With crime high, police staffing short, bond rating sliding and a massive structural deficit, layoffs seem inevitable.

The victory for liberals comes after moderate candidates and causes had prevailed in previous California races, even in other ...

OAKLAND — Barbara Lee opened her first news conference as Oakland’s mayor-elect with a nod to her Catholic upbringing and ...

The liberal-run city has had four different mayors in a four-month period after Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled this November ...

The former congresswoman, a progressive Democrat, campaigned on a promise to unite residents in the beleaguered California ...

I accept your choice with a deep sense of responsibility, humility and love,' Lee said in her victory statement.

The longtime progressive former Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced her victory Saturday in the special election to decide ...

Barbara Lee, the retired congresswoman seen as a stabilizing force for a city in a crisis of leadership, has been elected ...

Oakland voters elected former congresswoman Barbara Lee to serve as the city's new mayor. So now, what's first on her agenda?

Former California Rep. Barbara Lee has won the Oakland mayoral race and vowed to work with city residents to ease racial and ...

Former East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee has defeated former Oakland City Councilmember Loren Taylor by a thin margin. The ...