Members
Two members are in the running for most talk time
Noel Gallo and Ken Houston each average 6.6 to 7.3 minutes a meeting, and each could rank first; the data can’t order them.At least 80% of members’ talk time here is identified
80% identified80% for a full comparison
Member0246810min a meeting
Ken HoustonCouncilmember6.65.2–8.1 · voice identified in 16 of 16
Above: could rank first in talk time
Charlene WangDistrict 25.04.0–6.1 · voice identified in 16 of 16
Clear break: everyone above talks more than everyone below
Members · listed by seatOpen their page: every clip, meeting and topicOpen their page: every clip, meeting and topicOpen their page: every clip, meeting and topicOpen their page: every clip, meeting and topicOpen their page: every clip, meeting and topicOpen their page: every clip, meeting and topic
“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 · Councilmember5.0min of talk time a meeting16 of 17present at roll callVoice identified at 16 of 16 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 16 of 17 meetings, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking5.0 min of talk time a meeting90% range 4.1 to 6.1 minutes, over 16 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.82 questions asked
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
Carroll FifeDistrict 3 · Councilmember0.5min of talk time a meeting—present at roll callVoice identified at 1 of 5 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceNo clerk roll call for this member here.
Speaking0.5 min of talk time a meetingSeated for only five meetings in 12 months.0 questions asked
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
Noel GalloDistrict 5 · Oakland city councilmember7.3min of talk time a meeting17 of 17present at roll callVoice identified at 16 of 16 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 17 of 17 meetings, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking7.3 min of talk time a meeting90% range 5.9 to 9.1 minutes, over 16 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.64 questions asked
Their top topics
Streets, traffic and parking32%
Share of the time they spoke, by topic. Only topics that passed our check.Three of their clips
How do you choose where you direct a street sweeper to go in and clean up the street throughout the city?”
So for me, as a resident of this city, how much am I paying annually to maintain our storm drains?”
It’s not the city responding. Even the streets in front that the city should take care of, they’re not doing it. But when I call Caltrans, they’re the ones that come out and clean under the freeways. But yet the city does not enforce the rules that we have about illegal dumping, about the trash, about the homeless activity.”
Rowena BrownAt-Large · At-large city councilmember1.0min of talk time a meeting—present at roll callVoice identified at 4 of 10 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceNo clerk roll call for this member here.
Speaking1.0 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.3 to 1.9 minutes, over 10 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.14 questions asked
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
Ken HoustonCouncilmember · District 7 councilmember6.6min of talk time a meeting12 of 17present at roll callVoice identified at 16 of 16 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 12 of 17 meetings, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking6.6 min of talk time a meeting90% range 5.2 to 8.1 minutes, over 16 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.109 questions asked
Their top topics
Streets, traffic and parking37%
Share of the time they spoke, by topic. Only topics that passed our check.Two of their clips
So on these change orders, is it time and material? Was that in their contract to be time and material?”
Zac UngerCouncilmember3.1min of talk time a meeting17 of 17present at roll callVoice identified at 16 of 16 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 17 of 17 meetings, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking3.1 min of talk time a meetingRan some of its meetings, so not compared.35 questions asked
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
Two of their clips
I would summarize it as provide clarity on what Caltrans is willing to do and work with Caltrans on the homelessness encampment policy.”
Attendance
Roll calls at 17 of 17 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 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Carroll Fife | — no clerk roll call for this member | |||
| Noel Gallo | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Rowena Brown | — no clerk roll call for this member | |||
| Ken Houston | 12 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| Zac Unger | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |