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

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

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

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

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

Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of troubled Oakland, California, a city she represented ...

Oakland’s mayoral race was a competitive contest, but over the weekend, former Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee prevailed, and her ...

Votes are still being counted, but with her closest competitor having conceded, Barbara Lee is now considered the mayor-elect ...

Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee named a transition team Monday that includes the head of the Alameda Labor Council and the ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee was still trailing a moderate challenger on election night when a progressive ally stepped to the mic ...

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