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Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan has issued a statement in the shooting death of Kiante Campbell during last Friday night's Art Murmur Festival in Downtown Oakland. Here's that statement Rebecca D. Kaplan, Art Murmur Shooting: Oakland City Council President Statement : The shooting that took the young life of Kiante Campbell in Oakland Friday night was tragic – my prayers are with the victim’s family – and is evidence of a gun violence epidemic throughout our city that we must act to end. Our community is committed to ending gun violence – no matter where it occurs. From Telegraph to Trestle Glen, Brookdale to Bancroft – an injury to one is an injury to all. The men and women of the Oakland Police Department deserve our most sincere gratitude for their swift action to identify and arrest the shooter in Friday’s violence. As a city, we are committed to sending a clear message to anyone with disregard for law or life: if you take a shot, you will get c

This was a pretty bad incident that happened on February 1st and Whole Foods should be concerned about the community reaction to it. Oakland vlogger Matt Gratz is to be thanked to the video work of, as he lives next to the store. Whole Foods Oakland security guards are caught on Matt's camera making a mistake that could cost the 55,000-square-foot store at 27th and Oakland Avenue thousands of dollars in a lawsuit. The two guards, not black, are caught on camera holding the African American woman, who’s obviously upset that she is being manhandled over a misunderstanding, and this happened on Friday, February 1st – the day of the same night the First Friday shooting happened. The receipt she has is in full view in the video, yet the two ham-handed private security men waste no time in trying to make an arrest and accuse her of theft. More at Zennie62: Whole Foods Oakland Security Guards Violent With Black Woman

Oakland music artist and friend Emily Palen will appear at The Hotel Utah this evening at 8 PM. If you remember, Emily last appeared here to talk about her new album, Glass: She writes in this email: Dear friends and family!! I am playing at the Hotel Utah in SF tonight with my full band!! KnightressM1! We are going on at 8, followed by two incredible bands. The music I have written for KnightressM1 is so close to my heart, it is the air I breathe and I am so thrilled to finally be playing it out for all of you. If you are free and inspired please come join us. I would love to see you! I will also have my new CD "Creation" there for you to swoop ;) Many blessings ~ Emily Hotel Utah Show KnightressM1 8pm (Emily Palen - vocals violin keys, Rob Ahlers - drums, Joshua Layton - bass) Yonat and Her Muse 9pm Alma Desnuda 10pm Doors at 7 ~ $5 Hotel Utah, 500 4th Street, San Francisco CA 21 and Over Stop by and listen to Emily's newest sou

As the video shows, San Francisco's North Beach was silent and almost empty after the San Francisco 49ers lost to the Baltimore Ravens 34 to 31. Also, a big thanks to Oakland's Lake Chalet for hosting this video blogger for The Super Bowl. More: Niners fans upset over outcome.

Oakland Art Murmur Shooting rocks Uptown, Oakland. The Oakland Art Murmur's positive energy was ruined by the negative energy of a homicide. A four people were shot, one killed, between 20th and 21st and Telegraph Avenue - the local heart of Oakland's "First Friday" or "Art Murmur" gathering. More: http://www.zennie62blog.com/2013/02/02/oakland-art-murmur-shooting-friday-night-4-shot-one-dead-video-74341/

Super Bowl XLVII is three days away. If you’re in San Francisco and looking for a Super Bowl Party to attend, visit the Park Chalet and Beach Chalet in San Francisco. The Chalet Restaurant owners, Lara and Gar, have planned to set up 50-inch large screen televisions – two at the Beach Chalet, and three at the Park Chalet, plus one giant 110-inch set there. With all of those TV sets, you can’t miss the contest pitting the San Francisco 49ers against the Baltimore Ravens. It’s the 49ers “Quest For Six,” which could become a quest for a towel to cry in should the Ravens win. For more details click to visit Zennie62.com here: Super Bowl XLVII Party At Lake Chalet, Beach Chalet, Park Chalet, Oakland, SF

