Oaklandside: Oakland City Hall in conversation: Carroll Fife
When Carroll Fife joined the Oakland City Council in January 2021, it represented a new approach for the longtime community organizer, educator, and founding member of Moms for Housing. Her radically progressive positions on housing and public safety had resonated with voters in District 3, which includes West Oakland, the Port, parts of downtown, Jack London Square, Mosswood, Westlake, and Adams Point.
Fife sat down with The Oaklandside to go into detail about how she’s approached some of the major issues confronting her district and the city, from homeless encampments to spiking gun violence to the ongoing tensions surrounding OUSD amid school closures. In our April interview with the councilmember, you can also read what Fife has to say about the Oakland A’s ballpark and development proposal for Howard Terminal, which is in her district.
