Councilmember Loren Taylor

Is Sheng Thao Running For Mayor Of Oakland Or Against Janani Ramachandran In District 4?

Ok, so here we go again. We have another Oakland Councilmember – three officially listed – running for Mayor of Oakland. Oakland District Four Councilmember Sheng Thao, Oakland District Six Councilmember Loren Taylor, and Oakland District Seven Councilmember Treva Reid. Yeah, I get that Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is termed out (which means she can’t […]

Stephen Schear Runs For Mayor Of Oakland, But Who The Hell Is He?

The Oakland Mayor’s Race for the seat currently held by the 50th Mayor and my long-time friend Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is starting to get crowded. Now, there’s some guy named Stephen Schear, which is why I’m blogging about this subject of the Oakland mayoral election for 2022, again. Right now, there are five people […]

Loren Taylor Running For Mayor Of Oakland, District 6 Re-Election At The Same Time, Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwASH_bdFto Oakland News Now – Loren Taylor Running For Mayor Of Oakland, District 6 Re-Election At The Same Time, See Video – Video – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. Loren Taylor Is […]

Loren Taylor Oakland Councilmember Talks About Derek Chauvin Verdict And The Future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VcjWIYKuu0 ONN – Loren Taylor Oakland Councilmember Talks About Derek Chauvin Verdict And The Future – video by the YouTube channel in the video’s upper left hand corner. Loren Taylor Oakland Councilmember Talks About Derek Chauvin Verdict And The Future via IFTTT Note from Zennie62Media and OaklandNewsNow.com : this video-blog post demonstrates the full and […]

Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor’s Town Hall : Eliminating Local Contracting Disparities

Oakland Town Hall: Eliminating Local Contracting Disparities From YouTube Channel: February 13, 2021 at 09:51PM ONN – Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor’s Town Hall : Eliminating Local Contracting Disparities Watch Councilmember Loren Taylor and local business stakeholders discuss ways to eliminate racial and gender based contracting disparities in Oakland! Panelists include the following: 1. Cathy Adams, […]

Oakland Has Long Had Policies To Give Business Contracts To African Americans; Forgot Black Business Development

Today, in 2021, There’s a well-intentioned, and brand new effort in Oakland to steer City of Oakland spending toward black business. Wow. Makes you think that was never done before, right? Well, in my history in Oakland, which goes back to April 8th of 1974, it has been done. The real problem is one that […]

Loren Taylor Oakland Councilmember: Stay At Home Order Effective December 7th Update

Dear Oaklander, Given the record-breaking surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Alameda County has joined other Bay Area health departments and the City of Berkeley in implementing the State’s Regional Stay Home Order in an effort to prevent our health care systems from being overburdened and to reduce lost of life. In Alameda County, the […]

Oakland Race And Gender Disparities Study Released After Councilmember Taylor, Oakland African Chamber of Commerce Action

COUNCILMEMBER LOREN TAYLOR, THE OAKLAND AFRICAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY LEADERS SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATE FOR RELEASE OF OAKLAND’S RACE AND GENDER DISPARITY STUDY On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, Councilmember Loren Taylor, the Oakland African Chamber of Commerce and other community leaders, held a press conference to demand that the City publicly […]

Conversation With Your Councilmember Loren Taylor – Oakland District 6 – EastOaklandHills 10.8.20

Conversation With Your Councilmember [Loren Taylor – Oakland District 6] – EastOaklandHills 10.8.20 From YouTube Channel: October 29, 2020 at 02:55AM ONN – Conversation With Your Councilmember Loren Taylor – Oakland District 6 – EastOaklandHills 10.8.20 Councilmember Loren Taylor (Oakland District 6) in Conversation with East Oakland Hills Residents on October 8th, 2020. Topics include […]

Oakland City Council: Councilmember Loren Taylor Leads Passage Of Homeless Encampment Policy

