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SF Streetblog: Q&A: Councilmember Fife has had it with Oakland’s Dangerous Streets
SF Streetblog interviews Councilmember Carroll Fife on her efforts to improve street safety for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists.
SF Chronicle: Women of color have been warning us about political violence. When will we listen?
During the first week of Black History Monday and over Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Councilmember Carroll Fife and other women leaders of color share their experiences of racist and sexist threats, and how these threats reflect attempts to limit democracy.
NBC: State Rejects Oakland's Housing Plan, Seeks Revisions
California State suggests changes to Oakland’s Housing Element, including expanding resources in disinvested parts of Oakland.
Courthouse News Service: Oakland approves Coliseum deal in largest public land transfer to Black investors in city history
The Oakland Coliseum could one day be the site of a women's basketball team, as well as a hub for retail businesses and new homes.
Oaklandside: What’s in Oakland’s new sweeping 8-year plan for housing?
The Oakland City Council unanimously approved the city’s next Housing Element on Tuesday, giving a glimpse of how the city plans to build and preserve housing, and address homelessness and over the next eight years.
ABC: CA Reparations Task force focuses on key issues over possible compensation
Councilmember Carroll Fife and members of the California Task Force interviewed at the task force’s meeting in Oakland.
NBC News: Reparations Proposal Meeting
Councilmember Carroll Fife in a video interview at the first in-person meeting in Oakland of the California Reparations Task Force.
KQED: California Reparations Task Force Meets in Oakland to Weigh Eligibility Requirements
The California Reparations Task Force meets for the first time in Oakland, article shares highlights from the two-day meetings.
SF Chronicle: One Bay Area city tried to figure out the true cost of homelessness. Here’s what it found
Councilmember Carroll Fife called for a report on what the City of Oakland spends on direct and indirect costs on homelessness in order to identify current failures and possible solutions.