Faith and civil rights leaders gathered in Oakland Thursday morning to support state ballot measure Proposition 10. They stood in front of a bus painted with the prop 10 logo that tours the state and shows up for rallies.

The measure would allow cities and counties to expand rent control. Activists in support of the measure pulled together people who have seen Oakland change. They chose Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church as their host which has been there for 97 years.

“It’s seen a lot of things in Oakland and now it is seeing a housing crisis that is leading to the displacement of many of Oakland’s African American neighbors,” said the church’s community outreach minister David Brazil.

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