From Zennie62 comes this Super Bowl XLVII Party At Lake Chalet, Beach Chalet, Park Chalet, Oakland, SF , but the Oakland news is about the Lake Chalet! Super Bowl XLVII is just three days away. If you’re in Oakland and looking for a Super Bowl Party to attend, visit the Lake Chalet. The Chalet Restaurant owners, Lara and Gar, have planned to set up 50-inch large screen televisions – five of them at the Lake Chalet. With all of those TV sets, you can’t miss the contest pitting the San Francisco 49ers against the Baltimore Ravens. It’s the 49ers “Quest For Six,” which could become a quest for a towel to cry in should the Ravens win. Food Specials Galore At Lake Chalet There are food specials at The Lake Chalet has this: Bratwurst Sandwich Beer-Braised & Grilled Bratwurst Sweet Onions & Spicy Mustard Housemade Potato Chips $8.00

This is exciting news. The ground breaking for the West Oakland Urban Farm and Park is at 1 PM today. The City Slicker Farms project, once a dream of turning an abandoned plot into a farm, is now a reality. Visit Zennie62.com here: West Oakland Urban Farm and Park Ground Breaking Ceremony, Oakland, Today, 1 PM

Will Jules Thin Crust Pizza complement or challenge the legendary Zachary's Pizza in Oakland's Rockridge District. It's opening in March at 5804 College Ave in Oakland. This space is selecting the word "challenge" even though Jules owners Jeff and Heather Clapp told Berkeleyside that they love Zachary's Pizza. Jeff said “I love Zachary’s deep-pan mushroom pizza. We used to live in Rockridge and would come to Zachary’s often. We see Jules as offering something very distinctive.” Where Zachary's Pizza is thick, Chicago-Style pizza, Jules Thin Crust is planned to be just that: a flatbread-style pizza of a different design, and something they came up with nine years ago at Oliveto Café. Jeff and Heather Clapp become the latest food entrepreneurs to enrich the Oakland restaurant scene. Can't wait to try their pizza, then go over to Zachary's and have some of their creations!

Fruitvale, a movie by San Francisco Bay Area local Ryan Coolger and about the last days of Oscar Grant before he was murdered at the Fruitvale BART Station by BART Police, took both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award - the first time such a film has achieved that distinction at Sundance since Precious. Congratulations to Mr. Coogler and to his producers and the cast. Here's a full breakdown of the people involved in making Fruitvale: DIR Ryan Coogler EXEC Michael Y. Chow PROD Forest Whitaker, Nina Yang SCR Ryan Coogler DP Rachel Morrison CAST Chad Michael Murray, Kevin Durand, Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Ahna O’Reilly, Melonie Diaz, AJ Anable, Joey Oglesby, Thomas Dalby, Dominic Zhai, Liisa Cohen, Caroline Lesley, Ariana Neal, Laurel Moglen, Mahal Montoya, Richie Stephens, Arlene Barshinger, Darren Bridgett, Thomas Wright, Alex Alessandro Garcia, Jonez Cain, Nicole R. Hughes, West Ramsey, Jasmin James, Christina Elmore, Geary Campbell, Jesse Muick, Ale

Paula Uccelli, the 70-year-old now former owner of Pete's Harbor, was recently attacked and harassed both online and offline by someone claiming to represent the tenants of the 60-year-old facility. Now, after this blogger, Zennie Abraham, came to Ms. Uccelli's rescue, the people responsible for working to harm an elderly woman, and who don't live on Pete's Harbor, are digging up the old, false argument that this blogger works for Chevron. What they fail to note is that their activities could be the focus of criminal action because of what they've done. What they failed to note is this blogger had their fake Twitter account, where they had stolen Paula Uccelli's identity to write nasty Twitter tweets in her name, taken down. That fake account they made caused them to be in direct violation of California's powerful online impersonation law . SB 1411 made the kind of malicious digital impersonation that the persons committed against Paula Uccelli a m

