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

DAYS AFTER HER closest opponent conceded and she declared victory in the race to become Oakland’s next leader, Mayor-elect ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

After running on a promise to unite Oakland, former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has defeated former city councilmember Loren Taylor ...

Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee declared victory Saturday as the new mayor of troubled Oakland, a San Francisco Bay Area city reeling from economic stagnation, crime and ...

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