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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.
94% of members’ talk time here is identified
94% identified80% for a full comparison
Runs the meetings
Rowena BrownAt-Large · Chairperson · runs the meetings11.4min of talk time a meeting15 of 15present at roll callVoice identified at 14 of 14 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 15 of 15 meetings, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking11.4 min of talk time a meetingRuns the meetings, so not compared.78 questions asked
Their top topics
Development and land use26%
Housing and tenants21%
Share of the time they spoke, by topic. Only topics that passed our check.
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One of their clips
Community and Economic Development CommitteeSep 22, 2026 · 18:44
…you expect any more shifts and changes as it relates to the MTC finalizing the maps?”
Members · listed by seat
Carroll FifeDistrict 35.9min of talk time a meeting8 of 15present at roll callVoice identified at 12 of 14 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 8 of 15 meetings, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking5.9 min of talk time a meeting90% range 4.2 to 8.3 minutes, over 14 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.86 questions asked
Their top topics
Housing and tenants37%
Development and land use13%
Share of the time they spoke, by topic. Only topics that passed our check.
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One of their clips
City budget and Measure EJun 9, 2026 · 1:38:08
I 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.”
Janani RamachandranDistrict 4 · Councilmember1.3min of talk time a meeting13 of 15present at roll callVoice identified at 11 of 14 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 13 of 15 meetings, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking1.3 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.8 to 2.2 minutes, over 14 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.24 questions asked
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
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One of their clips
Community and Economic Development CommitteeFeb 24, 2026 · 1:16:18
…if there’s a street with single-family residences within half a mile of a BART station, how can those be required to be upzoned if it’s all built out and they’re single-family homes?”
Zac UngerCouncilmember1.4min of talk time a meeting15 of 15present at roll callVoice identified at 12 of 14 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 15 of 15 meetings, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking1.4 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.9 to 2.3 minutes, over 14 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.34 questions asked
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
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Two of their clips
Community and Economic Development CommitteeJul 14, 2026 · 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?”
Community and Economic Development CommitteeFeb 24, 2026 · 1:10:13
If we adopt my amendment, we would be able to take full advantage of the SB 79 development opportunities if we accept my amendment.”
“Voice identified” counts the meetings where we could attribute a member’s voice. A meeting missing there means we couldn’t attribute it, not that they were absent.
Attendance

Roll calls at 15 of 15 meetings, through Oct 13, 2026

From the clerk’s own record, listed by seat. This is the official attendance record. It is separate from our voice counts, and we don’t compare members on it.
MemberPresentAbsentExcusedRoll calls
Rowena Brown150015
Carroll Fife81615
Janani Ramachandran130215
Zac Unger150015
How the record counts. The roll call at the start of the meeting: present, excused or absent. A member marked excused who arrives later stays excused in the record; we count those arrivals separately.