OAKLAND — Barbara Lee opened her first news conference as Oakland’s mayor-elect with a nod to her Catholic upbringing and ...

The former congresswoman, a progressive Democrat, campaigned on a promise to unite residents in the beleaguered California ...

The victory for liberals comes after moderate candidates and causes had prevailed in previous California races, even in other ...

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

The liberal-run city has had four different mayors in a four-month period after Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled this November ...

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

The longtime progressive former Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced her victory Saturday in the special election to decide ...

OAKLAND, CA - Barbara Lee has been announced as the next Mayor of Oakland, making Lee the city’s first-ever Black female ...

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

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

Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of troubled Oakland, California, a city she represented ...

Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee named a transition team Monday that includes the head of the Alameda Labor Council and the ...