City Council · Mar 16, 2026
Monday1 h 15 min7 officials identified19 public speakers4 agenda itemsRoll call: 7 present, 1 excused (clerk)Video: KTOP
The result was announced as “Motion passes with a vote of 8 ayes.”
Click any time stamp on this page to jump the video there.
Agenda · 4 itemsShowHide
- 3:03Call To Order
- 3:53Modifications To The Agenda And Procedural Items, Including But Not Limited To Requests To: Reschedule Items From Consent To Non-Consent, Items To The Next Council Agenda, Speak On Consent Calendar, Register Votes, Change Order Of Items, Reconsiderations, Pull Items Held In Committee
- 4:23Consent calendar (cc) items
- 1:10:14Council Acknowledgments/Annoucements
What happened
Each sentence checked against the transcript.
- The agenda was read as having no public hearings and no consent items; items 6.1 through 6.24 were then listed, including emergency declarations, Planning Code ordinances and resolutions.4:16
- Councilmember Noel Gallo asked staff to bring back the cannabis emergency resolution with a financial report, and asked for an inspector to test lead paint in City Hall offices.7:42
- The result was announced as “Motion passes with a vote of 8 ayes.”1:10:05
Who spoke
7 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Ken HoustonCouncilmember · 7.4 minFirst speaks at 12:04
- Rowena BrownCouncilmember · At-Large · 4.4 minFirst speaks at 16:28
- Carroll FifeCouncilmember · District 3 · 4.1 minFirst speaks at 1:04:33
- Noel GalloCouncilmember · District 5 · 3.9 minFirst speaks at 7:42
- Charlene WangCouncilmember · District 2 · 2.1 minFirst speaks at 12:50
- Kevin JenkinsCouncil president · District 6 · 1.4 minFirst speaks at 7:31
- Janani RamachandranCouncilmember · District 4 · 0.7 minFirst speaks at 15:37
Roll call: 7 present, 1 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 19 speakers.
How we count
Each summary sentence is checked against the transcript before it is published; in a blind check, 98 of 100 sentences were right. A voice gets an official’s name only when two AI readers and a code check agree, so the minutes undercount and are not attendance. Officials only: members of the public are counted, never named, shown or quoted, and full transcripts aren’t published because they can carry their names. More on how we know
Cite this page
Hamlet, “City Council, Mar 16, 2026: Oakland.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/oakland/council/meetings/2026-03-16. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Mar 16, 2026.