Downtown Oakland Specific Plan (DOSP) Zoning Amendments Meeting #3

Downtown Oakland Specific Plan (DOSP) Zoning Amendments Meeting #3
This virtual meeting on the Downtown Oakland Specific Plan (DOSP) Zoning Amendments and Zoning Incentive Program was held on September 13, 2022 at 6:00pm. Topics covered: * What will development look and feel like? * How tall and dense will it be? * How will developers be able to earn additional development capacity as an incentive to provide community amenities? * What additional benefits, and how much, will the community receive in return? * How will the regulations allow transferring development rights (TDR) to protect historic buildings? For further information, please visit: https://ift.tt/60mt1D5
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA5BH8UulOo

Unsolved Homicide Ricardo Luna

Unsolved Homicide Ricardo Luna
On March 27, 2022, Ricardo Luna was driving in the 3300 block of International Boulevard, just before 6:30 PM when he was fatally shot. Luna a 71 71-year-old grandfather was a proud Oakland resident. Anyone with information on this case, call OPD's Homicide Section at 510-239-3821.
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsrabwaghow

Oakland Jewish Community Forum Now For All Mayoral Candidates Like Allyssa Victory?

Oakland Jewish Community Forum Now For All Mayoral Candidates Like Allyssa Victory?
Oakland Jewish Community Forum Now For All Mayoral Candidates Like Allyssa Victory? Well, in a “How ya like them apples” move, it appears Oakland Mayoral Candidate Peter Liu's troublesome, anti-semetic email ranting that this blogger belive spelled “jailtime” wound up doing exactly what Mr. Liu wanted: getting the San Francisco Based Jewish Community Relations Council's Oakland Jewish Community Forum opened up for all candidates for Mayor of Oakland, rather than a few. (I have to ask why in hell is a San Francisco non-profit organization is hosting an Oakland election event, anyway?) Now, according to emails sent to Zennie62Media by an unnamed source, one of them that was written by Mr. Jonathan Carey, who's affilated with the Oakland Jewish Community Relations Council explained that the event planned for tonight should be opened to all candidates. Apparently, Mr Carey read the laws governing the actions of non-profit organizations during an election, and determined that the JCRC was breaking them. Here's the email by Mr. Carey: On September 15, the JCRC will present an event titled, “Jewish Community Oakland Mayoral Candidate Forum.” Unfortunately, JCRC may have made a potentially serious error when they invited only three out of ten eligible candidates to participate in their sponsored forum Not only does the omission deprive the Oakland Jewish Community from hearing from all candidates on relevant topics, but the metric the JCRC seems to have used for selection early in the campaign cycle was "top three fundraisers." Given the astounding financial inequalities in Oakland and the top-heavy nature of political fundraising, many think that using a financial metric sends a deeply negative message about the Jewish community. Should the Jewish community only get to hear from candidates with early fundraising success, rather than those with fresh ideas?  Ironically, the JCRC's exclusion of seven candidates based on money metrics may have triggered one of the candidates to protest his exclusion through the use of the very traditional conspiracy theories and anti-Semitism the JCRC is trying to fight. Furthermore, one of the three candidates that JCRC did select for the forum has already come under scrutiny for fundraising irregularities. (He's referring to Oakland Councilmember Sheng Thao, who's alleged “make big donors look small” plan was revealed at Oakland News Now Blog by Charles Pine of the Coalition for A Better Oakland.) Lastly, as a non-profit organization, the JCRC’s selective political promotion and exclusion may actually be illegal according to Federal law and IRS regulations. Charitable nonprofits and foundations may not “participate in, or intervene in (including publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for political office.” 26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3). This prohibition applies to any and all candidates for federal, state and even local elections. See IRS Regulations, Section 1.501(c)(3)-1(3) (iii) It would be far more inclusive, in my opinion, to grant all eligible candidates an opportunity to address the Oakland Jewish community. Jonathan Carey, Oakland, CA Now, as of this writing, it's not clear that the event will go on in the way Mr. Carey advises or just be reset for another date. In an email to Mr. Steven Gellman, Publisher of The Jewish News of Northern California, Carey suggests that the next event be on the ZOOM platform: “It would be better in my opinion to have all eligible candidates and opportunity to address the Jewish community including the ones who may not be the earliest fundraisers. (We can leave out candidate Liu, if appropriate, since he seems to be disruptive). My solution is to hold another event on Zoom something like “Oakland Mayoral Candidates Speak to the Jewish Community.” The date would not conflict with Jewish holidays nor would it be on the heels of this week’s JCRC event.” Stay tuned.
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSCMwwUgUoI

