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Oakland Bulk And Oversized Terminal Focus Of Greg McConnell Interview

May 17, 2019 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Oakland Bulk And Oversized Terminal Focus Of Greg McConnell Interview

The Oakland Bulk And Oversized Terminal, the Oakland Army Base Redevelopment Project that was won by Phil Tagami and California Capital Investment GroRead More…

Former Oakland Black Panther Elaine Brown 2017 Deposition In The Matter of Elaine Brown v Desley Brooks

February 7, 2018 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Former Oakland Black Panther Elaine Brown 2017 Deposition In The Matter of Elaine Brown v Desley Brooks

Zennie Abraham note: this document (converted from PDF to .doc file and then inserted into the Zennie62Media Oakland News Online blog) is Elaine BrownRead More…

Oakland City Councilmember Desley Brooks April 25, 2016 Statement In The Matter Of Elaine Brown v. Brooks

February 7, 2018February 7, 2018 oaklandvlogr2 Comments on Oakland City Councilmember Desley Brooks April 25, 2016 Statement In The Matter Of Elaine Brown v. Brooks

Zennie Abraham note: this document (converted from PDF to .doc file and then inserted into the Zennie62Media Oakland News Online blog) is CouncilmembeRead More…

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf

Mayor Schaaf Must Form A Sports Task Force – Her New Oakland A’s Stadium Hire Won’t Solve The Problem – Zennie Abraham

January 28, 2018January 28, 2018 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Mayor Schaaf Must Form A Sports Task Force – Her New Oakland A’s Stadium Hire Won’t Solve The Problem – Zennie Abraham

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is the one I back for re-election as our leader, but that’s not going to stop me from making some very pointed criticisRead More…

My Intro To The Oakland – East Bay DSA (Democratic Socialists of America)

January 20, 2018January 20, 2018 Morgan BachLeave a Comment on My Intro To The Oakland – East Bay DSA (Democratic Socialists of America)

Anyone is welcome to join or attend a DSA event – look for DSA signs at the Women’s March in Oakland tomorrow and come say hi!  A few weeks ago, IRead More…

Oakland Police Commission Second Meeting Shows Problems

December 29, 2017 oaklandvlogr1 Comment on Oakland Police Commission Second Meeting Shows Problems

The Oakland Police Commission’s second meeting was not as well attended as the inaugural one. Here’s Oakland’s John Jones with a take he posted on FaRead More…

Oakland Police Racism Toward Blacks Uncovered In 2016, 2017 Studies, But What Has Been Done About It?

December 27, 2017December 27, 2017 oaklandvlogr1 Comment on Oakland Police Racism Toward Blacks Uncovered In 2016, 2017 Studies, But What Has Been Done About It?

A study released in July of 2017 focused on information drawn from Oakland Police body cameras and determined that Oakland Police Officers behaved “Read More…

Holiday Giving To Support Unsheltered Oakland Neighbors

December 23, 2017 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Holiday Giving To Support Unsheltered Oakland Neighbors

Oakland, CA (Press Release) — During this season of holiday giving, the plight of our unsheltered neighbors is likely in the hearts and minds of OakRead More…

Oakland Police Commission Meets For First Time December 13th, 2017

December 16, 2017 oaklandvlogr1 Comment on Oakland Police Commission Meets For First Time December 13th, 2017

Rashidah Grinage, one of the community activists who called for and helped create the Oakland Police Commission, notes it’s first meeting on FacebRead More…

Peralta Video Explains Decision To Stop Laney College Oakland A’s Ballpark Negotiations

December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Peralta Video Explains Decision To Stop Laney College Oakland A’s Ballpark Negotiations

Peralta Video Explains Decision To Stop Laney College Oakland A’s Ballpark Negotiations via IFTTTRead More…

Oakland City Council Votes to Advance Adult Use Cannabis – With Kaplan’s Amendments

November 29, 2017 oaklandvlogr1 Comment on Oakland City Council Votes to Advance Adult Use Cannabis – With Kaplan’s Amendments

OAKLAND, CA – Tonight, Oakland City Council unanimously voted to advance adult use cannabis, with amendments authored by Councilmember Kaplan to ensRead More…

Oakland Unified School District Budget Town Hall Meeting Livestream Video 11-20-2017

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 oaklandvlogr1 Comment on Oakland Unified School District Budget Town Hall Meeting Livestream Video 11-20-2017

Oakland Unified School District Budget Town Hall Meeting Livestream Video 11-20-2017 Posted by Kim Davis on Monday, November 20, 2017 And if youRead More…

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf

Oakland Mayor Schaaf Tells Business Group City Service Problems Are “Indefensible”

