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22full-council meetings

22 meetings listed from Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026; 20 transcribed, the newest on Oct 6, 2026, for 78 hours.

Its 7 committees met 112 more times. See Committees

typical meeting 3 h 44 min · 8 council members seated · President: Kevin Jenkins

What the council members said

3:26:30
City budget and Measure EI hear your frustrations, but respectfully, this is under fifty million dollars we’re talking about, and we have a two billion dollar budget.Janani RamachandranMember · City Council · Jun 2, 2026Open the meeting at 3:26:30
  • License-plate cameras (Flock)I know also of high interest from the general public is these every 6-month audit around the flock camera usage.Charlene WangCouncil member · City Council · Oct 6, 2026 1:49:01Open the meeting at 1:49:01
  • 50:25
    City budget and Measure EI’m a little concerned about the ongoing impacts to the budget, um, with this level of, um, increase.Carroll FifeCouncil member · City Council · Sep 15, 2026Open the meeting at 50:25

Seven members, 0.8 to 8 minutes a meeting (preliminary)

Preliminary: at least 64% of members’ talk time is identified, under the 80% for a full comparison. Five of the seven members we compare could rank first; the data can’t order them.

See the chart on Members

Latest meetings

  • Nov 251
  • Dec 252
  • Jan 262
  • Feb 262
  • Mar 262
  • Apr 261
  • May 262
  • Jun 264
  • Jul 263
  • Sep 261
  • Oct 262
20 of 22 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026.Newest: Oct 20, 2026
City Council · 4 h 10 min · 43 public speakersOct 6 · Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Report As Of June 30, 2026 took 29 minThe longest item after routine business: Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Report As Of June 30, 2026, 29 min of this 4 h 10 min meeting.Speakers: Kevin Jenkins, Charlene Wang, Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife
Longest item: 11% of the meeting9 agenda itemsWatch
City Council · 3 h 42 min · 74 public speakersSep 15 · Memoranda Of Understanding Between The City And The Oakland Police Officers' Association took 1 h 02 min74 people spoke in public comment, the biggest crowd at any Oakland meeting in 12 months.Speakers: Carroll Fife, Kevin Jenkins, Charlene Wang, Rowena Brown and 1 more
Longest item: 28% of the meeting7 agenda itemsWatch
City Council · 2 h 37 min · 42 public speakersJul 21 · Collision Repair Contracts For Light And Heavy Vehicles took 23 minThe longest item after routine business: Collision Repair Contracts For Light And Heavy Vehicles, 23 min of this 2 h 37 min meeting.Speakers: Ken Houston, Janani Ramachandran, Charlene Wang, Zac Unger
Longest item: 14% of the meeting6 agenda itemsWatch
City Council · 1 h 49 min · 14 public speakersJul 13 · Second Amendment To Coliseum Complex Sale Agreement took 1 h 40 minThe longest item after routine business: Second Amendment To Coliseum Complex Sale Agreement, 1 h 40 min of this 1 h 49 min meeting.Speakers: Ken Houston, Carroll Fife, Noel Gallo, Kevin Jenkins and 4 more
Longest item: 91% of the meeting3 agenda itemsWatch
All 20 transcribed meetings

2 more meetings are 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, budget and spending, took 11% of checked time

Share of meeting time by topic, from the clerk’s agenda times · 22 meetings, 82 hours · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 20, 2026, the clerk’s times also cover meetings not yet transcribed

Budget and spending11%
Development and land use7.4%
Homelessness6.7%
Appointments to boards and commissions4.7%
Policing and public safety4.5%
City workforce and labor3.9%

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

30 public speakers a meeting; the biggest crowd, 74, came on Sep 15, 2026

Sep 15, 2026The agenda was taken out of order, and item 5.1 was called: a resolution accepting or rejecting the Police Commission selection panel slate of two commissioners.74 speakersJun 16, 2026Item 5.2 was called: a resolution submitting to voters at the November 3rd, 2026 election a measure amending the Oakland City Charter to make the mayor chief executive officer.55 speakersJul 7, 202646 speakersOct 6, 2026A motion to receive and file the state of the city report was announced as passed with "7 ayes, 1 excused."43 speakersJul 21, 2026Item 5.1, a resolution accepting or rejecting the Police Commission selection panel slate of 2 commissioners, was taken up, and staff asked that it be withdrawn from the agenda.42 speakers

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