The proposal includes cutting 80 jobs that are currently staffed, though city officials on Monday expressed optimism they ...

Oakland leaders may soon settle a lawsuit claiming ex-Mayor Sheng Thao — who was recalled in November and now faces federal bribery charges — was ineligible for the 2022 mayoral election that elevated ...

Incoming Oakland mayor Barbara Lee on Friday announced her transition team will be composed of more than a dozen well-known local political, labor, ...

Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee unveiled her transition team of business leaders, philanthropists, politicians and a Gen Z ...

Oakland’s incoming mayor announced a transition team Friday that includes a former Oakland city attorney, a former Alameda ...

This summary is reviewed by TRD Staff. Barbara Lee was elected mayor of Oakland, defeating Loren Taylor with 52.6 percent of the vote. Taylor conceded the victory, which came despite his early ...

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee will be the next mayor of Oakland, California, marking a return to local leadership after more than two decades representing the city in Washington. The veteran ...

The liberal-run city has had four different mayors in a four-month period after Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled this November and subsequently indicted on eight counts of bribery. Oakland has been ...

The longtime progressive former Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced her victory Saturday in the special election to decide the next Oakland ... recalled Sheng Thao from the mayor's office last ...

Jerry Brown and other previous Oakland mayors who said she was the seasoned, uniting presence the city needed after a divisive recall of former Mayor Sheng Thao in November. Thao was indicted on ...