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Is Oakland spending enough money with minority-owned businesses?
By Mark Calvey -- San Francisco Business Times,...
Oakland City Council: Councilmember Loren Taylor Leads Passage Of Homeless Encampment Policy
By Zennie Abraham -- Oakland News Now, 10/21/20...
Community Market Reclaiming Space in Deep East Oakland
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.
Councilmember Taylor Submits Cannabis Tax Relief Focused on Equity and Small Businesses
“‘As Oakland builds on the work that has already been done, I aim to direct our collective knowledge towards a cannabis solution that focuses on equity and small businesses,’ said Taylor. ‘I have heard from many different stakeholders on this critical issue and know we must incentivize the behaviors we wish to see.’”