City of Oakland, AKA Oaktown
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Turns out Bryan Azevedo, San Leandro Vice Mayor, was one of the 52 people who flew to Vietnam on August 17th, 2023. The FBI Raid on Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s Home (as part of a multi-address sting that included the Mayor’s Maiden Lane property, the home of California Waste Solutions … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – On the 6 AM PST Thursday June 21st morning of the FBI Raid of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home, and as part of a multi-address sting that included the Mayor’s Maiden Lane property, the home of California Waste Solutions (CWS) Andy Duong, David Duong’s home on Skyline Blvd, and Vietnam … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Author’s note: This story was updated but it dates back to February 20th, 2023. The day before, Renia Webb, former Chief-of-Staff to the new Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, sent a set of text messages and then proved a long phone interview to me and Seneca Scott. All out of the … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Jack London Square management is honored with a Gold MAXI award by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for its innovative Forget Me Not Alzheimer’s Awareness Program. The program was launched in September 2023 in recognition of World Alzheimer’s Month. Jack London Square is part of the Port of … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Author’s note: last night, the Oakland City Council voted to approve the sale of 50 percent of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Complex. In the accolades tossed out by some Oakland Councilmembers, they completely ignored or forgot who actually created the concept: Frank Dobson with Bob Leste and Steve Lowe. Of … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Author’s Note: On Jul 29, 2023, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao look a large contengent from Oakland to Vietnam on a trade mission. There has never been an English-written account from anyone who went on the trip other than Mayor Thao herself. Until now. This is an important presentation because it … Read more
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 … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Elena Kadvany is a food editor for the San Francisco Chronicle. But of late, her work has taken what some would consider a dark turn. The SF Bay Area Author has focused on what has to be the deliberate harm of two notable Black Chefs in Oakland, California, Immana Ewart … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Legendary Hip Hop Journalist and San Francisco State Professor Davey Cook AKA “Davey D” sent this column exclusively to Zennie62Media for publication (website at SF State). It underscores the completely racist attacks the San Francisco Chronicle and its quasi-alter-ego publication SFGate have taken against Horn Barbecue. Zennie62Media asserts that a … Read more
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 … Read more
