Nearly three decades later, Mayor Barbara Lee — a political figure with similar name recognition — has begun a shortened term ...

City officials are deciding on a new two-year budget that would pad the new mayor’s office budget with an extra $1.7 million, ...

Reached at his house early Tuesday evening, Bryan Azevedo declined to offer any details of his response to the investigation.

Former Emeryville City Councilmember John Bauters has resurfaced with a new role roughly 6 months after his crushing County ...

There's a new target in the federal case against former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her partner, and the owners of California Waste Solutions. The U.S. Attorney's Office has outlined criminal charges ...

San Leandro City Council Member Bryan Azevedo is facing charges of conspiracy, bribery, and lying to federal investigators. I ...

The governor and some city leaders have fiercely pushed for looser pursuit rules in Oakland. Critics say last week’s deadly crash demonstrates the danger to innocent bystanders.

Oakland is reeling from the death of Marvin Boomer following a California Highway Patrol chase of a suspect who crashed his ...

Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of Oakland after losing the U.S. Senate last year. She was sworn in on May 20.

Barbara Lee received a standing ovation on Tuesday as she entered the Oakland City Hall to take the oath of office. A congresswoman for three decades, Lee becomes the first Black woman to serve as ...

Former congresswoman Lee replaces Sheng Thao, who was recalled last year and is now charged in a bribery scheme. In her first press conference as mayor-elect earlier in May, Lee outlined a 10 ...

That special election was held after former Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled in November. Lee didn't mention any of that, but did say that she knows "Oaklanders expect and demand that we must ...