A sprawling federal probe into alleged corruption in East Bay politics began in Oakland in June 2024 and appears to have ...

Though the vote tally isn't final, Lee's lead was commanding enough Friday that the San Francisco Chronicle called the race, ...

Another Oakland City Hall shake-up is underway involving staff with ties to former Mayor Sheng Thao. Oakland Interim Mayor ...

The revelation adds to an ever-emerging picture of alleged backroom dealing and political favoritism throughout Thao’s ...

Barbara Lee elected mayor of Oakland after close ranked-choice vote. Her victory follows the recall of Sheng Thao and rising ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) was projected to win a special election to become the next mayor of Oakland, according to ...

The close race for the highest office in one of California's most progressive cities was triggered by the recall and criminal ...

A high-ranking Oakland city official has been fired after a note she wrote last year that appeared to refer to black people ...

Former Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee was long considered the front-runner in the race. But Loren Taylor, a former City Council ...

Former Oakland city councilmember Loren Taylor has a slight lead over former congressmember Barbara Lee in the hotly ...

OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee on Friday took a healthy lead in the close race to be Oakland’s next mayor, but ...

In January 2025, federal prosecutors indicted former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her romantic partner Andre Jones and David and Andy Duong, the father-and-son duo who run the city’s contracted ...