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

Barbara Lee received a standing ovation on Tuesday as she entered the Oakland City Hall to take the oath of office. A ...

OAKLAND, California — With her hand on the Bible in a packed City Hall, Barbara Lee, Oakland’s favorite daughter, vowed today ...

Barbara Lee, Oakland's longtime progressive former congresswoman, was sworn in as the city's 51st mayor on Tuesday, promising ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee was sworn in Tuesday as Oakland’s 52nd mayor. Lee, 78, took her oath of office at the City Council chambers in Oakland City Hall. She ...

The idea that the president could help David Duong avoid bribery charges has cropped up in recent articles, including on a ...

Below is a family tree followed by charts illustrating the Waltons' wealth. Only family members who have become public figures are included. Forbes has started including a "Philanthropy Score" in ...

The suit, filed in 2023 by the Alameda County Taxpayers Association and attorney Marleen Sacks, alleges that the Oakland city clerk allowed now-former mayor Sheng Thao and two other candidates to ...

Kao Thao has always connected with the outdoors. As a young boy growing up in Laos, he said he vividly remembers a family garden filled with vegetables. Thao also recalled fleeing his birthplace when ...

Sarah Bruning is the special projects and surveys editor at Travel + Leisure, where she has been on staff since 2018. She assigns stories across the magazine, primarily for the Experiences section ...

“I want our space to be a place where everyone feels invited.” Sheng Vang and her husband, Vang Thao, opened Vang’s Plants and Succulents for one simple reason: They love plants. While their ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and her lawyer Jeff Tsai leave ...