Oakland voters elected former congresswoman Barbara Lee to serve as the city's new mayor. So now, what's first on her agenda?

A sprawling federal probe into alleged corruption in East Bay politics began in Oakland in June 2024 and appears to have ...

This is the lowest turnout in recent years. For the 2022 mayoral election of Sheng Thao, 52 percent of voters cast a ballot.

Thanks to government unions, Oakland voters chose to continue on the path of decline by electing establishment candidate ...

It’s not uncommon for new Oakland mayors to make promises. We’ll be tracking these goals and reporting back later this year.

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee declared victory in the race to finish former Oakland mayor Sheng Thao's term on Saturday, ...

Nine mayoral candidates filled the ranked choice ballot, but the focus of the race turned to two front leaders: former U.S.

Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee hosted her first news conference after coming out on top with 52% of the vote in last week's ...

OAKLAND — Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins on Monday fired all remaining office staff who had worked for recalled Mayor Sheng Thao ...

Barbara Lee elected mayor of Oakland after close ranked-choice vote. Her victory follows the recall of Sheng Thao and rising ...

Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee is hosting her first news conference after coming out on top with 52% of the vote in last week's special election prompted by the recall of Sheng Thao.

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