The former congresswoman and progressive trailblazer takes the helm after a turbulent recall election, pledging to bring ...

I accept your choice with a deep sense of responsibility, humility and love,' Lee said in her victory statement.

Just two years after successfully electing a 37-year-old with no experience outside city government as mayor of Oakland, government unions secured another victory for their preferred candidate ...

less than four months after she retired from a decades-long congressional career. Oakland, a city of about 436,000 residents across the bay from San Francisco, has struggled to bounce back from ...

OAKLAND — Barbara Lee ... in turn, painted Taylor as a “City Hall insider” partially to blame for the city’s perilous budget deficit. Taylor, who served a four-year council term until ...

Barbara Lee, the retired congresswoman seen as a stabilizing force for a city in a crisis of leadership, has been elected ...

The leadership change comes at a critical time for Oakland — which faces a massive structural budget deficit and public safety concerns — and could offer some stability for its City Hall to ...

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee will be the next mayor of Oakland, California, marking a return to local leadership after more than two decades representing the city in Washington. The veteran ...

calling on Oakland's top 10 employers to development private-public initiatives to promote economic growth; reducing bureaucracy and red tape at city hall; and getting the Alameda County District ...

OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee will be Oakland’s next mayor, taking over a city she represented for decades at a time of deep political turmoil and economic uncertainty.

This evening’s results are encouraging. I decided to run for Mayor knowing that Oakland is a deeply divided City–and I ran to unite our community. We worked hard every day to earn every vote!” ...