After running on a promise to unite Oakland, former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has defeated former city councilmember Loren Taylor ...

The federal indictment says a councilmember secretly videotaped meetings where developers slipped them $5,000 in bribes.

Oakland's new mayor-elect, Barbara Lee, was ripped over her Senate campaign pledge to use a $50/hr minimum wage plan to ease inflation.

DAYS AFTER HER closest opponent conceded and she declared victory in the race to become Oakland’s next leader, Mayor-elect ...

To say 2024 was a terrible year for ranked-choice voting would be an understatement. Not only did six states ban it, but voters in six states also rejected it at ...

Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee is Oakland's new mayor, vowing to address the city's challenges. Learn about her plans for a safer, more prosperous Oakland.

Oakland will be the cleanest ... and working as a chief of staff to then city council member Sheng Thao in 2022. On public safety, Webb's campaign website said she would, "get tougher on crime in a ...