Janani Ramachandran
CA · Oakland City Council Member, District 4
Janani Ramachandran has represented District 4 on the Oakland City Council since 2023 and chairs its finance committee; she is a Stanford and Berkeley Law graduate and former public interest lawyer. She leads council work on the city budget and chairs a regional wildfire prevention group.
Where Janani Ramachandran stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted yes on a $2.25 million, two-year contract for 290 license-plate reading cameras for Oakland police. The council approved it 7-1.
December 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: oaklandside.org
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Voted no on putting Mayor Barbara Lee's plan to give Oakland's mayor more power on the November 2026 ballot. The council split 4-4 and the mayor broke the tie.
June 16, 2026
Source: oaklandside.org
Asked a company with city contracts to give money to Tiger Arts, a nonprofit she created and leads, which paid for a Diwali party. Ethics experts said this could look like a conflict of interest.
February 3, 2026
Source: oaklandside.org
Co-wrote, with Council President Kevin Jenkins and Councilmember Ken Houston, a proposal to temporarily raise campaign donation limits and raise the limit on council members' officeholder accounts.
May 15, 2025
Source: oakland.legistar.com
Past race Janani Ramachandran ran in:
- Member of City Council, District 4, City of Oakland · November 3, 2026 · Oakland City Council District 4 · incumbent