progress made on a major project to revamp the Fremont High School […]
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Introduces Oakland Slow Streets 2.0 2020 Featuring Jonathan Brumfield From YouTube Channel: October 15, 2020 at 03:28AM ONN – Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Introduces Oakland Slow Streets 2.0 2020 Featuring Jonathan Brumfield On Monday October 12th 2020, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf introduced Oakland Slow Street Phase 2 – an evolution of […]
LIBBY’S ELECTION GUIDE Dear Oaklanders, Earlier this week, I ended my 2020 State of the City address by recognizing that this November’s election is so consequential it could chart a new path for our state and our nation. I meant it. I hope you’re as fired up as I am about this Presidential race, and […]
Oakland News: A letter was passed to me moments ago that outlines the interest of the African American Sports & Entertainment Group in purchasing the Oakland Coliseum site for $92 million. The group consists of Ray Bobbitt, who spearheaded the African American Oakland NFL Expansion effort, which is part of this group’s focus, famed sports […]
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, producers of CES 20210, announced that Mary Barra, General Motors (GM) Chairman and CEO, will present the opening keynote address during the all-digital CES® 2021 , the world’s most influential technology event. Mary Barra’s keynote will share a closer look at GM’s transformational strategy to advance mobility for communities around […]
Online Leadership Seminar with Ben Bartlett From YouTube Channel: August 31, 2020 at 02:44PM ONN – Online Leadership Seminar Featuring Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett “If you don’t like fires, and earthquakes and mayhem, you must stop fires and earthquakes and mayhem. You have the power to make change.” – Ben Bartlett We are grateful to […]
This Ben Bartlett post called “Safety for All: George Floyd Community Safety Act” by Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett appears on Medium. Here’s an excerpt: In all 50 states and more than 145 cities, Americans are calling for legitimate police accountability, an end to police brutality, and the transformation of the police system itself. The killing […]
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Joins Senator Markey, Rep. Haaland, Grassroots Coalition in Announcing Economic Renewal Agenda Today, Rep. Barbara Lee joined U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) and a coalition of grassroots groups; labor unions; Black, Brown and Indigenous leaders from across the country to introduce a bold plan for economic […]
Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett joined The Institute for Community Leadership for an online seminar. Here’s the description of the event, courtesy Councilmember Bartlett and The Institute for Community Leadership: We are grateful to Berkeley City Councilmember Ben Bartlett for joining us for an online Leadership Seminar in which we discussed the importance of seeing opportunities […]
How #WeThriveInside With Musician and Actor Rick Springfield From YouTube Channel: May 26, 2020 at 09:00AM ONN – How #WeThriveInside: Musician and Actor Rick Springfield Talks Dealing With Depression I happened to be working and also listening to one of my favorite songs “Don’t Talk To Strangers” by Rick Springfield, when I happened upon a […]
Press Release: “Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick was Fired in Retaliation for Exposing Oakland Police Commission Corruption, Abuse of Power, According to Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed Today. Kirkpatrick Seeks Damages from City for Retaliatory Firing.” San Francisco — Attorneys for former Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick filed a whistleblower lawsuit today alleging that she was fired […]
The Joshua Pawlik Shooting is the focus of the just released report by Robert Warshaw, the Thelton E. Henderson court-appointed monitor of the Oakland Police Department in the wake of the events of The Riders Case. Below, is a digitized version of the report. You can also download it here. You can also read former […]
(NOTE: There is still time to apply for a role on Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Taskforce. Apply Now – Click Here) Prior to serving as District 6 representative, Councilmember Loren Taylor guided efforts to transform heavily regulated and bureaucratic industries including healthcare services, medical devices, utilities, and telecommunications. As co-chair of Oakland’s new Taskforce to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ahead Of Oakland City Council Meeting Today, Oakland Mayor Schaaf Issues Action Alert And Attacks Councilmembers Kaplan, Bas Initiative Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf issued this “Action Alert” below: Action Alert – Save Our Budget Dear Oaklanders, On June 23rd the Oakland City Council passed a responsible and admirable budget to reconcile competing community demands to […]
