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Oakland · District 3

Recall Carroll Fife

Self-dealing. Family enrichment. Defunded police. The public record is clear — Oakland deserves accountable leadership.

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Carroll Fife, Oakland City Councilmember District 3

Carroll Fife

District 3 Councilmember

The Record

The facts.

Carroll Fife was elected to serve District 3. Public records reveal self-dealing, family enrichment, and a pattern of putting ideology ahead of Oakland's safety.

$2.1M

Self-dealing contract attempt at Peralta Community College

Peralta Citizen, corporate records

30×

Family non-profit revenue explosion after her election

IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2022

$17.4M

Stripped from Oakland Police Department budget

Oakland City Council budget records

2

Recalled leaders she publicly defended — Thao & Price

Public statements, campaign endorsements

Why Recall

Five charges.

Every claim below is documented in public records. Nothing hidden — read it all.

01Primary

The Peralta $2.1M Self-Dealing Scandal

A public official steering public money to her own company

  • 1.In June 2020, Carroll Fife's company, Fife Consulting Group LLC, submitted a bid for a $2.1 million contract with the Peralta Community College District — while she was simultaneously serving on the Peralta Board of Trustees.
  • 2.Fife voted on Peralta board matters related to the very contract her company was pursuing, creating a direct conflict of interest.
  • 3.The California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS) issued a citation against Fife Consulting Group for operating without required licensure.
  • 4.Investigative reporting by Peralta Citizen documented the timeline contradictions: Fife claimed she had resigned from the company before voting, but corporate records and Secretary of State filings showed she remained listed as an active officer.
  • 5.The contract ultimately collapsed under scrutiny — but only after the self-dealing scheme was exposed.
"She told the board she had resigned from the company. The corporate records told a different story." — Peralta Citizen investigation

Sources: Peralta Citizen · BSIS citation records · CA Secretary of State filings

Continue to Peralta timeline below ↓

02

Family Enrichment & Non-Profit Shell Game

A 30× revenue explosion routed through family-connected organizations

  • 1.After Fife's 2020 election to Oakland City Council, revenue at her family-connected non-profit exploded by roughly 30× compared to pre-election levels.
  • 2.In 2022 alone, her husband received approximately $120,000 in compensation from the organization. Her mother received roughly $85,000. A close associate received approximately $95,000.
  • 3.The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) — an organization Fife has long championed — funneled approximately $400,000 through this network, creating a circular funding loop with minimal public accountability.
  • 4.IRS Form 990 filings show vague multi-million dollar expense categories with insufficient itemization, making it nearly impossible for the public to trace where taxpayer-influenced dollars actually went.
  • 5.This pattern — elect an official, watch family non-profit revenue skyrocket — is the definition of political self-enrichment.
"The non-profit didn't grow because of community need. It grew because Carroll Fife gained political power."

Sources: IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2022) · APTP public financial disclosures

03

Endangering Public Safety

Ideology over the safety of Oakland families

  • 1.Carroll Fife played a leading role in stripping $17.4 million from the Oakland Police Department budget — at a time when Oakland was experiencing surging violent crime.
  • 2.Then-Mayor Libby Schaaf publicly warned that these cuts would endanger residents and reduce the city's ability to respond to emergencies. Fife dismissed these concerns.
  • 3.Fife cast the lone vote against deploying Flock ALPR (Automated License Plate Reader) cameras — a proven tool used by cities nationwide to solve crimes and recover stolen vehicles.
  • 4.Her consistent pattern: oppose every practical public safety measure while offering no viable alternative for the families who bear the consequences.
"Oakland families deserve safe streets. Carroll Fife chose ideology over their security." — community testimony

Sources: Oakland City Council meeting records · OPD budget documents · Mayor Schaaf public statements

04

Radical Ideology Over Property Rights

Championing illegal occupation over Oakland homeowners and renters

  • 1.As a leader of Moms 4 Housing, Fife orchestrated the illegal occupation of a West Oakland property owned by Wedgewood Properties — glorifying property seizure over lawful process.
  • 2.She framed breaking and entering as righteous activism, telling media: 'Housing is a human right' while ignoring the rights of property owners and the rule of law.
  • 3.Fife was a vocal defender of recalled Mayor Sheng Thao and recalled Alameda County DA Pamela Price — both removed by voters who rejected this brand of governance.
  • 4.Her ideology is not Oakland's values. Oaklanders believe in fairness, process, and accountability — not chaos dressed up as justice.
"We're going to take back what was stolen from us." — Carroll Fife, Moms 4 Housing, on illegal property occupation

Sources: Moms 4 Housing press coverage · Recall election results (Thao 2024, Price 2024)

05

Pattern of Administrative Overreach

Using council power to steer contracts and interfere with city business

  • 1.Public Ethics Commission Case #24-03 alleges Carroll Fife improperly interfered with city contract processes, including efforts to steer trash collection contracts toward preferred vendors.
  • 2.Multiple city staff members reported pressure from Fife's office to alter procurement timelines and vendor selections outside normal channels.
  • 3.This is not governance — it is the use of elected office for personal and political advantage.
  • 4.Oakland deserves council members who follow the rules, not ones who bend them for insiders.
"The allegations in PEC Case #24-03 describe a councilmember who treats public contracts as personal leverage."

Sources: Oakland Public Ethics Commission Case #24-03 · City staff testimony

Timeline

The Peralta scandal.

From the $2.1M bid to the contract collapse.

June 2020

Fife Consulting Group bids for $2.1M contract

While serving on the Peralta Board of Trustees, Carroll Fife's private company submits a bid for a $2.1 million district contract.

Mid-2020

Key

Conflict of interest: voting while bidding

Fife participates in board votes related to contract procurement while her company remains an active bidder — a direct violation of public trust.

Late 2020

Key

Fife claims resignation from company

Facing scrutiny, Fife tells the Peralta board she has resigned from Fife Consulting Group. Corporate records later contradict this claim.

2021

BSIS issues citation

The California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services cites Fife Consulting Group for operating without required licensure.

2021–2022

Key

Peralta Citizen investigation published

Investigative journalists document the timeline contradictions, corporate record discrepancies, and self-dealing pattern in detail.

2022

Contract collapses under scrutiny

The $2.1 million contract falls apart after public exposure — but Fife faces no meaningful consequences and remains on Oakland City Council.

The contract collapsed. Carroll Fife faced no consequences.

Political Reality

Oakland is ready.

Barely won in 2024

Five rounds of ranked-choice voting. One of the narrowest council wins in Oakland history.

Outside money

Progressive independent expenditure committees — not grassroots District 3 support.

Oakland rejected this

Voters recalled Mayor Sheng Thao and DA Pamela Price. Fife defended both.

District 3 deserves a councilmember who works for the people — not herself.

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