Loren Taylor smiling with Oakland Hills in the background and his logo that says "Loren Taylor for Oakland Mayor"

Community Market Reclaiming Space in Deep East Oakland

Sep 11, 2020 | In the Press, News

By Pamela Ferran — Post News Group, 09/11/20

The Black Cultural Zone (BCZ), in partnership with Oakland City Councilmember Loren Taylor, launched a weekly Sunday market on Sept. 6 in the heart of East Oakland in District 6…Taylor has pushed hard against the notion that East Oaklanders should settle for an either/or mentality.  ‘In East Oakland, we deserve nice things and we deserve to be able to stay in the town that we grew up in,’ he said.”