Oakland – On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, the Oakland City Council unanimously passed its first Encampment Management Policy clarifying how it will ensure health and safety for those living in and around homeless encampments. As Chair of the Council’s Life Enrichment Committee, Councilmember Loren Taylor, guided the 8-month process for developing the policy which included […]

Go And Bug Oakland Mayor Schaaf And Councilmember Taylor About Coronavirus Aide Today

COUNCILMEMBER LOREN TAYLOR PRESENTS COMMUNITY DISCUSSION IN EAST OAKLAND WITH RESIDENTS AND MAYOR SCHAAF REGARDING COVID-19 CRISIS AND OTHER CONCERNS Since the Mayor and Councilmember Loren Taylor are asking you to miss important football programs on a Sunday, make it worth your while and ask them about the many economic development programs available, and ask […]

Ray Bobbitt, Bill Duffy, Robert Bobb, Alan Dones, Loop Capital: Black Developer Group Bidding $92 Million For Oakland Coliseum

Oakland News: A letter was passed to me moments ago that outlines the interest of the African American Sports & Entertainment Group in purchasing the Oakland Coliseum site for $92 million. The group consists of Ray Bobbitt, who spearheaded the African American Oakland NFL Expansion effort, which is part of this group’s focus, famed sports […]

Loren Taylor, Oakland District 6 Councilmember, Sends Updates On State And Local Policy

In his newsletter Oakland District 6 Councilmember Loren Taylor shared a series of news updates related to homelessness and tenant and landlord protection. Here they are: City Of Oakland Homeless Encampment Management Policy When the pandemic hit the city council moved quickly into shelter in place in March, pausing the sunshine ordinance to allow city […]

Oakland City Council To Consider New Homeless Encampment Management Policy

Oakland – On Monday September 21st, the Oakland City Council will move one step closer to clarifying to how Oakland will manage and support homeless encampments throughout the city. Led by Councilmember Loren Taylor, the Council’s Life Enrichment Committee hopes to finalize a new Encampment Management Policy. Councilmember Taylor emphasized that, “When there is a […]

Councilmember Taylor Brings Experience Leading Disruptive Innovation To Oakland’s Public Safety Transformation

(NOTE:  There is still time to apply for a role on Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Taskforce.  Apply Now – Click Here)  Prior to serving as District 6 representative, Councilmember Loren Taylor guided efforts to transform heavily regulated and bureaucratic industries including healthcare services, medical devices, utilities, and telecommunications. As co-chair of Oakland’s new Taskforce to […]

Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor Town Hall Discussion On Homeless Encampment Management

Town Hall Discussion on Homeless Encampment Management From YouTube Channel: June 23, 2020 at 11:13AM ONN – Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor Town Hall Discussion on Homeless Encampment Management From Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor on YouTube, who represents District Six in Oakland, California. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full […]

Black Businesses & Community With Oakland City Councilmember Loren Taylor

Black Businesses & Community with Oakland CityCouncilmember Loren Taylor From YouTube Channel: April 17, 2020 at 06:42PM ONN – Black Businesses & Community With Oakland City Councilmember Loren Taylor In this chat, we will talk with Oakland City Councilmember Loren Taylor about Black Owned Businesses as well as Women Owned businesses during Covid19. We will […]

Oakland City Council’s Equity Caucus Redirects $150 Million From Oakland Police To Black Community

Oakland – Tuesday, July 21, 2020, the Oakland City Council Equity Caucus (Vice Mayor Larry Reid, Councilmembers Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Noel Gallo,and Loren Taylor) ushered a unanimous vote to immediately begin the effort to redirect $150 Million from police to fund Oakland’s Black community, improve public safety and meet other critical community needs.“Yesterday’s debate provided […]

Oakland City Council Delays “UberLyft” Rideshare Tax Vote To Look At Berkeley’s – Here It Is

The Oakland City Council was all set to pass legislation that would have placed a special tax on what it calls “Transportation Network Companies” or rideshare firms like Uber and Lyft (hence the name “UberLyft”) on the November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election Ballot. But then, common sense stepped in to delay the action. It […]

Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor at Kickoff of The March for Black Lives in #DeepEastOakland

Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor at Kickoff of The March for Black Lives in #DeepEastOakland ONN – Councilmember Loren Taylor shares some thoughts at the beginning of the March for Black Lives which started at the vacant lot at 73rd & Foothill – a city-owned lot that was recently leased to the Oakland BlackCultural Zone for […]

Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor District 6 Gives Update On Protests And Oakland Police

Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor District 6 Gives Update On Protests And Oakland Police ONN – Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor District 6 Gives Update On Protests And Oakland Police Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media , Inc. […]

“Jana Wilson” On Facebook Looks And Is Used Like A Fake Profile Designed To Spread Controversy

“Jana Wilson” On Facebook Looks And Is Used Like A Fake Profile Designed To Spread Controversy ONN – “Jana Wilson” On Facebook Looks And Is Used Like A Fake Profile Designed To Spread Controversy A Facebook profile page with the name “Jana Wilson” took to attack a Zennie62Media post from Oakland District 6 Councilmember Loren […]

Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor Reflections On Protests In Oakland

Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor Reflections On Protests In Oakland ONN – Councilmember Loren Taylor provides Reflections On recent Protests In Oakland following police killing of #GeorgeFloyd Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media , Inc. mobile media […]

Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor Vlog1

Oakland Councilmember Loren Taylor Vlog1 ONN – Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media , Inc. mobile media video-blogging system network that was launched June 2018. This is a major part of Zennie62Media , Inc.’s new and […]

Councilmember Loren Taylor Vlog – Take 2

Councilmember Loren Taylor Vlog – Take 2 ONN – Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media , Inc. mobile media video-blogging system network that was launched June 2018. This is a major part of Zennie62Media , Inc.’s […]

Loren Taylor Oakland Councilmember District 6 Livestream: COVID-19 Updates And Community Tips

District 6 Matters: COVID-19 Updates & Ways To Protect Our Community ONN – Loren Taylor Oakland Councilmember District 6 Livestream: COVID-19 Updates And Community Tips This is an upcoming YouTube livestream by Oakland District 6 Councilmember Loren TaylorCouncilmember Loren Taylor, later today, Saturday, May 9th, 2020 at 10 AM PST. Here’s what he wrote: Councilmember […]

City of Oakland Launches Operation HomeBase For Homeless Residents Vulnerable To COVID-19

Oakland, CA – Mayor Libby Schaaf, Vice Mayor Larry Reid, and City Councilmember Loren Taylor joined with community and philanthropic leaders today to announce the opening of Operation HomeBase, a new COVID-19 isolation trailer program located on Hegenberger Road in East Oakland. The new trailers were donated by the State of California to the City […]

Loren Taylor Oakland District 6 Councilmember Interview On Pandemic Related Services

Loren Taylor Oakland District 6 Councilmember Interview On Pandemic Related Services ONN – Loren Taylor Oakland District 6 Councilmember Interview On Pandemic Related Services Oakland District 6 Councilmember Loren Taylor was my guest on Zennie62 on YouTube at 10 AM Friday, May 1st. YouTube-generated transcripts of the 25-minute interview will be available, and excerpts posted, […]

Robert Bobb, Former Oakland CAO, Praises Ed Reiskin, The Next CAO

 Ed Reiskin lands Robert Bobb’s praise (click on the video to listen to Mr. Bobb’s commentary). Ed Reiskin, the current but as yet unconfirmed Oakland Chief Administrative Officer who was elevated from his Assistant CAO position by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, has experienced somewhat choppy waters of public opinion since the news of his […]

Visit Oakland Just Issued “100 Things To Do In Oakland” – Uh, “Shelter In Place”?

Visit Oakland Just Issued “100 Things To Do In Oakland” – Uh, “Shelter In Place”? ONN – Visit Oakland Just Issued “100 Things To Do In Oakland” – Uh, “Shelter In Place”? Visit Oakland put this “100 Things To Do In Oakland” on Twitter 17 hours ago. It’s apparent that what was called the Oakland […]

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