Oakland City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Carroll Fife
Councilmember, District 3; term ends January 2029Ballotpedia
Carroll Fife (Councilmember, District 3) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Oakland City Council after the election.
Councilmember for District 3 since January 2021.
Where Carroll Fife stands: positions on the record
Data centers2 sourced positions
Introduced, and voted yes in committee on, a temporary moratorium on data center approvals, sending it to the full council (passed 3-0, Sept. 2026).
Council voteOakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee minutes (draft), Sept. 22, 2026 · Sep 22, 2026
Said the moratorium gives the city time to study data centers' impacts, as reported by The Oaklandside.
“I’ve always stood for development without displacement”
Own statementThe Oaklandside · Sep 23, 2026
Police surveillance cameras3 sourced positions
Voted no on a two-year, $2.25 million Flock Safety contract for license-plate reader and other cameras (passed 7-1, Dec. 2025).
Council voteOakland City Council minutes, Dec. 16, 2025 · Dec 16, 2025
Said her concern was with the Flock company specifically, not cameras in general, as reported by The Oaklandside.
“I understand the importance of moving toward greater public safety. I want to make sure our most vulnerable residents are protected as well”
Own statementThe Oaklandside · Dec 17, 2025
Voted no on a $140,000 police contract with Cellebrite for forensic data extraction devices (passed 6-2, May 2026).
Council voteOakland City Council minutes, May 5, 2026 · May 5, 2026
Charter reform (Measure EE)1 sourced position
Voted yes on placing the mayor's charter amendment making the mayor chief executive on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot (4-4 tie, broken by Mayor Lee, June 2026).
Council voteOakland City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026
Homelessness / encampments1 sourced position
Abstained on replacing the 2020 encampment policy with a 2025 abatement policy that allows towing of lived-in vehicles (passed 5-1, April 2026).
Council voteOakland City Council minutes, April 14, 2026 · Apr 14, 2026
Police1 sourced position
Voted no on new labor agreements with the Oakland Police Officers' Association (passed 7-1, Sept. 2026, per draft minutes).
Council voteOakland City Council minutes (draft), Sept. 15, 2026 · Sep 15, 2026
Campaign finance1 sourced position
Voted no on temporarily raising campaign contribution limits and extending limited public financing to 2026 and 2028 (passed 6-2, June 2025).
Council voteOakland City Council minutes, June 17, 2025 · Jun 17, 2025
What Carroll Fife said vs. how Carroll Fife voted
Police surveillance cameras
In their words
Said her concern was with the Flock company specifically, not cameras in general, as reported by The Oaklandside.
Dec 17, 2025 ·The Oaklandside · Dec 17, 2025
On the record
Voted no on a two-year, $2.25 million Flock Safety contract for license-plate reader and other cameras (passed 7-1, Dec. 2025).
Dec 16, 2025 ·Oakland City Council minutes, Dec. 16, 2025 · Dec 16, 2025
Voted no on a $140,000 police contract with Cellebrite for forensic data extraction devices (passed 6-2, May 2026).
May 5, 2026 ·Oakland City Council minutes, May 5, 2026 · May 5, 2026
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