Carroll Fife

District 3 Councilmember

Serving West Oakland, Jack London, Downtown and Adams Point.

Carroll Fife

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Legislation

2024 Legislation

In 2024, Councilmember Carroll Fife has introduced legislation for just economic development and new municipal revenue through a Film Rebate Program, saw the reactivation of Raimondi Park under the stewardship of the Pioneer League's Oakland Ballers, resourced public arts and murals, committed Oaklands support for the Justice For Renters Act, honored those impacted by police violence, dedicating their lives to community empowerment and city workers, and much more.

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2023 Legislation

In 2023, Councilmember Carroll Fife introduced legislation to launch the multi-year Black New Deal study, pilot community-initiated traffic safety solutions, improve Oakland's 9-1-1- dispatch system, authorize safe parking sites for unhoused residents, establish the Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District, voice support for a ceasefire in Gaza and state-wide social housing, honor Black cultural figures in Oakland both past and present, and much more.

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2022 Legislation

In 2022, Councilmember Carroll Fife more than tripled the pieces of legislation she introduced in 2021, legislation aimed at Oakland's most pressing issues of stable housing, economic justice and adequate public funding.

This work included resoundingly popular ballot measures for authorizing low-rent housing, expanding tenant protections, creating a progressive tax structure on big business, a funding source for affordable housing, and establishing public financing during elections.

It also included resolutions in support of establishing public banking in Oakland, capping allowable rent increases levied on tenants, studying the feasibility of housing 1000 individuals at the North Gateway Parcel, creating a farmers market in West Oakland, expanding opportunities for youth through the Summer Jobs program, and much more.

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2021 Legislation

In 2021, Councilmember Carroll Fife either sponsored or co-sponsored legislation on re-imaining public safety, honoring Paul Mooney, Shock G, and Michael Morgan, commemorating Dorothy King, supporting the State Assembly Amendment 3 to prohibit slavery or involuntary servitude without exemption, and urging the federal government to support Haitian refugees.

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Biography

Since taking office in 2021, Councilmember Carroll Fife has worked to revitalize communities in District 3 and throughout Oakland. She secured voter approval for thousands of affordable housing units and helped to enact the strongest tenant protections in the state. She has also supported investments in community safety, education, economic growth and job creation. From advancing the Community-led Traffic Safety Pilot Program, to initiatives that helped bring a Farmer’s Market and the Oakland Ballers to West Oakland, Councilmember Fife is committed to making Oakland more equitable, safe, and vibrant for all.

 

In addition to serving as Chair of the City Council’s Life Enrichment Committee, Councilmember Fife serves on the Rules and Legislation, Public Safety, Community and Economic Development committees. Her external obligations include representing the City of Oakland on the Alameda County Transportation Commission, the Association of Bay Area Governments, and the Alameda County-Oakland Community Action Partnership (AC-OCAP).