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Oakland Community and Economic Development Committee

15meetings

15 meetings listed from Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026; 14 transcribed, the newest on Sep 22, 2026, for 26 hours.

typical meeting 1 h 51 min · 4 members seated · Chair: Rowena Brown

What the members said

1:38:08
City budget and Measure EI said when we had our, our last council meeting that I was going to try to add back the $50 million that I heard so many of our public speakers ask for. And I did that in my budget amendments to the mayor’s budget.Carroll FifeMember · Community and Economic Development Committee · Jun 9, 2026Open the meeting at 1:38:08
  • 1:03:41
    You guys are crushing it. I love that you’re closing more cases than are getting opened. Um, how’s your staffing?Zac UngerMember · Community and Economic Development Committee · Jul 14, 2026Open the meeting at 1:03:41
  • 18:44
    …you expect any more shifts and changes as it relates to the MTC finalizing the maps?Rowena BrownMember · Community and Economic Development Committee · Sep 22, 2026Open the meeting at 18:44

The talk-time ranking for the Community and Economic Development Committee is held

Fewer than four members can be compared fairly. Each member’s page has their clips and meetings. The minutes below count only speech we named by voice, so they are floors, not a ranking.

Every member, with roll calls and clips

Latest meetings

  • Oct 251
  • Nov 251
  • Dec 251
  • Feb 262
  • Mar 262
  • Apr 261
  • May 262
  • Jun 262
  • Jul 261
  • Sep 261
  • Oct 261
14 of 15 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026.Newest: Oct 13, 2026
Community and Economic Development Committee · 1 h 00 min · 2 public speakersSep 22 · Economic Development Action Plan Implementation Status Update took 31 minThe longest item after routine business: Economic Development Action Plan Implementation Status Update, 31 min of this 1 h 00 min meeting.Speakers: Rowena Brown, Zac Unger
Longest item: 51% of the meeting5 agenda itemsWatch
Community and Economic Development Committee · 1 h 52 min · 13 public speakersJul 14 · Seminary Point - Debt And Rent Forgiveness took 32 minThe longest item after routine business: Seminary Point - Debt And Rent Forgiveness, 32 min of this 1 h 52 min meeting.Speakers: Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Zac Unger, Janani Ramachandran
Longest item: 28% of the meeting9 agenda itemsWatch
Community and Economic Development Committee · 2 h 25 min · 27 public speakersJun 23 · 2026/2027 Annual Action Plan To The U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development (HUD) took 44 minThe longest item after routine business: 2026/2027 Annual Action Plan To The U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development (HUD), 44 min of this 2 h 25 min meeting.Speakers: Carroll Fife, Rowena Brown, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger
Longest item: 30% of the meeting7 agenda itemsWatch
Community and Economic Development Committee · 1 h 51 min · 10 public speakersJun 9 · General Plan And Housing Element Annual Progress Reports For Calendar Year 2025 took 37 minThe longest item after routine business: General Plan And Housing Element Annual Progress Reports For Calendar Year 2025, 37 min of this 1 h 51 min meeting.Speakers: Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Zac Unger
Longest item: 33% of the meeting6 agenda itemsWatch
All 14 transcribed meetings

One more meeting is not transcribed yet.

Listed after the newest meeting above, not transcribed yet (video listings through Oct 20): 1

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No topic dominates: the largest, housing and tenants, took 25% of checked time

Share of meeting time by topic, from the clerk’s agenda times · 15 meetings, 27 hours · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 20, 2026, the clerk’s times also cover meetings not yet transcribed

Housing and tenants25%
Development and land use21%
Business and economic development19%

bar = share of meeting time · line = 90% range · tick = typical Oakland body (shown where it is 0.5% or more)

13 public speakers a meeting; the biggest crowd, 27, came on Jun 23, 2026

Jun 23, 202627 speakersMay 12, 202623 speakersMar 24, 2026Item 1, approval of the draft minutes from the March 10th, 2026 committee meeting, was read in with no speakers.23 speakersDec 9, 2025Item 4 was read: a resolution authorizing negotiation of terms for an exclusive negotiating agreement with Costco Wholesale Corporation and DECA Companies in the North Gateway Development Area of the former Oakland Army Base.18 speakersNov 18, 2025The agenda order was changed to hear item 3, then item 5, then item 7, then items 4 and 6.17 speakers

bar = public speakers at that meeting · tick = average meeting