Nearly three decades later, Mayor Barbara Lee — a political figure with similar name recognition — has begun a shortened term ...

City officials are deciding on a new two-year budget that would pad the new mayor’s office budget with an extra $1.7 million, ...

The “Oakland Inaugural Fund Committee” is asking for major contributions to support the new mayor’s inauguration.

OAKLAND — The room fell silent Tuesday when Barbara Lee was sworn in as the city’s mayor. After a rousing standing ovation, ...

Prolific postpandemic purchaser snags third S.F. office building Big North Bay business park sold for the first time in 30 ...

Barbara Lee, Oakland's longtime progressive former congresswoman, was sworn in as the city's 52nd mayor on Tuesday, promising to usher in a new era of progress and unity in an embattled city she has ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee took her oath of office Tuesday and spoke of a “new era” for the city, marking an end to a chapter marred by the recall and federal indictment of her predecessor. “I know ...

Barbara Lee received a standing ovation on Tuesday as she entered the Oakland City Hall to take the oath of office. A congresswoman for three decades, Lee becomes the first Black woman to serve as ...

Lee is known as the first Black woman to represent in the State Assembly, State Senate, Congress, and now the first Black woman to serve as Mayor of Oakland.

Next year, California’s 12 th congressional district will have a new representative after being represented by Congresswoman Barbara Lee for the past 25 years. Lee is pursuing a seat in the U.S ...

Barbara Lee is inaugurated as Oakland's 51st mayor, set to tackle the city's budget, public safety, and housing. She is the city's first Black female mayor.

Oakland officially got a new mayor Tuesday.The city council formally announced the results of March's special election and then Mayor-elect Barbara Lee was sworn in.Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee is ...