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.

In the upcoming special election for Oakland mayor, one candidate is receiving support from a mayor of another major Bay Area ...

On a recent Saturday in March, several hundred people filled the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland for a quintessential party to honor longtime Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee. Oakland's Youth Poet ...

Barbara Lee, a progressive icon and Black ... with some calling for a more take-charge mayor. In Oakland, Lee and Taylor agree the Oakland Police Department needs 800 officers, up from the under ...

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 ...

“But Oaklanders want the streets to be safe.” Barbara Lee answers a question during the Oakland mayoral debate Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. Credit: AP/Godofredo A. Vásquez ...

OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee returned from Washington and quickly became the frontrunner for mayor of her chaos-wracked hometown. But the popular progressive still can’t shake ...

Oakland, California, voters who recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption are weighing whether to give the job to former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee ...

Barbara Lee answers a question during the Oakland mayoral debate March 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) “She can’t govern on the public safety front as a ...