Members
The talk-time ranking for the Finance and Management 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.93% of members’ talk time here is identified
93% identified80% for a full comparison
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“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.Charlene WangDistrict 2 · Councilmember3.3min of talk time a meeting15 of 16present at roll callVoice identified at 14 of 15 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 15 of 16 meetings, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking3.3 min of talk time a meeting90% range 2.5 to 4.4 minutes, over 15 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.78 questions asked
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
Janani RamachandranDistrict 4 · City councilmember7.4min of talk time a meeting16 of 16present at roll callVoice identified at 15 of 15 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 16 of 16 meetings, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking7.4 min of talk time a meetingRan some of its meetings, so not compared.114 questions asked
Their top topics
Taxes and fees18%
Share of the time they spoke, by topic. Only topics that passed our check.Two of their clips
I know that finance reports on the vacancy tax as well. Do we have a regular report on that?”
Rowena BrownAt-Large · At-large city councilmember5.0min of talk time a meeting16 of 16present at roll callVoice identified at 14 of 15 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 16 of 16 meetings, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking5.0 min of talk time a meeting90% range 3.9 to 6.4 minutes, over 15 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.70 questions asked
Their top topics
Taxes and fees19%
Share of the time they spoke, by topic. Only topics that passed our check.Zac UngerCouncilmember1.3min of talk time a meeting16 of 16present at roll callVoice identified at 13 of 15 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 16 of 16 meetings, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking1.3 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.9 to 2.1 minutes, over 15 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.39 questions asked
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
Three of their clips
Councilmember— so this sort of, um, percentage-based budgeting strikes me as trying to meet a moving target because the amounts of revenues are, are changing year to year.”
My understanding is that with this report, we know where that stands. I’ve seen a lot of reporting out there, I should say faux reporting, saying that the raises have already been awarded, that they will already eat up some portion of Measure E should it pass.”
Attendance
Roll calls at 16 of 16 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.| Member | Present | Absent | Excused | Roll calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlene Wang | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Janani Ramachandran | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Rowena Brown | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Zac Unger | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |