District 3 Watch
Carroll Fife’s Oakland — West Oakland, Downtown, Uptown & Lake Merritt
Week of June 22–28, 2026 · Updated Sunday, June 21, 2026 · Source: Oakland Legistar (verified)
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Act this week — comment deadlines
All five standing committees meet Tuesday, June 23. To weigh in, file an eComment or sign up to speak via Legistar. Sign-ups generally close ~24 hours before.
Comment by Monday, June 22 for Tuesday’s committee meetings.
Comment by Wednesday, June 24 for Thursday’s Rules & Legislation Committee.
All in City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor · Times Pacific · No full Council meeting this week — committees only.
Tue, June 23 — Committee Day (agendas FINAL)
9:30 AM · Finance & Management
11:30 AM · Public Works & Transportation
1:30 PM · Community & Economic Development
4:00 PM · Life Enrichment
6:00 PM · Public Safety
Thu, June 25 — 10:30 AM · Rules & Legislation Committee (the gatekeeper)
Community & Economic Development · Tue 1:30 PM
Housing 319 Chester Street (West Oakland) — convert a city-owned for-sale homeownership project into long-term affordable rental. File 26-0737
Development 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
Housing $14.7M federal housing plan — 2026–27 HUD Action Plan (CDBG, HOME, ESG, HOPWA) for housing, homelessness & rehab. File 26-0701
Downtown Business-district renewals — annual reports & assessments incl. Lake Merritt-Uptown, Downtown Oakland, Jack London, Koreatown & Chinatown. File 26-0755
Public Works & Transportation · Tue 11:30 AM
Streets 14th Street safety project — $2.5M contract for safety improvements from Mandela Parkway to Brush Street (West Oakland into Downtown). File 26-0804
Streets Broadway streetscape — $20.9M contract to rebuild the Broadway corridor (Downtown/Uptown). File 26-0805
Public Safety · Tue 6:00 PM
Immigration “City of Refuge” ordinance — reaffirms & codifies Oakland’s sanctuary-city policy and limits on immigration-detainer cooperation. File 26-0391
Safety Sideshow penalties — stiffer fines for participants & spectators, broader impound authority. File 26-0781
Safety Police chief search update — oral report on recruiting a permanent Chief of Police. File 26-0780
Rules & Legislation · Thu 10:30 AM
Homelessness November ballot measure — change the real-property transfer-tax foreclosure exception, with an advisory vote to spend revenue on shelter, encampment operations & homelessness services. File 26-0691
Port Port Commission reappointment — Mayor’s reappointment of Alvina Wong to the Board of Port Commissioners (West Oakland waterfront). File 26-0806
Also Tuesday: Life Enrichment weighs $20.7M in Oakland Fund for Children & Youth grants (citywide); Finance & Management has routine budget, contract & salary items.
Thu, June 18 — Rules & Legislation Committee held; set this week’s agendas. Minutes/video not yet posted.
Wed, June 17 — City Council budget meeting cancelled; Council had already adopted the mid-cycle budget (6–2) on June 12–13.
Tue, June 16 — Redevelopment Successor Agency / Council / GHAD concurrent meeting held. Minutes/video not yet posted.
Council approves mid-cycle budget after tense meeting (Local News Matters, June 15) — Fife voted yes after winning a commitment to examine OPD’s budget for more civilian oversight. Read →
Budget passes: no layoffs, a win for Oakland filmmakers (KALW, June 16). Read →
Homelessness drops ~20% in Oakland (The Oaklandside, May 19) — the first decline in years. Read →