Seneca Scott Speaks about Oakland's Homeless Crisis

Seneca Scott Speaks about Oakland's Homeless Crisis
Seneca Scott Speaks about Oakland's Homeless Crisis A Zennie62 Oakland News Now YouTube vlog SUBSCRIBE TO ZENNIE62 YOUTUBE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqtc118chzxCUJExjeWbeEA?sub_confirmation=1
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9ZOtpRKAKE

Outside Taco Bell (w/ @Chad and JT Go Deep )

Outside Taco Bell (w/ @Chad and JT Go Deep )
If you like thinking outside the bun, you’ll love this episode outside the bell! Activists Chad and JT from @Chad and JT Go Deep join us as we chat with guests such as a self-published artist who’s very over toxic relationships, a mushroom-loving, aspiring YouTuber who wishes she could own a gun, and a rapper who just can’t get enough booty in strip clubs. Recorded 9/2/2022 in front of Taco Bell in Los Angeles. Go to https://ift.tt/ePQybIh to become a member and get 50% automatically taken off your first order and free shipping. Go to https://ift.tt/NMDTpzF for 16 free meals + 3 free gifts! Go to https://ift.tt/3hRvoZe to get 10% off your first month! ▶ COME SEE US LIVE! http:/podcastbutoutside.com/live ▶ JOIN OUR PATREON for WEEKLY bonus content (includes all of our Live shows!) https://ift.tt/RdkN05l ▶ GET MERCH (SHIRTS, HOODIES, STICKERS, & PINS !) https://ift.tt/5S2RygK 🎵 Jordan Keyes Tiktok/IG/Twitter: @itskeyes https://ift.tt/SoDRts8 Submit your theme songs to PodcastButOutside@gmail.com ! (Please try to keep em to 40 secs max) 🎥 Cam George Instagram: https://ift.tt/SpYnR96 CAM IS MAKING CONTENT FOR YOU! CONTENT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHn95vB27natmUWC58v1aQ https://ift.tt/j6gqQA7 Personal Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf22a75UH5u8UX9NqK1xjiQ 🖌Animated intro & outro by Tom Bosko https://ift.tt/iVnBYZJ ▶SEND US STUFF, LIKE MILK OR SWORDS! Podcast But Outside P.O. Box 27052 Los Angeles, CA 90027 ▶WE'RE ALSO ON ROOSTER TEETH ! https://ift.tt/USIgpz1 ▶ If you're pissed off about the way we look, you can listen to just our voices on: iTunes: https://ift.tt/2wECtbH Spotify: https://ift.tt/VcvbUHu Google Play: https://ift.tt/syAM6Cc Stitcher: https://ift.tt/UGxIeqj Google Podcasts: https://ift.tt/K3aic0T ▶ FOLLOW THE POD ! Insta: @PodcastButOutside https://ift.tt/aBy0MpX Twitter: @PodButOutside https://twitter.com/podbutoutside TikTok: https://ift.tt/WkFPUrj ▶ FOLLOW ANDREW ! Insta: @andrewmichaan https://ift.tt/vd93rpY Twitter: @andrewmichaan https://twitter.com/AndrewMichaan TikTok: @andrewmichaan https://ift.tt/7OZYryk ▶ FOLLOW COLE ! YouTube: @Cole Hersch Insta: @cole.hersch https://ift.tt/g1GCxul Twitter: @colestwitt3r https://twitter.com/ColesTwitt3r TikTok: @cole.hersch https://ift.tt/xs0oLBA ▶ New Episodes Every Wednesday ! ▶ Old Episodes Every Last Wednesday ! 👔Biz Inquiries: PodcastButOutside@gmail.com !
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5jwYVS-rz4

Now Raider Nation, Apologize To Alex Leatherwood, Blame Raiders Coaches For Bad Pass Blocking

Now Raider Nation, Apologize To Alex Leatherwood, Blame Raiders Coaches For Bad Pass Blocking
Now Raider Nation, Apologize To Alex Leatherwood, Blame Raiders Coaches For Bad Pass Blocking
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzqh7ARY48w

The Sounds Of Oakland: Sunday Brunch With OPD

The Sounds Of Oakland: Sunday Brunch With OPD
Oakland police and Alameda County Sheriff's Office attempt to located a pair of individuals robbing a local market in the Temescal District of Oakland. Credit: Oakland Photo Vault 2022
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYhkmjiWQLY

Ignacio De La Fuente Calls For Oakland City Council To Pass License Plate Reader Cam Legislation

Ignacio De La Fuente Calls For Oakland City Council To Pass License Plate Reader Cam Legislation
In video, Ignacio De La Fuente is calling for the Oakland City Council to pass License Plate Reader Cam Legislation at the September 13th, 2022, Oakland City Council Meeting. A Zennie62 Oakland News Now YouTube vlog. Neither Mr. Abraham nor Zennie62Media, Inc was paid for this video. Mr. Abraham has endorsed Ignacio De La Fuente for Mayor of Oakland, California. SUBSCRIBE TO ZENNIE62 YOUTUBE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqtc118chzxCUJExjeWbeEA?sub_confirmation=1
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mVOC9-pkhA

Arts Committee - Set. 12, 2022

Arts Committee - Set. 12, 2022
Items for Discussion: Community Center Foyer Art Gallery, Poet Laureate Program, Subcommittee Reports (if available) Link to Agenda and Documents can be found at City's Meeting Agendas webpage when available. https://ift.tt/CHv3VKG To register for Event: https://ift.tt/KmG6p0Y Arts Committee meetings are held the 2nd Monday of the month. COVID-19 NOTICE – PUBLIC MEETING GUIDELINES Consistent with California Assembly Bill 361, given the proclaimed state of emergency and the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency Director’s recommendation for continued social distancing for public meetings, which is also consistent with CalOSHA requirements for social distancing for public meetings, Advisory Body members will be participating in public meetings via phone/video conferencing. The public is invited to participate via the methods below: How to watch or listen to the meeting: Meetings are streamed live and recorded for viewing on City website https://ift.tt/3UEM280 or on YouTube https://ift.tt/jKtngcd. To observe the meeting by video conference, please go to https://ift.tt/RtGWBhg. To listen to the meeting by phone, please call 1 (669) 900-9128, enter Webinar ID: 946 6156 6297, follow by #. When asked for a participant ID, press #. How to submit Public Comment: Members of the public may submit comments in writing by emailing the Arts Committee at AC@albanyca.org with the Agenda item number clearly identified in the subject line of the email. Comments may also be submitted by mail to City of Albany – Arts Committee Meeting Comments, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA 94706. All written comments received by 5 PM on the day of the meeting will be provided to the Committee before the meeting and posted on the website. Other written comments received after 5 PM will still be provided to the Committee and be included as part of the meeting record. To comment by video conference, click the “Raise Your Hand” button to request to speak during public comment period. You will be asked to unmute yourself when it is your turn to make your comment. After the allotted time, you will then be re-muted. To comment by phone, you will “Raise Your Hand” by pressing *9 to request to speak during public comment period. When it is your turn to make your comment, you will be asked to unmute yourself by pressing *6. You will be re-muted after the allotted time. ******* KALB supports community access television as a way for Albany residents to share in the political and social life of their community, and as a vehicle for self-expression and communication. KALB’s mission is to provide a public forum for expression reflecting the diverse backgrounds, views, and interests of Albany citizens. Albany, California is a small city of 18,539 (2010 census) residents, located within the greater San Francisco Bay area. Easily accessible to San Francisco by both freeway and public transportation, Albany residents enjoy world-class entertainment, shopping, and all the benefits of living within one of the most interested metropolitan regions in the world! https://ift.tt/LSmpCJT https://ift.tt/ABWDgSx https://www.twitter.com/CityofAlbanyCA https://ift.tt/WepjdHu
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZrEBtjYpPo

