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Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – The Oakland Branch of The National Association for The Advancement of Colored People (Oakland NAACP) penned this letter of objection to the Port of Oakland’s move to change Oakland Airport’s name to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. Here’s the text. Port of Oakland Renaming of Metropolitan Oakland International Airport … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – The Port of Oakland released survey results today showing that local residents are comfortable with modifying the airport’s name. There was overwhelming support for the airport’s efforts to attract new travel destinations, create and sustain local jobs, and increase the economic vitality of Oakland, the East Bay, and greater Bay … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Oakland Mayor Thao finally lost it on this April 1st, 2024. After trying to execute a fake news hit job on Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong, then rejecting the first three set of candidates, Thao took the next set, reportedly considered sacking them too, but was finally convinced to select … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Barbara Leslie Port Of Oakland Economic Development Will Boost Airport, Not Name Change Barbara Leslie, once friend, current Port of Oakland President of the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners and President and CEO of the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has an idea that she undoubtedly borrowed from her early … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – First, let me say that the moment I saw the Oakland A’s 11th-Hour groupies, excuse me, fans, cheering for Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s 5-year proposed Coliseum lease, I knew it was a disaster. Second, also let me say that the Mayor of Oakland and her Chief of Staff have no … Read more
Atlanta (Special to ZennieReport.com) – The City of Oakland just sent this Oakland Blogger in suburban Atlanta a press release with the headline “City of Oakland Announces New Permanent Director of Transportation Josh Rowan”. So, since I am here keeping my 89-year-old Mom company while keeping my place near Lake Merritt, something said to me … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – The question, I, Zennie Abraham, poses for Oakland, California, America, and The World is this: Is Oakland America’s First Neo Medieval Urban Economy? Well, the next question is “What is Neo Medieval?” Well, the term has been with us since 1977, when it was coined by theorist Hedley Bull in … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Oakland uses less than half of The Oakland City Auditor’s recommendations. The Office of the Oakland City Auditor, ran by Acting City Auditor Michael C. Houston, MPP, CIA, released its first ever comprehensive audit recommendation follow-up report. In reviewing all the recommendations issued over the past 10 years, Oakland City … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Oakland, and by that I mean The City of Oakland, has presented yet another example to support the claim, my assertion, that Oakland’s forgotten how to do economic development. And more specifically, how to use tax increment fnancing, AKA “redevelopment. Take District Three Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife’s “report” on … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com reposted from Oakland News Now Blog) – Oaklandside is the north of two-year-old non-profit website that likes to push the idea that it practices objective journalism, uninflunced by politicians and the wealthy. It avoids posting a list of its donors yet routinely violates nonprofit tax law by writing about politically charged … Read more
The Shipping veteran Carolyn Almquist will provide global strategic expertise Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – The Port of Oakland today announced the appointment of new Maritime Marketing Manager Carolyn Almquist. She brings with her a wealth of private sector experience in international trade. Almquist joins the Port after 25 years with American President Lines (APL), … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Eat. Drink. Stay. Repeat. From neighborhood gems and food trucks to Michelin star restaurants, explore The Town’s global culinary offerings during the 10 days of Oakland Restaurant Week 2024. (Zennie62Media, Inc. is a proud media sponsor of Oakland Restaurant Week and for the second year in a row.) Participating restaurants … Read more