Loren Taylor, Oakland City Council District 6
Loren Taylor proudly represents the City of Oakland's Council District 6 which includes the East Oakland neighborhoods of Maxwell Park, Millsmont, Havenscourt and Eastmont. Loren Taylor is a proud third-generation son of Oakland, a husband, a father, an engineer. He comes from a family with a history of public and community service and has worked for years to alleviate poverty and expand opportunity in Oakland through his leadership positions in nonprofits, social justice organizations, and on the Oakland City Council. Elected as the District 6 Councilmember in 2018, Loren has been a leader in addressing Oakland’s most difficult challenges, from homelessness to public safety to economic inequality, drawing on his background as an engineer to find new solutions to old problems. He brings that approach—innovative, progressive and pragmatic—to City Hall every day.
Loren In the News
Oakland residents secure council votes to fund additional police academy
"This decision comes only a few months after the Council’s initial rejection of a cost-neutral proposal from Councilmember Taylor to move a third academy to this fiscal year. - Oaklandside 9/21/21"
Councilmember Loren Taylor Expresses Full Support for Oakland's Head Start Centers
As the child of an OUSD teacher, broadening access to quality childhood education and programs, like those that helped shape Councilmember Taylor during his upbringing in Oakland, have been a focal point of his office. - City of Oakland 9/3/21
Councilmember Taylor Discusses Violence Prevention & Policing on NPR
Councilmembers Taylor & Reid win council support for more equitable Oakland budget
"Back in June, East Oakland councilmembers Loren Taylor and Treva Reid both voted no on the city’s highly anticipated new budget because they say it lacked equity for their constituents. Now they are both thumbs up.... 'We have about $4.5 million of additional investments that came through these amendments the majority of which are impacting East Oakland,” Taylor said. - KRON 4, 7/28/21
Councilmember Taylor proposes City Hall East to improve equity for East Oakland residents
"Residents are often unable to make it downtown to City Hall due to mobility and transportation issues. The current lack of access prevents residents from receiving rental and small business assistance, and housing services, Taylor said." - SF Chronicle, 7/27/21
Councilmember Taylor highlights health equity issues facing East Oakland in effort to reverse Walgreens closure
"Taylor says long-standing equity issues have impacted access to health care for people who live in east Oakland and many residents who rely on this location are already dealing with chronic health conditions, may be disabled, and often don’t have easy access to transportation." - KPIX 5, 7/23/21
City of Oakland, OUSD & non-profits help close digital divide for Oakland students
"Today, as students prepare to head back to their classrooms full-time in the fall, nearly 97% of students in Oakland Unified School District have a computer and working internet at home, including 98% of students who are low-income... “We want to get beyond having individual hotspots for individual people and be able to just have a citywide broadband connectivity,” Taylor said. - The Oaklandside, 7/20/21
Councilmember Taylor & council colleagues lay out terms for New Ballpark
"Oakland’s City Council on Tuesday approved a non-binding term sheet that on paper represents the next step in a $12 billion project proposed by the Oakland Athletics for a new ballpark on the city’s waterfront." - USA Today, 7/20/21
Councilmember Taylor introduces resolution proclaiming August 25th Digital Underground Day
Councilmembers Loren Taylor "introduced a resolution to move the initiative forward, stating that it wanted to recognize Shock G, whose real name was Gregory Edwards, “for his achievements and contributions to the global arts community, particularly in Oakland for bringing global attention to Oakland arts and entertainment.” - Allhiphop.com, 7/16/21
East Oakland Councilmembers Taylor & Reid Vote against inequitable Oakland Budget
"Taylor said he and Reid voted against the budget because of the funding inequities with respect to central and deep East Oakland... much of the budget skewed toward initiatives and investment “west of High Street.” - San Francisco Chronicle, 6/25/21
Councilmember Taylor voices constituent concerns over defunding police without alternatives in place
"My residents in East Oakland overwhelmingly say let's make sure we have a solid baseline of support until these alternatives are put in place in a way we can depend on." - ABC 7 News, 6/25/21
Councilmembers Taylor & Reid propose budget amendments to fund both "reimagining public safety" programs and policing levels
"Council members Treva Reid and Loren Taylor, who represent neighborhoods on the east side of the city that have suffered from violence... [offered proposed ammendments that Taylor said] "proposed the same amount in violence prevention (and) alternative community response," but would front-load police academies instead of spreading them out over two years, which he said would "have ensured a higher level of staffing sooner. It was the same cost, the same amount of officers trained. We just wanted them trained earlier." - Governing Magazine, 6/25/21
Councilmember Taylor hosts Oakland's 2021 Juneteenth Jubilee
Join Councilmember Taylor , honorary host for the 2021 Oakland's Juneteenth Jubilee, 6/19/2021
Councilmember Taylor leads community engagement effort for Oakland's guaranteed income pilot
Councilmember Loren Taylor hits the streets to encourage East Oakland Residents to apply for the Oakland Resilient Families program, Oakland's guaranteed income pilot
Councilmember Taylor helps unveil Arroyo Viejo Park's new fitness court