Bill Carroll-Saturday Superlatives Offense Jordan Addison, Jada Byers, Marvin Harrison Jr&CJ Stroud

Bill Carroll-Saturday Superlatives Offense Jordan Addison, Jada Byers, Marvin Harrison Jr&CJ Stroud
A Zennie62 Oakland News Now YouTube vlog SUBSCRIBE TO ZENNIE62 YOUTUBE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqtc118chzxCUJExjeWbeEA?sub_confirmation=1
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcJ9vn0bWV0

Darwin Bond Graham Of Oaklandside Attacked Barack Obama In History Of Attacks On Blacks In Politics

Darwin Bond Graham Of Oaklandside Attacked Barack Obama In History Of Attacks On Blacks In Politics
I don't know Darwin Bond Graham at all and don't even know or care what he looks like, but the person who started off gaining attention in Oakland for constant hit pieces in, first, the East Bay Express then in Oaklandside, on black public officials or politicos, came up on my radar because he questioned if I was paid to work for my long-time friend Phil Tagami. Now, I have a media company, Zennie62Media, and my feeling was why do I have to explain to, off all people, this dude on Twitter who I am told is white, who seems to think that because I'm black, I have to be paid to help anyone via online website work, let alone someone I have known since 1991? But in his case, Darwin Bond Graham is not a programmer, so he assumes that I am paid to say something, and not even consider that I help many people without pay (including a number of sports journalists like Glenn Dickey) gain an online presence via platform creation. No. He takes that line that I have to be someone's puppet – an extension of slave mentality. So, I looked around (I mean I am too busy to get into the deep on him, not do I care) and I realized that Darwin Bond Graham was the latest in a sad, long, line of white male “journalists” who use their “status” as some sort of badge of honor to do character assasinations of people, mostly black men. And the only way anyone black could hope to get a job in Bay Area print journalism was to do the same thing: attack black men in politics and government. All of this feeds this sad racist desire to make black men look bad in Oakland and the SF Bay Area. Now for me, the episode in Darwin Bond Graham's record that got me triggered was his Oaklandside -based attack on Derreck Johnson, the Oakland business owner who ran against my friend Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan. Anyway, Darwin got after Derreck for saying that he was a “successful business man” and just because his business filed for bankruptcy. Now, look. Former President Donald Trump filed for bankruptcy not once but six times, and yet Trump is called successful. So, why does Derreck Johnson have to be considered unsuccessful? In other words, Trump, white, can call himself successul and have his business (not himself) file for bankruptcy, but Derreck Johnson can't because he's black? That's white supremacy. So, I had forgotten about all of that until Darwin did it yet again by some tip he got that Seneca Scott was arrested for brandishing a gun last year. Well, Seneca, who's running for Mayor, had a reason for doing so – and at a time when Oakland's so dangerous that a number of people carry guns to protect themselves because the Oakland Police never show up – but that reason was tossed aside. The headline was that Seneca Scott, Oakland Mayoral Candidate who's name is at the top of the election ballot, was arrested. Well, news-flash folks, Cat Brooks, who ran for Mayor of Oakland in 2018, and who I wish would have ran again this time, because I'd have supported her, was also arrested in the past and for reasons I support. Namely the call for stopping the Oakland Police from terrorizing black men. So, I wondered how far back Darwin's attacks on black men in politics and government went, and so I found this from 2012: “Darwin Bond-Graham.. He is a contributor to Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion” And then that was when I also saw Mr. Graham called a “sociologist” and not a “journalist”. The book Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion was written by a number of “left” writers and because they bought the white liberal kool-aid that because Barack's black he would automatically push for their agenda rather than, shockers, a more middle-ground agenda. In other words, “How dare this black man take on the look of a white man in power” was the basic message. And in the list of writers, I saw Darwin Bond-Graham: “Obama's Nuclear Weapons Surge”. And he wrote “As with many aspects of the Obama Presidency, expectations for dramatic change..” STOP RIGHT THERE. For me, as a black man , the dramatic change was in the large numbers of black professionals who finally got their shot at a great job in, of all places, The White House, and working for America's first black POTUS. The photo of Obama black employees in a line, checking text messages and talking on the phone, and that I saw in Black Enterprise, made me cry tears of sheer joy. All of that completely escaped white male sociologist Darwin Bond Graham and those who wrote Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion, using words like “Sellout” to describe President Obama. Folks. Barack Obama's not a sellout. No one who dares run to be President of the United States, and is black, is a sellout. Blacks in power is what folks like Darwin fear, and he expresses it in the awful guise of jounalism. Stay tuned.
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti_ZlwbtmVQ

