The California city has evolved over and over but not always for the better. A new mayor promises to be a uniter, but that's ...

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 ...

Barbara Lee’s backing in flatland neighborhoods, including West Oakland, Uptown and Fruitvale, helped her become Oakland’s ...

Just two years after successfully electing a 37-year-old with no experience outside city government as mayor of Oakland ... That 37-year-old, Sheng Thao, has since been recalled after the FBI ...

Former City Councilmember Loren Taylor said he congratulated Barbara Lee in Oakland’s special mayoral election, following a shift in vote totals. Voter reactions were mixed, with some praising Lee’s ...

OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee will be Oakland’s next mayor, taking over a city she represented for decades at a time of deep political turmoil and economic uncertainty.

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 ...

was projected to win a special election to become the next mayor of Oakland, according to Decision ... who was the runner-up to now-former Mayor Sheng Thao (D) in the 2022 mayoral race and emerged ...

Lee, 78, a progressive icon who represented Oakland and surrounding areas in Congress for nearly three decades, fills the vacancy left by ousted Mayor Sheng Thao, a progressive elected in 2022.

“The residents of Oakland want a mayor who’s going to unite them, move them past the scandals of Sheng Thao and be a strong cheerleader and representative for the city,” said Jim ...