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Carroll Fife

Councilmember, District 3, Oakland City Council

Raised city budget and Measure E at 11 meetings. Named West Oakland 22 times, more than any other official.

17 of 20transcribed meetings with their voice identified
8.0min a meeting at the City Council, at least
88questions at the City Council
14 of 22present at roll calls, from the clerk

Chairs the Life Enrichment Committee; sits on 4 more committees

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City budget and Measure ECarroll FifeMember · Community and Economic Development Committee · Jun 9, 2026 · 1:38:08I 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.Open the meeting at 1:38:08
City budget and Measure E“I’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, 2026 · 50:25Homelessness and encampments“Where is it in the encampment abatement policies that would have led to additional interventions so that when we do these closures, there’s somewhere for people to be?”Carroll FifeCouncil member · City Council · Jul 7, 2026 · 4:39:27License-plate cameras (Flock)“Can you document the— how Flock has led to the decrease in crimes and aided the police force in solving some of these issues or being able to have a real-time response?”Carroll FifeMember · Public Safety Committee · May 12, 2026 · 1:53:10ICE and immigration enforcement“I understand the importance of moving towards greater public safety, and I want to make sure that our most vulnerable populations are protected as well, because we have— we’re not even a year into this Trump administration where they have said that they’re going to detain and deport 3,000 people per month.”Carroll FifeCouncil member · City Council · Dec 16, 2025 · 5:24:38ICE and immigration enforcement“There’s been a lot of activity around protecting Oakland residents against ICE. I wanted to let my constituents know in West Oakland there are federal agents and ICE and immigration efforts that are happening.”Carroll FifeCouncil member · Rules and Legislation Committee · Nov 20, 2025 · 1:10:59“Is it possible for the city to go above and beyond what the federal government requires in these situations?”Carroll FifeCouncil member · City Council · Oct 6, 2026 · 2:14:25

Officials only. Public speakers are counted, never named.

Issues Fife raised, by number of meetings

We count who raised an issue, not which side they took.

Every roll call, and Fife’s other bodies

Present at 14 of 22 roll calls at the City Council

From the clerk’s own record. We don’t compare members on it.

PresentExcusedAbsentOldest first, 1 square per roll call

Excused 8, arrived later at 6 of those · Absent 0. Nov 4, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026.

Official roll call, from the clerk →
Questions

Fife asked 88 questions at the 17 City Council meetings where we identified them

At least this many: direct questions only.

Of Fife’s 67 questions to city departments at the Community and Economic Development Committee, 28 went to housing.

Who they question: 128 questions to a department, 3 bodies · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 8, 2026.

Community and Economic Development Committee67 questions to city departments
Community and Economic Development Committee: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
Housing2842%
Economic development, business and licensing1725%
Planning and zoning812%
Building permits and inspection46%
Fire and EMS46%
3 other departments69%
City Council54 questions to city departments
City Council: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
Police1324%
Homelessness services1019%
Budget, finance and controller917%
Mayor's office713%
Administration, HR, contracts and facilities36%
9 other departments1222%
Rules and Legislation Committee7 questions to city departments
Rules and Legislation Committee: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
City attorney / law department457%
Mayor's office229%
Budget, finance and controller114%
Neighborhoods Fife named

7 places Fife named in meetings

Lines where Fife named the place, read by two AI readers that both agree it means that place. Each dot plays the newest one; brighter means named more often.

Oakland
  • West Oakland 22 times, the most of any official
  • East Oakland 11 times
  • Chinatown 2 times
  • Temescal 2 times, the most of any official
  • Uptown 2 times, the most of any official
  • Jack London 1 time
  • Mosswood 1 time

Places are drawn at the centre of their own boundary in the city’s neighborhoods (CEDA) file (City of Oakland Open Data Portal); a well-known area with no boundary of its own sits at its OpenStreetMap point. A dot says the place was named, not where Fife was or what was said about it.

Meetings

Every meeting where we identified Fife’s voice

74, newest first. The date opens the meeting; the time plays the video at Fife’s first remark.

  1. Oct 8, 2026Rules and Legislation CommitteeAppointments to boards and commissions2.2 min1:08:53
  2. Oct 6, 2026City Council1.5 min2:14:42
  3. Sep 22, 2026Life Enrichment CommitteeDevelopment and land use · Schools and youth27.5 min7:35
  4. Sep 22, 2026Public Safety CommitteePolicing and public safety3.2 min59:12
  5. Sep 15, 2026City CouncilCity workforce and labor · Appointments to boards and commissions12.6 min22:18
  6. Jul 14, 2026Life Enrichment CommitteeBusiness and economic development · Public transit8.1 min4:41
  7. Jul 14, 2026Community and Economic Development CommitteeHousing and tenants3.8 min27:05
  8. Jul 14, 2026Public Safety CommitteePolicing and public safety8.4 min1:46:36
  9. Jul 13, 2026City CouncilDevelopment and land use6.2 min1:00:13
  10. Jul 7, 2026City CouncilHomelessness · Development and land use16.9 min2:13:16
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  1. Jun 25, 2026Rules and Legislation Committee9.5 min8:57
  2. Jun 23, 2026Life Enrichment CommitteeSchools and youth2.6 min46:22
  3. Jun 23, 2026Community and Economic Development CommitteeHousing and tenants · Business and economic development12.5 min13:48
  4. Jun 16, 2026City Council8.5 min44:28
  5. Jun 9, 2026Life Enrichment CommitteeParks and recreation · Health and behavioral health6.7 min16:41
  6. Jun 9, 2026Community and Economic Development CommitteeHousing and tenants7.0 min23:56
  7. Jun 9, 2026Public Safety CommitteeFire and emergency services1.4 min3:21:18
  8. Jun 2, 2026City CouncilPolicing and public safety7.6 min1:02:44
  9. Jun 1, 2026City CouncilBudget and spending15.5 min2:12:47
  10. May 28, 2026Rules and Legislation Committee6.9 min1:02:54
  11. May 26, 2026Life Enrichment Committee9.7 min5:01
  12. May 26, 2026Community and Economic Development CommitteeHousing and tenants5.5 min35:37
  13. May 26, 2026Public Safety CommitteePolicing and public safety · Fire and emergency services9.7 min59:28
  14. May 12, 2026Life Enrichment CommitteeSchools and youth · Health and behavioral health6.0 min5:11
  15. May 12, 2026Community and Economic Development CommitteeBusiness and economic development · Development and land use6.3 min39:45
  16. May 12, 2026Public Safety CommitteePolicing and public safety · Fire and emergency services13.2 min21:31
  17. May 12, 2026Public Works and Transportation Committee2.4 min26:04
  18. May 7, 2026Rules and Legislation Committee10.6 min58:23
  19. May 5, 2026City Council19.5 min1:23:33
  20. Apr 30, 2026Rules and Legislation Committee0.5 min32:37
  21. Apr 23, 2026Rules and Legislation CommitteeAppointments to boards and commissions5.8 min15:07
  22. Apr 21, 2026Life Enrichment CommitteeBusiness and economic development · Arts, culture and libraries13.2 min5:16
  23. Apr 21, 2026Community and Economic Development CommitteeArts, culture and libraries4.8 min32:07
  24. Apr 21, 2026Public Safety CommitteePolicing and public safety9.6 min1:26:13
  25. Apr 14, 2026City CouncilCity workforce and labor · Homelessness4.4 min28:15
  26. Mar 24, 2026Life Enrichment CommitteeArts, culture and libraries11.8 min3:42
  27. Mar 24, 2026Community and Economic Development CommitteeParks and recreation · Housing and tenants3.7 min25:57
  28. Mar 24, 2026Public Safety CommitteePolicing and public safety6.6 min26:07
  29. Mar 16, 2026City Council4.1 min1:04:30
  30. Mar 10, 2026Life Enrichment CommitteeHomelessness · Arts, culture and libraries24.6 min3:15
  31. Mar 10, 2026Community and Economic Development CommitteeHousing and tenants5.8 min22:39