November 17, 2017November 17, 2017 oaklandvlogr2 Comments on Oakland Mayor Schaaf Tells Business Group City Service Problems Are “Indefensible”

According to a number of friends who were there, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf told members of the Oakland Jobs and Housing Coalition that the city sRead More…

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Performance Survey Scores For Nov 12th 2017

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Performance Survey Scores For Nov 12th 2017

15.07 63.72 21.21 What those numbers represent are the percentage of people who, overall, answered yes, no, or not sure to a set of 59 quRead More…

Restorative Justice For Oakland Youth

Restorative Justice In Oakland And The East Bay – Morgan Bach

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 Morgan Bach2 Comments on Restorative Justice In Oakland And The East Bay – Morgan Bach

In 2015, I went through a restorative justice training in Oakland with RJOY (Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth), and I learned that it takes aRead More…

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s State Of The City Speech, Thursday Nov 3rd, 2017

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s State Of The City Speech, Thursday Nov 3rd, 2017

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s staff for some reason used this Facebook page to post her State of The City Speech, even though the result was not used tRead More…

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Report Card Survey: Respondents Say Mayor Not Fulfilling Agenda In Preliminary Analysis

November 1, 2017November 1, 2017 oaklandvlogr1 Comment on Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Report Card Survey: Respondents Say Mayor Not Fulfilling Agenda In Preliminary Analysis

As Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf prepares to deliver her State of The City Address on Thursday, and just before the 2018 Election Season unofficiRead More…

Oakland Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney Talks City of Oakland’s Race and Gender Disparity Study

October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Oakland Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney Talks City of Oakland’s Race and Gender Disparity Study

As part of what’s called The Oakland Disparity Study, Mason Tillman Associates held a poorly publicized meeting to interested members of the Oakland MRead More…

Oakland Gun Storage Focus Of Alameda County DA Nancy O’Malley’s Message

October 31, 2017 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Oakland Gun Storage Focus Of Alameda County DA Nancy O’Malley’s Message

The problem of guns stored in some Oakland homes in a way that can cause loss of life has been a problem for some time. A concerned Oakland City CounRead More…

Proposed Oakland Tenant Protection Ordinance Goes To City Council November 7th

October 25, 2017 oaklandvlogr1 Comment on Proposed Oakland Tenant Protection Ordinance Goes To City Council November 7th

Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan has authored a proposed tenant protection ordinance that passed the City’s Community and Economic DeRead More…

Chester McGuire Full Obituary Of U.C Berkeley Urban Economist, Berkeley Planning Associates Founder

October 24, 2017October 25, 2017 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Chester McGuire Full Obituary Of U.C Berkeley Urban Economist, Berkeley Planning Associates Founder

Chester “Chet” McGuire Jr. lost his 14-year battle with cancer on October 13, 2017. Chet was a noted urban economist with a long and distiRead More…

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Report Card Template – Based On Her Stated Positions, Priorities. Oakland Sharing The Vision

October 19, 2017October 23, 2017 oaklandvlogr1 Comment on Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Report Card Template – Based On Her Stated Positions, Priorities. Oakland Sharing The Vision

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf outlined a set of goals and objectives – well, really just objectives but not stated goals – for which we can now uRead More…

Brooklyn Basin Affordable Housing Design

Brooklyn Basin Affordable Housing – Oakland City Council Staff Report

October 16, 2017October 16, 2017 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Brooklyn Basin Affordable Housing – Oakland City Council Staff Report

Brooklyn Basin is a giant 65-acre, 3,000 unit housing project under construction along Oakland’s waterfront just south of Jack London Square. Read More…

Oakland Sharing The Vision: Timeline of Recent Oakland City Administrators Since 1998

October 15, 2017 oaklandvlogr1 Comment on Oakland Sharing The Vision: Timeline of Recent Oakland City Administrators Since 1998

Oakland Sharing The Vision: Timeline of Recent Oakland City Administrators Since 1998 6/1998 – 6/2003 Robert Bobb 5 Years 2/2004 – 7/Read More…

Oakland Sharing The Vision Original Members List From 1992

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Oakland Sharing The Vision Original Members List From 1992

Oakland Sharing The Vision (OSV) was an effort to bring 1,000 Oaklanders together to form goals and objectives that were to be a path to civic growth.Read More…

Oakland City Attorney Resolution Asks Federal Government To Reclassify Medical Cannabis

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Oakland City Attorney Resolution Asks Federal Government To Reclassify Medical Cannabis

Oakland City Attorney Resolution Asks Federal Government To Reclassify Medical Cannabis On November 17th, Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker’s Read More…

Fred Blackwell

In Oakland City Government Management 2017, Black Men, Once Common, Are Rare

October 7, 2017October 7, 2017 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on In Oakland City Government Management 2017, Black Men, Once Common, Are Rare

John B. Williams, Lionel Wilson, Carter Gillmore, Marcus Foster, George Williams, Henry Gardner, Avon Manning, Elihu Harris, Robert Bobb, Gregory Read More…

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City Of Oakland Allowing Unlicensed Commercial Cannabis Cultivation – Undrae Brooks

October 6, 2017 Undrae Brooks1 Comment on City Of Oakland Allowing Unlicensed Commercial Cannabis Cultivation – Undrae Brooks

On a recent trip to the City of Oakland’s Business Licensing Office I was told that there are no licensed or permitted commercial cannabis cultiRead More…

James Vann

Oakland Architect James Vann Wonders If A’s Out To Destroy Oakland With Ballpark Proposal At Laney College?

October 3, 2017October 3, 2017 oaklandvlogr1 Comment on Oakland Architect James Vann Wonders If A’s Out To Destroy Oakland With Ballpark Proposal At Laney College?

Happened to find this letter written by long-time Oakland architect James Vann and on the Oakland A’s proposal to build a ballpark at Laney CollegRead More…

Will California’s New Housing Laws Really Help Oakland’s Affordablity Problem?

October 2, 2017 oaklandvlogr1 Comment on Will California’s New Housing Laws Really Help Oakland’s Affordablity Problem?

On September 29th, California Governor Jerry Brown put pen to the paper of what he called “15 good bills” designed to respond to the state’s afforRead More…

Is Oakland Special Event Permit Redesign Task Force Protecting Next Warehouse Fire Location?

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Is Oakland Special Event Permit Redesign Task Force Protecting Next Warehouse Fire Location?

In the wake of the tragic Oakland Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire that took 36 lives on December 2, 2016, The City of Oakland has still not taken any meanRead More…

In 2017 Oakland Engaging In Analysis Paralysis After 2016 Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire

September 23, 2017 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on In 2017 Oakland Engaging In Analysis Paralysis After 2016 Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire

In the wake of the tragic Oakland Ghost Ship Fire that took 36 lives on December 2, 2016, The City of Oakland has still not taken any meaningful aRead More…

Shirley Gee, Oakland Chinatown Activist, Compares Oakland A’s Laney College Plan Supporters To Trump

September 21, 2017September 21, 2017 oaklandvlogr

In my 24 year politico-level relationship with Oakland Activist Shirley Gee, I’ve never known her to pull punches, regardless of whether I agreed withRead More…

Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan Hosts Oakland Public Banking Forum; City Council Votes to Fund Study

September 20, 2017September 20, 2017 oaklandvlogr

OAKLAND, CA (Press release) – On Monday, September 25th, Oakland Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan (At-Large) and Dan Kalb (District One) will host Read More…

Libby Schaaf Runs For Re-Election As Mayor Of Oakland, Raises $161K So Far

August 24, 2017August 24, 2017 oaklandvlogr

Libby Schaaf is officially running for re-election as Mayor of Oakland – not new news at all. Let’s take a look at where the 50th Mayor of Oakland, anRead More…

Buffy Wicks, Former Obama Aide, Running For California State Assembly District 15 2018

May 30, 2017 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Buffy Wicks, Former Obama Aide, Running For California State Assembly District 15 2018

Buffy Wicks is someone I’ve known since 2007, and because of her job as field organizer with the Obama For America campaign. After the successful 200Read More…

Alameda County DA Files Charges Against 7 Oakland Police Officers In Celeste Guap Sex Scandal

September 9, 2016September 9, 2016 oaklandvlogr1 Comment on Alameda County DA Files Charges Against 7 Oakland Police Officers In Celeste Guap Sex Scandal

Nancy O’Malley, the Alameda County District Attorney, has filed charges against seven Oakland Police Officers that were responsible for the sexual vioRead More…

Rebecca Kaplan First Oakland Councilmember On BAAQMD Since 1992 #OakMtg

September 2, 2016September 2, 2016 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Rebecca Kaplan First Oakland Councilmember On BAAQMD Since 1992 #OakMtg

OAKLAND, CA (Press Release) – After over two decades of Oakland going unrepresented on the Board of the powerful Bay Area Air Quality ManagementRead More…

Oakland Needs A New News Blog: “Oakland News”

August 28, 2016August 29, 2016 oaklandvlogrLeave a Comment on Oakland Needs A New News Blog: “Oakland News”

Since 2004, when I started Oakland’s first true blog (and not a news website) Oakland Focus, Oakland has seen the following online publications come aRead More…




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