The “Oakland Inaugural Fund Committee” is asking for major contributions to support the new mayor’s inauguration.

OAKLAND — The room fell silent Tuesday when Barbara Lee was sworn in as the city’s mayor. After a rousing standing ovation, it quieted once again when Lee acknowledged a personal significance of the ...

OAKLAND — Loren Taylor and Barbara Lee are locked in a tight race to be the next mayor of Oakland, a special election that has politically divided the city — including on clear geographic ...

The recall of Sheng Thao and the election of Barbara Lee have more eyes and expectations on the mayor’s office. But the job ...

OAKLAND — Former City Councilmember Loren Taylor took a very slim lead in early results in Oakland’s special mayoral election on Tuesday against former Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee in a race ...

Three weeks before the April 15 special election for Oakland mayor, supporters of both Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor are searching for the winning move that pushes their respective candidate to ...

HAS BEEN FLOATING BETWEEN THE WATCH PARTIES TONIGHT. OAKLAND USES RANKED CHOICE VOTING FOR MAYORAL RACES. THERE’S NINE CANDIDATES, BUT THE FOCUS HAS REALLY BEEN ON TWO OF THEM. FORMER U.S ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland voters will head to the polls Tuesday to choose a new mayor in a special election marked by growing frustration over a city leadership vacuum, budget woes ...

Oakland residents woke up Wednesday morning to a razor-thin margin in the city’s race for mayor, with a resolution days or even weeks away. Former City Councilmember Loren Taylor narrowly leads ...

OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee returned from Washington and quickly became the frontrunner for mayor of her chaos-wracked hometown. But the popular progressive still can’t shake ...

A mayoral race that was supposed to be an easy win for former Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee has turned into a close contest with a week left to go before Oakland, California, voters head to the polls.

Two candidates running to be Oakland's next mayor in April's special election went head-to-head on Tuesday in a debate about how they would address the city's most pressing issues. Former U.S. Rep.