  32. Mar 10, 2026Public Safety CommitteePolicing and public safety2.4 min27:17
  33. Mar 5, 2026Rules and Legislation Committee1.0 min28:49
  34. Feb 26, 2026Rules and Legislation Committee0.8 min30:16
  35. Feb 24, 2026Life Enrichment Committee9.5 min11:42
  36. Feb 24, 2026Community and Economic Development CommitteeDevelopment and land use4.8 min16:37
  37. Feb 24, 2026Public Safety CommitteePolicing and public safety4.7 min35:44
  38. Feb 19, 2026Rules and Legislation CommitteeAppointments to boards and commissions2.0 min9:42
  39. Feb 17, 2026City Council0.8 min15:26
  40. Feb 10, 2026Life Enrichment CommitteeHealth and behavioral health20.3 min6:30
  41. Feb 10, 2026Community and Economic Development CommitteeDevelopment and land use2.6 min37:19
  42. Feb 10, 2026Public Safety CommitteeAppointments to boards and commissions2.1 min20:39
  43. Feb 3, 2026City CouncilPolicing and public safety3.1 min26:54
  44. Jan 29, 2026Rules and Legislation Committee3.1 min18:47
  45. Jan 27, 2026Life Enrichment CommitteeHealth and behavioral health5.1 min22:04
  46. Jan 20, 2026City CouncilAppointments to boards and commissions13.9 min41:30
  47. Jan 15, 2026Rules and Legislation Committee1.1 min12:41
  48. Jan 13, 2026Life Enrichment CommitteeSchools and youth5.4 min5:21
  49. Jan 13, 2026Public Safety CommitteePolicing and public safety4.1 min38:47
  50. Jan 8, 2026Rules and Legislation CommitteeAppointments to boards and commissions3.7 min20:42
  51. Jan 6, 2026City Council6.2 min20:46
  52. Dec 16, 2025City CouncilBudget and spending22.3 min18:19
  53. Dec 11, 2025Rules and Legislation Committee1.3 min35:18
  54. Dec 9, 2025Life Enrichment CommitteeSchools and youth · Parks and recreation7.3 min7:34
  55. Dec 9, 2025Community and Economic Development CommitteeDevelopment and land use · Fire and emergency services13.6 min17:22
  56. Dec 9, 2025Public Safety CommitteePolicing and public safety4.8 min15:55
  57. Dec 4, 2025Rules and Legislation Committee3.9 min22:17
  58. Dec 2, 2025City Council1.9 min16:43
  59. Nov 20, 2025Rules and Legislation Committee0.9 min1:10:56
  60. Nov 18, 2025Life Enrichment Committee16.3 min4:14
  61. Nov 18, 2025Community and Economic Development CommitteeBusiness and economic development · Development and land use12.4 min1:16:58
  62. Nov 18, 2025Public Safety Committee0.4 min45:29
  63. Nov 6, 2025Rules and Legislation Committee1.6 min7:10
  64. Nov 4, 2025City Council14.9 min43:01
How we identify who is speaking · blind check, pooled across five cities: of 410 council lines drawn, 352 right, 0 wrong, 1 unclear, 57 couldn’t be judged

We identified Fife’s voice at 74 meetings across six bodies. A meeting missing here means we couldn’t attribute the voice, not that Fife was absent. Claude and Gemini each read every transcript with that day’s roster. A voice gets Carroll Fife’s name only when both agree and a code check finds the name said on, or just before, their turn. Voices our transcripts merge with someone else’s are never attributed, so every count here undercounts what Fife said. For councils and their committees, of 410 lines drawn, 352 were right, 0 wrong and 1 unclear, and the checkers couldn’t judge 57. We have since removed the voices behind 110 of those lines (0 wrong, 1 unclear, the rest we had already held for other reasons). Of the 300 lines we still publish, the checkers could judge 268: all 268 right (90% lower bound 0.99). They couldn’t judge the other 32. The check is one sample pooled across the five cities, not of Fife or of Oakland alone.