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Jesse Smith Gets Signatures At Peet’s Coffee In Run For Mayor Of Oakland - Video Jesse Smith sets virtual office for Mayor of Oakland Run. The new Peet’s Coffee on Broadway and Telegraph Avenue in Downtown Oakland at 1615 Broadway, has already become a community center. Because of its location right smack in the middle of the central business district of Oakland, you are likely to no only see someone you know but also someone you should know. In his hunt for signatures for his run for Mayor Of Oakland, Jeese Smith could be found at Peet’s, and he wasn’t hanging out for free pastries. Smith needs at least 50 good signings to be on the ballot. The last time he and I talked about this, the Oakland Police critic had 60 standard signatures and 7 “sponsor” signatures. One of the standard signatures is mine. Simple reason: anyone who is trying to show that anyone can run for the office of Mayor of Oakland, deserves my “John Hancock”. Considering the number of people in Oakland who complai

Jesse Smith Gets Signatures At Peet’s Coffee In Run For Mayor Of Oakland - Video Jesse Smith sets virtual office for Mayor of Oakland Run. The new Peet’s Coffee on Broadway and Telegraph Avenue in Downtown Oakland at 1615 Broadway, has already become a community center. Because of its location right smack in the middle of the central business district of Oakland, you are likely to no only see someone you know but also someone you should know. In his hunt for signatures for his run for Mayor Of Oakland, Jeese Smith could be found at Peet’s, and he wasn’t hanging out for free pastries. Smith needs at least 50 good signings to be on the ballot. The last time he and I talked about this, the Oakland Police critic had 60 standard signatures and 7 “sponsor” signatures. One of the standard signatures is mine. Simple reason: anyone who is trying to show that anyone can run for the office of Mayor of Oakland, deserves my “John Hancock”. Considering the number of people in Oakland who complai

Cowboys vs 49ers NFL Preseason 2018 Livestream Talk With Zennie62 - Video Much of this livestream was spent posting a blog at Oakland News Now that is an update on the Oakland A's at Howard Terminal, as my friend and source Vivian Kahn, contacted me to let me know I was correct about speculating that she was in opposition to the ballpark proposal. This is what she wrote: “My old friend Zennie has blown my cover. Although our property values would increase if the Howard Terminal site is where the A’s land, I oppose this location and Bonta’s as bad planning. Bonta’s legislation may be appropriate with respect to the Coliseum site, which would be true infill development, but that is not the case for Howard Terminal. Although the Howard Terminal site is currently developed for port use, some of which occurred prior to the passage of CEQA, development of a ballpark would be a significant change of land use with both economic as well as environmental implications for the western part

Cowboys vs 49ers NFL Preseason 2018 Livestream Talk With Zennie62 - Video Much of this livestream was spent posting a blog at Oakland News Now that is an update on the Oakland A's at Howard Terminal, as my friend and source Vivian Kahn, contacted me to let me know I was correct about speculating that she was in opposition to the ballpark proposal. This is what she wrote: “My old friend Zennie has blown my cover. Although our property values would increase if the Howard Terminal site is where the A’s land, I oppose this location and Bonta’s as bad planning. Bonta’s legislation may be appropriate with respect to the Coliseum site, which would be true infill development, but that is not the case for Howard Terminal. Although the Howard Terminal site is currently developed for port use, some of which occurred prior to the passage of CEQA, development of a ballpark would be a significant change of land use with both economic as well as environmental implications for the western part

Cowboys Cooper Rush Catches Batted Pass, Throws Completion vs 49ers 2018 NFL Preseason - Video What Cooper Rush, Dallas Cowboys backup quarterback did in the 2018 NFL Preseason Game Against the San Francisco 49ers is not common and very notable. Taking over for Dak Prescott, Rush was in a spread formation on 2nd and 10 with 2:34 left in the 1st Quarter of the game. Rush barked the signals, and the ball was snapped to him - and went over his head by three feet! Cooper Rush did not at all hesitate. He caught the ball, set his feet for less than a second and then fired a pass a bit low to veteran receiver Terrance Williams. He caught it. It was just another routine moment in the life of Cooper Rush, who went on as if nothing happened. Could Marcus Mariota do that? Well, he did. In the 2017 AFC Wild Card game, too versus the Kansas City Chiefs. He caught his own touchdown pass. Not bad. Stay tuned. via IFTTT https://youtu.be/QRuYb7GxhUo

Cowboys Cooper Rush Catches Batted Pass, Throws Completion vs 49ers 2018 NFL Preseason - Video What Cooper Rush, Dallas Cowboys backup quarterback did in the 2018 NFL Preseason Game Against the San Francisco 49ers is not common and very notable. Taking over for Dak Prescott, Rush was in a spread formation on 2nd and 10 with 2:34 left in the 1st Quarter of the game. Rush barked the signals, and the ball was snapped to him - and went over his head by three feet! Cooper Rush did not at all hesitate. He caught the ball, set his feet for less than a second and then fired a pass a bit low to veteran receiver Terrance Williams. He caught it. It was just another routine moment in the life of Cooper Rush, who went on as if nothing happened. Could Marcus Mariota do that? Well, he did. In the 2017 AFC Wild Card game, too versus the Kansas City Chiefs. He caught his own touchdown pass. Not bad. Stay tuned. via IFTTT https://youtu.be/QRuYb7GxhUo

Kelsey Martinez Oakland Raiders First Female Assistant Coach Focuses On Strength, Conditioning - Video Kelsey Martinez is Oakland Raiders First Female Assistant Coach. Her title is assistant coach in strength and conditioning. Ms. Martinez is a graduate of Colorado State, where she shares firsts with Becky Hammond, the NBA’s first female assistant coach, who is also a Colorado State graduate. Kelsey hails from Pueblo, Colorado and is 26 years old. The first woman to ever hold a coaching position was Dr. Jen Welter; the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers both have female assistant coaches. Stay tuned. via IFTTT https://youtu.be/jTF1tlpdWCE

No Zennie62 YouTube Livestream For Wednesday August 8th, To Resume Thursday - Video No Zennie62 YouTube Livestream For Wednesday August 8th, we will resume on Thursday. The reason is the NFL Preseason Games start play on Thursday and then the Raiders play the Lions at the Oakland Coliseum Friday night. So there will be a livestream on Saturday and then on Sunday. Stay tuned. via IFTTT https://youtu.be/YUHUJkXAG24

Gremlin Growers Meetup With Leonard Presberg In Fayetteville, GA - Video Zennie62 meets Leonard Presberg In Fayetteville, GA at Gremlin Growers. A great coffee and beer place at 101 Glynn St South on the Square! We talk politics and coffee and Stacey Abrams. via IFTTT https://youtu.be/OmjooYRjmAI

Gremlin Growers Meetup With Leonard Presberg In Fayetteville, GA - Video Zennie62 meets Leonard Presberg In Fayetteville, GA at Gremlin Growers. A great coffee and beer place at 101 Glynn St South on the Square! We talk politics and coffee and Stacey Abrams. via IFTTT https://youtu.be/OmjooYRjmAI

Oakland “Love Life” Sign At Bancroft And College Stolen - Video Donald Lacy, the creator of the Oakland “Love Life” slogan and idea for signs as one enters Oakland, reported that one such sign was stolen at Bancroft And College Avenue. Lacy wrote this one Facebook: "ok are yawl ready for this? I did a shoot today for a film project Im working on... AND.. we went to the corners of Durant and Bancroft where the first LoveLife entering Oakland sign was unveiled and guess what??? THE SIGN WAS GONE HUH??? .you heard me right it was taken?? THE WHOLE ENTERING OAKLAND SIGN POLE AND EVERYTHING.... gone.. WTF??? YES G-O-N-E so what happened?.. I plan to find out..Only in Oakland #WOW #really #WTH #mystery #LoveLife #whodoneit" The "Love Life" slogan was adopted by the Oakland City Council in October of 2017, and after much unnecessary controversy.. After 16-year-old LoEshe Lacy was killed in West Oakland, her father, Donald Lacy, vowed to use her name, which means "

Oakland “Love Life” Sign At Bancroft And College Stolen - Video Donald Lacy, the creator of the Oakland “Love Life” slogan and idea for signs as one enters Oakland, reported that one such sign was stolen at Bancroft And College Avenue. Lacy wrote this one Facebook: "ok are yawl ready for this? I did a shoot today for a film project Im working on... AND.. we went to the corners of Durant and Bancroft where the first LoveLife entering Oakland sign was unveiled and guess what??? THE SIGN WAS GONE HUH??? .you heard me right it was taken?? THE WHOLE ENTERING OAKLAND SIGN POLE AND EVERYTHING.... gone.. WTF??? YES G-O-N-E so what happened?.. I plan to find out..Only in Oakland #WOW #really #WTH #mystery #LoveLife #whodoneit" The "Love Life" slogan was adopted by the Oakland City Council in October of 2017, and after much unnecessary controversy. via IFTTT https://youtu.be/jQg-bnhdV9U

Oakland Raiders Release First Depth Chart Of 2018 NFL Season - Live React - Video The Jon Gruden-era of the Oakland Raiders officially started with the release of the first depth chart of the 2018 NFL Season, and that was done Monday, August 6th. On tonight's livestream, we talk about it as well as other Oakland Raiders and NFL News head of the first games of the 2018 Preseason. via IFTTT https://youtu.be/DsYrm4zUgAU

Oakland Raiders Release First Depth Chart Of 2018 NFL Season - Live React - Video The Jon Gruden-era of the Oakland Raiders officially started with the release of the first depth chart of the 2018 NFL Season, and that was done Monday, August 6th. On tonight's livestream, we talk about it as well as other Oakland Raiders and NFL News head of the first games of the 2018 Preseason. via IFTTT https://youtu.be/DsYrm4zUgAU

