District 3 Watch
Carroll Fife’s Oakland — West Oakland, Downtown, Uptown & Lake Merritt
Week of June 22–28, 2026 · Updated Thursday, June 25, 2026 · Source: Oakland Legistar (verified)
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This week’s five committees met Tuesday, June 23 and Rules met Thursday, June 25 — results below. Their items now go to the full City Council on Tuesday, July 7, 3:30 PM for the binding vote. To weigh in, file an eComment or sign up to speak via Legistar. Sign-ups generally close ~24 hours before.
Comment by Monday, July 6 for the July 7 City Council meeting.
Council & committees are citywide bodies. All in Council Chamber, 3rd Floor · live on Legistar. Fife sits here marks committees the councilmember serves on.
Tagged D3 for district-specific, Citywide for everywhere.
D3Housing 319 Chester Street (West Oakland) — convert a city-owned for-sale homeownership project into long-term affordable rental. File 26-0737
Why it matters: Locks in permanently affordable rental homes in a high-displacement part of West Oakland.
D3Development Costco negotiating agreement (West Oakland) — 24-month exclusive deal to study a Costco at 101 Admiral Robert Toney Way & 2308 Wake Ave. File 26-0762
Why it matters: Jobs and groceries for West Oakland vs. traffic and small-business competition; reserves the site for study.
D3Downtown Business-district renewals — annual reports & assessments incl. Lake Merritt-Uptown, Downtown, Jack London, Koreatown & Chinatown. File 26-0755
Why it matters: Funds cleaning, safety & marketing for D3 commercial corridors.
D3Streets 14th Street safety project — $2.5M contract for safety improvements from Mandela Parkway to Brush Street. File 26-0804
Why it matters: Pedestrian & cyclist safety on a corridor linking West Oakland to Downtown.
D3Streets Broadway streetscape — $20.9M contract to rebuild the Broadway corridor (Downtown/Uptown). File 26-0805
Why it matters: A major rebuild of Oakland’s central spine.
D3Port Port Commission reappointment — Mayor’s reappointment of Alvina Wong to the Board of Port Commissioners. File 26-0806
Why it matters: The Port governs West Oakland’s waterfront — air quality, trucking, jobs.
CitywideHousing $14.7M federal housing plan — 2026–27 HUD Action Plan (CDBG, HOME, ESG, HOPWA) for housing, homelessness & rehab. File 26-0701
Why it matters: Sets how ~$15M in federal money is divided across housing, homelessness and home repair for the year.
CitywideImmigration “City of Refuge” ordinance — reaffirms & codifies Oakland’s sanctuary-city policy and limits on immigration-detainer cooperation. File 26-0391
Why it matters: Writes sanctuary protections into city law — harder to reverse.
CitywideSafety Sideshow penalties & police chief search — stiffer sideshow fines & impound authority (File 26-0781) and an update on recruiting a permanent Chief of Police (File 26-0780).
Why it matters: Public-safety enforcement, plus who will lead OPD.
CitywideHomelessness November ballot measure — transfer-tax foreclosure-exception change + an advisory vote on spending revenue on shelter & homelessness services. File 26-0691
Why it matters: Could send real money for shelter and homelessness services to the November ballot.
Also Tuesday: Life Enrichment weighs $20.7M in Oakland Fund for Children & Youth grants (citywide).
‘Strong mayor’ measure heads to the November ballot (The Oaklandside, June 16) — Mayor Lee broke a 4–4 Council tie; a citywide charter change. Read →
Council approves mid-cycle budget after tense meeting (Local News Matters, June 15). Read →
Represents: West Oakland, the Port, Downtown, Jack London, Mosswood, Westlake & Adams Point.
Committees: Chairs Life Enrichment; sits on Community & Economic Development, Public Safety, and Rules & Legislation. Regional seats: Alameda CTC, ABAG, and AC-OCAP.
Background: A longtime housing organizer and founding member of Moms 4 Housing; former director with ACCE (Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment) before her 2020 election.
Local media describe her as one of the council’s most progressive members and among its most active legislators — she sponsored 27 bills in 2025, near the top of the council — though she says organizing in community matters more to her than her legislative record. (The Oaklandside; KQED)
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