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Meetings of the City Council are open to the public. MeetingWatch transcribes and analyzes every session.
Recent activity
Last meetings at a glance.
Community responsiveness
77%
→ stable
20 addressed · 11 partial · 2 unaddressed
4 analyzed, most recent first
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
The meeting featured significant debate over budget transparency, staff layoffs, and a near-split vote on vital technology infrastructure funding.
Contentious
Safety Change
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
The meeting shifted from routine recognitions to intense debate over budget transparency, employee rights, and the sustainability of public safety funding.
Contentious
Service Reduction
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Clerk's Office Fee Schedule Amendment — Increase in costs for obtaining vital records due to expensive state paper requirements.
Routine
Fee Change
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Large public turnout focused on a single high-profile but non-binding redevelopment MOU that generated excitement rather than opposition, with all other business routine and unanimous.
Routine
Board members
Current and former members. Click to view voting record.
Roth
33% attendance
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Scott
67% attendance
1 vote
1Y
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Chau
100% attendance
2 votes
2Y
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Dakota
67% attendance
1 vote
1Y
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Gitche
67% attendance
1 vote
0Y
1N
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Duran
67% attendance
1 vote
1Y
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Liang
67% attendance
1 vote
0Y
1N
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McDonough
67% attendance
1 vote
0Y
1N
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Murcia
100% attendance
1 vote
1Y
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Noon
100% attendance
3 votes
2Y
1N
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Robbins
67% attendance
1 vote
0Y
1N
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