Oakland's first-ever Chinatown Night Market highlights non-traditional side of neighborhood
Briefly

The pandemic, COVID -- goodbye! We are coming out, and we are going to spend our money, because we know we need to support our small businesses," an enthusiastic Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao told the crowd in her opening speech.
(Businesses) close at 4 p.m. Some of them close at 3:30 p.m. Businesses are closing early because nobody is coming. This is an important draw to bring them back," Chen said.
I really try to put on for the community. Show people you can take a nontraditional path, you know what I'm saying?" Dtrue shared his vision for community representation.
It's been delicious. I was really enjoying it. And now I have this really beautiful pineapple (dessert). It's really great to see people showing up what they can do with their food, with their ideas," said Kayla Begay, emphasizing the enjoyment of the diverse food offerings.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
[
|
]