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 ...

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 ...

Younger generations are becoming more proactive in protecting their peace by estranging themselves from family members whom they consider to be toxic. Viral social media videos and recent op-eds ...

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 ...

Oakland may pay $208,000 to settle lawsuit claiming ex-Mayor Sheng Thao shouldn’t have been allowed to run for office Oakland may pay $208,000 to settle lawsuit claiming ex-Mayor Sheng Thao shouldn’t ...

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 ...