Oakland

Oakland Police Union To Oppose Cuts At Council Meeting

Oakland Police Union to Speak at 9:30 a.m. Today at Council Meeting to Oppose Any Cuts to OPD, Elimination of Special Units, Saying Public Safety, Neighborhoods Will Suffer Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Oakland Police Union President Sgt. Huy Nguyen and Vice President. Sgt. Tim Dolan will speak at today’s 9:30 a.m. meeting of the […]

City of Oakland Signs AASEG Purchase And Sale Agreement

Oakland – The City of Oakland and African American Sports & Entertainment Group (AASEG) have signed an amended Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) for the City’s half of the Coliseum site. The new agreement results in a total price increase of 14% to $125 million and accelerates the payment schedule for the City to receive […]

Port Of Oakland Call For Howard Terminal Developer Repeats Errors

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Last week, the Port of Oakland issued an announcement that its seeking developer proposals for the still undeveloped Howard Terminal property.  The place the Oakland A’s new ballpark was supposed to be. That action proves Oakland has not learned anything from economic development errors regarding the loss of our three major […]

California Hate Crimes Down In 2023 But Attacks Persist

OAKLAND – (Special to ZennieReport.com) – On Friday, June 28, 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta released the 2023 Hate Crime in California Report, and highlighted information and resources to support ongoing efforts across the state to combat hate.  Overall, reported hate crime events in California decreased by 7.1% from 2,120 in 2022 to 1,970 in 2023. However, despite an overall decrease […]

Samson Liu Oakland Police Officer Makes $300K And Is Illegal Weed Grow House Owner

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Samson Liu is an Oakland Police Officer who was the focus of a CNN investigation into an illegal grow house located in Antioch. According to the CNN report (“The pot farm next door: Black market weed operations inundate California suburb, cops say”) making the Internet rounds, the story goes like this: Just […]

Meet Charlene Wang Oakland City Council At Large Candidate At Campaign Kickoff

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Charlene Wang Oakland City Council At Large Candidate is holding a campaign kickoff this Sunday August 25th at Clinton Square Park, 2 PM PST – 4 PM PST, at 655 International Blvd, Oakland. Visit her website at CharleneForOakland.com Charlene Wang, the Oakland City Council At Large Candidate (website here), is […]

Port of Oakland Says Andreas Cluver & Arabella Martinez Reappointed To Board Of Commissioners

Commissioners Andreas Cluver and Arabella Martinez will continue to provide critical oversight and leadership for Port policies  Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – The reappointments of Port of Oakland Board of Port Commissioners Andreas Cluver and Arabella Martinez to both serve another four-year term were confirmed by the Oakland City Council on July 16, 2024. “I […]

Vincent Ray Williams Oakland Homeless Activist To Hold Presser Regarding Alleged Assault By Earl Harper

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – On Thursday of this week, a man named Vincent Ray Williams will be the focus of a press conference produced by Community Activist Seneca Scott, and tell the story of how he was savagely beaten by a man named Earl Harper. If you’re a Zennie62 YouTube Fan and thinking “where […]

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Applauds Budget Vote

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – The Office of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao sent this press release to Zennie62Media announcing her approval of the Oakland City Council vote to pass her “proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2025 Midcycle Budget Adjustment”. What follows is from the Office of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao applauds the […]

Richard Lupio And The Real Horn Barbecue Oakland Story

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Richard Lupio, considered to be a dangerous former employee of Matt Horn’s Horn Barbecue aka Horn Hospitality Group, has controversially leveraged a feature by Food Editor Elena Kadvany in the San Francisco Chronicle to undermine his previous employer. Mr. Lupio did that while promoting his new fundraising page for a […]

Oakland Public Ethics Commission Corrupt In Mayor Thao Recall Attack

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – In 2023, The Oakland Public Ethics Commission’s investigator Simon Russell reported to the PEC Board that in response to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s then-proposed cuts for the 2023-2025 budget , he would need four investigators to deal with the then current workload without putting cases on hold. Now, it appears […]

Lakeshore Cafe Oakland Closing May 27th 2024

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Lakeshore Cafe at 3257 Lakeshore Avenue near Lake Merritt, this Oakland vlogger’s most favorite place to have breakfast and interview Oaklanders, is sadly closing May 27th of this year. On the Instagram profile for the popular eatery was posted this message: Dear Lakeshore Café Customers: Lakeshore Cafe will be permanently […]

Oakland Budget Deficit Not Caused By Unpaid Business Taxes

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – There’s an idea out there that one major contributor to the City of Oakland’s $175 million budget deficit (see report) is unpaid business taxes and license fees. But is it? Len Rafael, Oakland Accountant and candidate for the District One City Council Seat currently held by Dan Kalb, shared this […]

Oakland Homeless Count Grew 9% Over 2 Years

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Oakland homeless increased by 9 percent over two years and overall in Alameda County the ranks are still growing. That is the truth-spin from this Alameda County press release sent to Zennie62Media. The rest is below. Overall homelessness dropped by three percent in Alameda County, with the number of homeless […]

