Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee ...
Voters in Oakland, California, recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption.
Former Rep. Barbara Lee has made her ability to steer funds to Oakland — something she did throughout her three decades in Congress — a central pitch of her campaign to become the city’s mayor. Former ...
Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor’s backers have tried to paint the other as a continuation of Thao’s administration.
Barbara Lee’s critics claim she will be beholden to city unions that are spending big to get her elected. Unions say their ...
The gloves first came off when moderator Dave Clark, a news anchor for KTVU, asked the candidates to address the specter of ...
As Oakland's special mayoral election approaches, campaign rhetoric is intensifying with about 30 days to go before the April ...
The similarities between Lee and the late Mayor Ron Dellums, her longtime mentor, are plentiful. But the comparison carries ...
Plus: A crypto billionaire breaks out his checkbook, and city unions try tying Taylor to the scandal-plagued ex-mayor they ...
OAKLAND — For more than 90 minutes, Oakland's two top candidates for the open mayoral seat — former Congresswoman Barbara Lee ...
With the City of Oakland’s special election less than a month away, the top candidates for Oakland mayor are sparring again.
Barbara Lee, a progressive icon and Black female trailblazer who represented the city in Congress for over two decades. The 78-year-old Lee is widely considered the front-runner in the April 15 ...