Around 80% of Measure W revenue will go to homelessness. The rest of the newly released funds are for other “essential ...

Updated 10:05 a.m. Wednesday. Former Oakland City Councilmember Loren Taylor holds a narrow lead over former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee in initial results from Tuesday’s special election for Oakland mayor.

The city will make a "historic investment" over the next 25 years to ensure streets and sidewalks are more accessible to ...

In her first public statements about the bill’s deep cuts to health care and food aid, Lee explains why she stayed quiet until now and what she’s been doing behind the scenes to protect Oaklanders.

Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of troubled Oakland, California, a city she represented for more than two decades in Congress.

Mayor Barbara Lee asks to do away with $1.7 million pay raise for her staff The mayor, flanked by two of her granddaughters, was sworn in by Rep. Lateefah Simon, ...

Barbara Lee, left, answers a question next to fellow Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor during a debate Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez) ...

Barbara Lee, a former East Bay congresswoman, was elected April 15, 2025 to serve as Oakland's next mayor.

Nearly 20 years ago, Oakland Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D) stood alone among her colleagues and voted against going to war in Afghanistan – she was the only member of the House and Senate to do so.

Barbara Lee Wins Oakland Mayor’s Race in Her Return Home. The former congresswoman, a progressive Democrat, campaigned on a promise to unite residents in the beleaguered California city.

Barbara Lee, left, answers a question next to fellow Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor during a debate Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez) ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee makes her first public appearance as Oakland’s Mayor-elect, alongside interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins, center, and Councilmember At-Large Rowena Brown at the Arroyo Viejo ...