Voters in Oakland, California, have elected a new mayor following the recall of Mayor Sheng Thao, who faced criticism for ...

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

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

Craig Missakian has prosecuted Paul Mooney’s grandson, a blogger who leaked a Guns N’ Roses album, a Chinese spy, and a man ...

With crime high, police staffing short, bond rating sliding and a massive structural deficit, layoffs seem inevitable.

The former congresswoman faces no shortage of challenges as Oakland’s mayor, including a budget crisis, stubbornly high rates ...

Wilson made the remarks at the 2025 annual conference of the U.S. High Speed Rail Association, which took place in Washington D.C. over May 13-14, where he advocated for a new "Cascadia" high-speed ...

Two weeks ago, Lee won a special election to replace recalled Mayor Sheng Thao, leaving her with the task of unifying a fractured city government and addressing urgent challenges including crime ...

Tuesday is a new day for Oakland as former Congresswoman Barbara Lee is set to be sworn in as the city’s next mayor.