On Wednesday, I met Beth of Oakland Acupuncture, who tested my body to determine its level of antioxidants - the higher, the better, the lower, well, the worst. Mine was in-between, tilting toward the lower level. It's in the 30,000 range, but if it were lower, say in the 20,000s, that would indicate the appearance of cancer in my body. Can't let that happen. Here's the video: Oakland Acupuncture's Beth Says I Have To Eat More Fruit

Oakland's famous piano player Rod Dibble at The Alley (3325 Grand Avenue) is recovering from a heart attack. Dibble's back in action for the new year, so pop in to The Alley and toss some money in the tip jar. Then try your hand at singing a show tune like Oklahoma! More at Zennie62: The Alley Oakland's Rod Dibble Recovers From Heart Attack

The City Of Oakland and Oakland Mayor Jean Quan are attempting to hide behind a plan to not put out information via social media. This blogger has asked City of Oakland press representatives to use USTREAM and set up a free livestream of the press conference, which can be done for nothing. It's a terrible effort that helps keep Oaklanders in the dark, all to prevent her from getting a lot of criticism, and help a handful of mainstream media outlets that almost no one watches get coverage. Meanwhile, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, USTREAM, Tout.com, and other social media platforms are left out. More on this at Zennie62.com, here: Oakland Mayor Quan, City Of Oakland’s Inept Social Media Approach

In Loring, Oaklanders have a great new cafe and restaurant to look forward to - when it opens. Loring's - or "The Loring" - is located on Grand Avenue between Broadway and Webster in Downtown Oakland. It has the best interior of any place of its kind in Downtown Oakland. The trouble is, Oakland's building inspector is taking a ton of time in approving it. Here's the video:

Loring Cafe's already generating buzz and it's not even opened yet. Here's my latest video tour of the eatery and hang-place on Grand Avenue betwen Webster and Broadway that's sure to be a hit place in Downtown Oakland - whenever all of the building inspections are finished, that is. Read more at Zennie62.com: Oakland's Loring Cafe Bet. Webster And Broadway On Grand Will Be A Hit, When It Opens

The California Center For Sustainable Energy has announced that it hired Rear Adm. Len Hering as its new Executive Director. Alan Ball, an energy consultant and chair of CCSE’s board of directors, said Hering was selected after a nationwide search to succeed long-time CCSE executive director Irene M. Stillings who served as the center’s executive director from 2002 to 2012. CCSE is a San Diego-based nonprofit organization that works with stakeholders throughout the state’s energy sector to meet California’s aggressive energy goals and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. "CCSE’s entire board of directors is very excited to have an individual with Admiral Hering's sustainability credentials take over leadership of our organization,” Ball said. “We are confident that Hering, working with CCSE’s talented staff, can provide the knowledge, skills and direction to take the organization to higher levels, offering its energy services statewide and beyond." Hering, a resident

Oaksterdam University's symbol is gone. The incredible 7,300-square-feet mural that came to define Oaksterdam University, was a highly visible work in Downtown Oakland, and became a good representation of the new Oakland itself, is suddenly, inexplicably, gone. More detail at Zennie62.com, here: Oaksterdam University Mural Erased In Oakland

For some weird reason, California Athletic Director Sandy Barbour picked former Louisiana Tech Football Coach Sonny Dykes over former Oakland Raiders Head Coach Hue Jackson. More at Zennie62.com: Sonny Dykes: Cal AD Selects Him Over Hue Jackson For Cal Football Coach

AutoReturn is a new tech way of dealing with the problem of getting a towed car back to its owner. Right now, Kansas City just adopted the system for its towing matters, and San Diego and San Francisco use it, too. It's time to have an alternative to the trip one makes down to A&B Towing in East Oakland. That has gone on for too long. AutoReturn. Oakland should have it. Kansas City Uses AutoReturn: New Municipal Towing Management Solution