What Is the Downtown Oakland Specific Plan? (English)

What Is the Downtown Oakland Specific Plan? (English)
The Downtown Oakland Specific Plan (DOSP) is a twenty-year plan designed to ensure continued growth and revitalization benefits both for downtown residents and the community at large. It was created over several years with community review of multiple drafts, and will be brought to the Oakland City Council for adoption later in 2022. This video explores what a specific plan does and what the City of Oakland is trying to accomplish with the Plan in terms of land use, transportation, economic development, housing, public spaces, cultural belonging, and social equity. For more info about the Plan or to sign up for updates and announcements, please visit: https://ift.tt/hTp8jzX
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK6duRrMX3w

Howard Terminal Dead? Oakland A's Dave Kaval Meets Las Vegas LVCVA's Mr. Hill. Hotel Tax?

Howard Terminal Dead? Oakland A's Dave Kaval Meets Las Vegas LVCVA's Mr. Hill. Hotel Tax?
Howard Terminal Dead? Oakland A's Dave Kaval Meets Las Vegas LVCVA's Mr. Steven Hill. Hotel Tax? The latest Howard Terminal Ballpark news is not kind to Oakland. There's a reason that Oakland Athletics President Dave Kaval did not do a victory lap tweet in the wake of what was called by some media outlets (not this one) a full victory. The simple fact is that Judge Brad Seligman maintained his original stance: that the EIR was both mostly done well, and yet had a problem in the area of wind generated by the proposed ballpark's existence. So, Dave Kaval's not interested in coughing up more money to edit the EIR. Meanwhile he's been in Las Vegas. ' According to a politically-connected Las Vegas source in a place to know, Dave Kaval has been meeting with Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO Steven Hill. That's a big and previously not reported on deal. Sure, the two initially met last year when Dave made his first trip to Las Vegas after Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said in late March of 2021 (and after realizing just how behind the City of Oakland was in getting its part of the Howard Terminal to-do list done) that MLB was going to look at both Las Vegas and Portland, then Portland faded out of sight - Las Vegas was left standing. And now news on a series of events leading to eventual relocation of the Oakland A's to Las Vegas have heated up. The news of three weeks ago was that Phil Ruffin, the owner of the iconic Treasure Island Hotel, and Trump International Tower (with former President Trump) first met with Kaval and A's Owner John Fisher in Las Vegas. Then, two weeks later, Ruffin was reported to have traveled to Oakland to meet again. Now, we have this news of meeting with Steven Hill. That points to one possible outcome: a stadium hotel tax like the one the Raiders got. it also points to the chance that the LVCVA would float a bond issue rather than Clark County. All the better to escape the politics that could harm Steven Sisolak's relection as Nevada Governor. But, what this means, overall, is that the Oakland A's are deep into engineering a move to Las Vegas. I have seen this movie before: play Oakland right up to the last moment but have the meetings toward development in San Francisco, Las Vegas, and then yet again Las Vegas. On top of this, let's not forget that the A's have been planning to release drawings of a new ballpark for a year now, but fearful of upsetting Oakland and killing any chance of a deal, on top of not securing a final location, backed off. Meanwhile Mayor Schaaf has done a good job of making Howard Terminal her personal show rather than an affair that puts the public front and center. She's failed to establish a stadium authority, made public news about Howard Terminal in her face rather than the City Administrator or project manager, and did not unite Oakland's business community to save then A's, leaving some to work in opposition or just sit on the sidelines. It's amazing there are A's fans who want the team to stay in Oakland even under political circumstances that seem to want to push the organization out of Oakland. Stay tuned.
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwQyDVv5iMQ