The longtime progressive former Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced her victory Saturday in the special election to decide the next Oakland mayor after challenger Loren Taylor conceded.

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.

A former Democratic congressman who once called for a $50 minimum wage has been elected Oakland mayor after the last one was recalled. Barbara Lee, 78, pulled out a narrow win against Loren ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) was projected to win a special election to become the next mayor of Oakland, according to Decision Desk HQ, in what became a closer-than-expected race amid ...

Former Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee has claimed victory in the Oakland mayor’s race, saying she accepted voters’ decision “with a deep sense of responsibility, humility and love.” ...

OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee on Friday took a healthy lead in the close race to be Oakland’s next mayor, but stopped short of declaring victory. While former council member ...

Europe’s largest auto manufacturer, which is especially vulnerable to the increase in US tariffs, was in “constructive discussions” with the US administration on the issue, Oliver Blume told ...

New Jersey City University (NJCU) Athletics announced April 16 it will join a new conference. According to the institution, the move will create more opportunities for its Gothic Knight student ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland's newest baseball team is getting a very big piece of Bay Area history as gift from BART. The Ballers are retrofitting a legacy BART car that was delivered to the ...

After struggling in 1987 Henderson found a new home across the bay in Oakland with the Athletics–a place he would call home for the next six years and wear the coveted No. 42. Not only did ...

The Athletics’ move to a minor league ballpark continues to lead to issues that would typically befall a minor league team. The team had a big problem with its injury cart during Saturday’s ...