City Council · Jun 1, 2026
Monday3 h 43 min7 officials identified22 public speakers3 agenda itemsRoll call: 6 present, 2 excused (clerk)Video: KTOP
The longest item after routine business: FY 2026-27 Mayor’s Proposed Midcycle Budget, 2 h 31 min of this 3 h 43 min meeting.
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What happened
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- Item 4, an information report on the fiscal year ‘26-’27 mayor’s proposed mid-cycle budget, was taken up.12:49
- Item 5, the Budget Advisory Commission report with recommendations on the fiscal year ‘26 through ’27 proposed mid-cycle budget, was taken up.2:44:49
- Item 5 was announced as approved with “seven ayes, one excused.”3:35:51
Quotes
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…the cannabis money that we used to get, millions of dollars? Where’s that going?Noel Gallo · Councilmember · District 545:57
However, in this budget, it does eliminate various roles within ITD, and so I’m curious about potential service impacts, uh, to technology that we may be trying to move forward.Rowena Brown · Councilmember · At-Large1:01:40
I, uh, was— I do want to talk about the issue of homelessness since in the budget, if Measure E doesn’t pass, 190 shelter beds are slated to close, correct?Charlene Wang · Councilmember · District 21:06:04
Who spoke
7 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Noel GalloCouncilmember · District 5 · 16 minFirst speaks at 39:00
- Carroll FifeCouncilmember · District 3 · 16 minFirst speaks at 1:23:17
- Charlene WangCouncilmember · District 2 · 8.4 minFirst speaks at 1:06:06
- Kevin JenkinsCouncil president · District 6 · 7.9 minFirst speaks at 31:58
- Ken HoustonCouncilmember · 5.6 minFirst speaks at 33:39
- Rowena BrownCouncilmember · At-Large · 2.3 minFirst speaks at 59:57
- Janani RamachandranCouncilmember · District 4 · 1.5 minFirst speaks at 3:32:17
Roll call: 6 present, 2 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 22 speakers.
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Hamlet, “City Council, Jun 1, 2026: Oakland.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/oakland/council/meetings/2026-06-01. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Jun 1, 2026.