SF Giants AT&T Park Should Give Left Over Food To Homeless - Video The SF Giants have thousands of pounds of food that they just throw away after each event at AT&T Park ballpark in San Francisco. The food that just goes unserved is of good quality and would feed many homeless or just hungry and poor people. It could be remade, I am sure. But the SF Giants should be made to set up a program working with the City and County of San Francisco. How do I know they have all of the food? Look at the video. This was at Rugby World Cup 7s two weeks ago. The man pushing the cart of high quality meats that must have been 40 pounds each told me they just throw out the food. How many establishments in San Francisco do this? How many thousands of pounds of food gets tossed? Each night? This has to stop. It’s not right. Stay tuned via IFTTT https://youtu.be/HAidf8yi-_c

A.P. Steadham Talks Visit To NFL Hall Of Fame, Terrell Owens, And Alabama Football - Video A.P. Steadham the veteran reporter on NFL and College Football stops by Zennie62 to talk NFL Hall Of Fame, Terrell Owners missing it, and gives us an Alabama Football update. A.P. Steadham shared with Zennie62 fans what it was like to attend the 2018 NFL Hall Of Fame Ceremony Induction and the NFL Hall Of Fame Game pitting the Chicago Bears against the Baltimore Ravens. A.P., who covers Alabama Football, pointed out that with Alabama Center Bradley Bozeman snapping to Louisville Lamar Jackson, there was the first Alabama Louisville center to QB connection, ever. Steadham also weighed in on the Terrell Owens controversy, where the famed NFL wide receiver elected to skip the NFL Hall Of Fame ceremonies and produce his own at Tennessee Chattanoga, his alma mater. "I thnk he made a mistake," said A.P. "You know," Earl Campbell (the record-setting running back they called "

A.P. Steadham Talks Visit To NFL Hall Of Fame, Terrell Owens, And Alabama Football - Video A.P. Steadham the veteran reporter on NFL and College Football stops by Zennie62 to talk NFL Hall Of Fame, Terrell Owners missing it, and gives us an Alabama Football update. A.P. Steadham shared with Zennie62 fans what it was like to attend the 2018 NFL Hall Of Fame Ceremony Induction and the NFL Hall Of Fame Game pitting the Chicago Bears against the Baltimore Ravens. A.P., who covers Alabama Football, pointed out that with Alabama Center Bradley Bozeman snapping to Louisville Lamar Jackson, there was the first Alabama Louisville center to QB connection, ever. Steadham also weighed in on the Terrell Owens controversy, where the famed NFL wide receiver elected to skip the NFL Hall Of Fame ceremonies and produce his own at Tennessee Chattanoga, his alma mater. "I thnk he made a mistake," said A.P. "You know," Earl Campbell (the record-setting running back they called "

Grand And Lenox In Adams Point Oakland Has Traffic Control Lights, But Not On! - Video Grand Avenue between Perkins and Park View Terrace in Oakland near Lake Merritt has needed some form of traffic control for years. Well, decades, as cars moving from the Oakland hills to Downtown Oakland have routinely passed through the Adams Point Commercial District like it’s a speedway pit stop. Now it finally has traffic control lights - but they are not turned on! What good are traffic lights of they don’t activate? Still, at least the Oakland Department of Transportation has gotten as far as building the light installations. There are three of them on Grand Avenue and at Bellevue, Ellis, and Lenox. When they are all finally turned on, we will see a true slow down of traffic and a safer Grand Avenue in Oakland. Stay tuned. via IFTTT https://youtu.be/CzjUD3_rPpI

Grand And Lenox In Adams Point Oakland Has Traffic Control Lights, But Not On! - Video Grand Avenue between Perkins and Park View Terrace in Oakland near Lake Merritt has needed some form of traffic control for years. Well, decades, as cars moving from the Oakland hills to Downtown Oakland have routinely passed through the Adams Point Commercial District like it’s a speedway pit stop. Now it finally has traffic control lights - but they are not turned on! What good are traffic lights of they don’t activate? Still, at least the Oakland Department of Transportation has gotten as far as building the light installations. There are three of them on Grand Avenue and at Bellevue, Ellis, and Lenox. When they are all finally turned on, we will see a true slow down of traffic and a safer Grand Avenue in Oakland. Stay tuned. via IFTTT https://youtu.be/CzjUD3_rPpI

Ray Lewis NFL HOF Speech, Oakland Raiders Cut Cal Kicker, Broncos Cortland Sutton Shines - Video Zennie Abraham talked with Zennie62 on YouTube Livestream fans about the excellent Ray Lewis NFL Hall Of Fame Speech, and how much he captivated America. Then the livestream talk turned to the Oakland Raiders cutting kicker Giorgio Tavecchio, and his view that the Silver and Black made a mistake in passing on SMU wide receiver Courtland Sutton. Abraham says he told Oakland Raiders General Manager Reggie MacKenzie that the SMU pass-catcher would be an all-pro in his rookie year. As of today, reports out of Denver Broncos Training Camp are that Sutton is creating a lot of buzz. Meanwhile Oakland Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden said that Martavis Bryant must "play better" and be more versatile - in other words, learn all of the pass-catching positions and what they do or are asked to do in each play. The Raiders traded for Bryant, rather than pick Sutton, specifically. Zennie62 Liv