Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee ...

Voters in Oakland, California, recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption.

Former congresswoman Barbara Lee detailed how she would handle the Oakland budget deficit, homelessness issue and public safety if she were elected mayor.

Three weeks before the April 15 special election for Oakland mayor, supporters of both Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor are searching for the winning move that pushes their respective candidate to the ...

Under Mayor Libby Schaaf, who took office in 2015, Oakland added more than 500 city employees, a 13% increase it could not ...

Barbara Lee. Oakland's Youth Poet Laureate Ella Gordon recited a powerful poem about the magic of living in the diverse East Bay city, while performances from Destiny Muhammad, a.k.a. the Harpist ...

Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor are the leading candidates in a special election for Oakland mayor. Voters ousted the city's last mayor in November amid frustration with crime and ...

Lee faces lots of questions about whether her time in Congress makes her a good fit for a city facing budget troubles and a ...

Barbara Lee, a progressive icon and Black female trailblazer who represented the city in Congress for over two decades. The 78-year-old Lee is widely considered the front-runner in the April 15 ...