Councilmember Taylor joins Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development to inaugurate the New Fitness Court at Arroyo Viejo Park - 6/5/2021
Councilmember Taylor discusses efforts to "recreate" Black Wall Street in East Oakland
Justin Phillips of the SF Chronicle discusses the history of Black Wall Street and highlights work to "recreate" it in East Oakland, including the Black Cultural Zone & ESO Ventures. - SF Chronicle, 5/30/2021
Councilmember Taylor Joins Congresswoman Barbara Lee in endorsing Mia Bonta for State Assembly
Councilmember Taylor joins Congresswoman Barbara Lee other leading Democrats in endorsing Mia Bonta for CA State Assembly
Councilmember Taylor Announces 2021 District 6 Budget Town Halls
Councilmember Taylor announces a series of budget forums and town halls to help shape Oakland's budget and secure resources to address economic development, public safety and blight in East Oakland. Join your neighbors in these discussions. - 5/15/2021
Open Positions: Join Councilmember Taylor in serving the residents of East Oakland
Councilmember Taylor is seeking strong community oriented staffers to help support legislative and constituent work on behalf of District 6 residents. Email PFerran@oaklandca.gov - 5/5/2021
Councilmember Taylor leads Oakland City Council in addressing race & gender disparities in city contracting
Councilmember Taylor developed a comprehensive policy to address systemic racism and sexism in the City of Oakland's procurement process. San Francisco Business Times - 5/25/2021
Councilmember Taylor sponsors annual District 6 Earth Day cleanup
join my office from 1:30pm–4:30pm on Sunday 4/25 for his office's annual Earth Day Clean-Up at Arroyo Viejo Park! - 5/25/2021
Councilmember Taylor votes to use American Rescue Plan funds to restore critical public service
Councilmember Taylor and colleagues on the Oakland city council voted to use funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to restore and implement critical public safety services - 4/15/2021
Councilmember Taylor joins East Oakland community groups in hosting socially distanced Easter egg hunt
Councilmember Loren Taylor, joined Homies Empowerment, 100 Black men, Roots Community Health Center, Oakland Reach, Occur and others in hosting a socially distanced Easter egg hunt at Arroyo Viejo park. - 4/3/2021
Councilmembers Taylor helps lead Oakland's guranteed income pilot
Councilmember Taylor partners to lead community engagement efforts for Oakalnd's guaranteed income pilot, "Oakland Resilient Families". The pilot will provide 600 low-income BIPOC families with an unconditioanl $500 per month for 18 months. - 3/23/2021
Reimaging Public Safety Task Force Co-Led by Councilmember Taylor publishes final report
Councilmember Loren Taylor, selected by his colleagues to co-lead the reimaginging public safety taskforce that presented final recommendations to the city council after 9 months of active community engagement and discussion - 4/30/2021
Councilmember Taylor and community partners sponsor beautification projects in East Oakland
Councilmembers Taylor and Reid partner with Waste Management, Rare Barrel Brewery and the Black Cultural Zone to provide community members with planter barrels to use for planting and beautification projects. - 3/13/21
Councilmember Taylor announces community office hours
Councilmember Taylor announces Spring community office hours every Friday from 9:30 am - 12 noon by appointment. Starts on March 12th - 3/2/2021
Councilmember Taylor joins city leaders in unveiling Dr. Huey P Newton Way
Councilmember Loren Taylor, joined other city leaders in commemorating Dr, Newton's birthday and the Black Panther legacy by unveiling Huey P. Newton Way in West Oakland. - 2/18/2020
Councilmember Taylor leads council in addressing disparities in city contracting
Councilmember Taylor leads the City Council in passing Local Business Empowerment Through Contracting Ordinance to drive equity in city contracting - The Post News Group, 2/18/2021
Councilmember hosts town hall in eliminating local contracting disparities in Oakland
Councilmember Taylor partners with the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce and the Post News Group to raise awareness of local contracting disparities - 2/13/2021
Councilmember Taylor congratulates Chief Armstrong on his Appointment
Councilmember shared his excitement about the selection of LeRonne Armstrong who has deep roots in Oakland as Oakland's new Chief of Police Oakland. - 2/5/2021
Councilmember Taylor Sponsors Annual Black Sunday Holiday Expo
Councilmember Taylor who co-sponsored the expo is "proud of the way the African American community has carved out its own space in the business landscape.“We are scrappy. We pull together” - KPIX 5, 12/6/2020
Councilmember wins Release of Race & Gender Disparities Report
Councilmember Loren Taylor, the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce and a range of community leaders successfully advocated for the release of Oakland's race & gender disparities study. - Oakland News Now, 11/30/2020
Councilmember Taylor Sponsors East Oakland business incubator to boost entrepreneurs
Councilmember Taylor partnered with the Merritt College and Peralta Colleges Foundation to launch Eastside Oakland Ventures (ESO) to develop a strong entrepreneurial pipeline in East Oakland - Peralta Gems
Councilmember Taylor brings innovation experience to Oakland public safety
"Taylor is applying his experience and expertise in disruptive innovation to transform Oakland’s Public Safety system" - Oakland News Now, 8/14/2020
Councilmember Taylor to lead Oakland's "Reimagining Public Safety" Taskforce
"Oakland City Council OKs task force — with goal of defunding police by 50%" - East Bay Times, 7/28/20
Councilmember Taylor urges Oakland residents to avoid large social gatherings in response to COVID-19 surge
"Skyrocketing COVID-19 Cases In Oakland Traced To Large Parties, Gatherings At Lake Merritt" - KPIX, 7/24/20