City officials are deciding on a new two-year budget that would pad the new mayor’s office budget with an extra $1.7 million, ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao appears with her lawyer Jeff Tsai ... the voiceover continues. “Barbara Lee. She’s now running for the same job — and I’m not sure what she’s done for ...

Nearly three decades later, Mayor Barbara Lee — a political figure with similar name recognition — has begun a shortened term ...

Two candidates running to be Oakland’s next mayor in April’s special election went head-to-head in a debate about how they ...

Barbara Lee received a standing ovation on Tuesday as she entered the Oakland City Hall to take the oath of office. A congresswoman for three decades, Lee becomes the first Black woman to serve as ...

Early voting begins on Monday, and organizers behind the successful recall of Mayor Sheng Thao are now targeting Barbara Lee, who is widely seen as a front-runner in the race. In a new 52-second ...

Barbara Lee, Oakland's longtime progressive former congresswoman, was sworn in as the city's 52nd mayor on Tuesday, promising to usher in a new era of progress and unity in an embattled city she has ...

OAKLAND — The room fell silent Tuesday when Barbara Lee was sworn in as the city’s mayor. After a rousing standing ovation, it quieted once again when Lee acknowledged a personal significance of the ...

During the nearly three decades Barbara Lee represented Oakland in ... to serve the remaining 19 months of recalled Mayor Sheng Thao’s term. Lee is banking on woke Oakland supporting her as ...

Newly elected Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, right ... in the April special election to replace recalled Mayor Sheng Thao. Now, Lee will represent Oakland, a much smaller territory with a large ...