Oakland Should Use Debt-Based Deficit Financing To Pay $175 Million Deficit

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – The City of Oakland is facing a giant $175 million budget deficit. The reason for the outcome was the Pandemic-driven downturn in revenue from property taxes. The reality ran counter to a rosy projection of funds from the same source in 2022. But here Oakland is, and can’t afford to […]

Oakland NAACP Says Airport Name Change Is Loss Of Civil Rights History

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 […]

Mayor Thao Oakland A’s Lease Proposal Says “I Can Put John Fisher In His Place”

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 […]

Carolyn Almquist New Port of Oakland Maritime Marketing Manager

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), […]

Oakland Restaurant Week 2024 Mar. 14th-Mar.24th

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 […]

OBOT vs Oakland Emissions Expert Report: Lyle Chinkin

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – In an excerpt from this OBOT vs Oakland Case Emissions Expert Report, Mr. Lyle Chinkin shares the following point of view: Finding 1: The City’s ban on the transport, storage, or handling of coal or petcoke through thepassage of the Ordinance was done without adequately performing a scientifically credibleassessment of […]

Phil Tagami Outlines OBOT Victory Over City Of Oakland

On Twtter, California Capital Investment Group Managing Director Phillip Tagami outlines what he called “key court findings” in the case of OBOT vs. City of Oakland. What he wrote is presented below, but edited for better readability. Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – After years of delay caused by the City of Oakland, on 1/23/24 Hon. […]

Oakland’s Horn Barbecue Gets Attacked While Mayor Thao Does Nothing

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Horn Barbecue was once recently the celebrated Michelin Star restaurant that was the pride of West Oakland and catapulted its founder Matt Horn into celebrity status nationwide. The commercials featuring him were seen from California to Connecticut. All of the time, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao never once acknowledged or visited […]

Oakland Measure X Ruled Illegal: Last Second City of Oakland Challenge Filed

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – The City of Oakland’s Oakland City Attorney’s Office has filed a last minute hail-mary pass attempt to stop the to-date successful march of Gene Hazzard’s Oakland Measure X Complaint that was filed in the Alameda County Superior Court against the Oakland City Council’s Measure X Resolution of 2022. Yes, the […]

Oakland Measure X Ruled Illegal: Gene Hazzard Beats City of Oakland In Court

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Gene Hazzard, the Oakland Photographer and Activist, scored big with his legal challenge against The City Council’s Oakland Measure X Resolution of 2022; Gene got the court to rule that it was what he claimed: illegal. The twist is that the Court Clerk did not enter the default immediately, but […]

Brodie Brazil Copies Zennie Abraham’s Oakland Coliseum Vlog Titles

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Well, here we go again with NBC Sports Oakland A’s Broadcaster Brodie Brazil once again using one of my Zennie62 YouTube vlog titles as the basis for a vlog for his “Brodie Brazil” YouTube channel. Take a look at the date of his, which was done Thursday, and mine was […]

Oakland Roots President’s Coliseum Use Request Triggers AASEG Dispute

There is what is called a full-blown dispute between Oakland Roots Soccer and the African American Sports and Entertainment Group aka AASEG. The unfolding behind-the-scenes skermish is one that could be settled over dinner provided by Oakland’s Horn Barbecue, (which can use the business in the wake of vandalism and racist media attacks), but at […]

Schools Not Stadiums Oakland A’s Las Vegas Ballpark Lawsuit Error-Filled

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – On Tuesday, November 14th, 2023, the managers of Schools not Stadiums, the organization that filed the failed attempt to gather signatures to place the bond-issue for the Oakland A’s Las Vegas Stadium up to a state-wide vote, issued a press release announcing a new lawsuit. But upon review, the arguments […]

K-Pop Group IVE Coming To Oakland Arena March 16, 2024

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – On Election Day, Tuesday, November 7th, one of the fastest-growing K-Pop groups IVE announced their first global outing – 1ST WORLD TOUR ‘SHOW WHAT I HAVE’. The 24-date world tour will hit various cities across Southeast Asia, North America, Europe, the U.K., South America, Eastern Asia and Australia next year. […]

Oakland Coliseum’s Oakland Arena Ran By ASM-Global Has It’s Best Financial Year Ever

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Oakland Arena and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Complex have marked 2023 as its best financial year in the entire history of the ASM Global-managed property. The record-breaking-capacity crowds and show sellouts were achieved with amazing, memorable event, including the highest-grossing gathering ever on record at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum featuring […]

Johnson C. Sue Obituary

Johnson C. Sue, 90, of Honolulu, Hawai’i passed away peacefully in Honolulu on Saturday, October 7, 2023. He was born in Oakland, CA, on June 22, 1933 Oakland – (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Johnson C. Sue graduated from Oakland Technical High School, Oakland, CA in 1952 and from UC Berkeley with a BA in Landscape […]

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