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

Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee on Friday announced members of a transition team of politicians, business leaders, ...

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

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

Former City Councilmember Loren Taylor said he congratulated Barbara Lee in Oakland’s special mayoral election, following a ...

Retired Congresswoman Barbara Lee is set to become Oakland’s next mayor after former city councilmember Loren Taylor conceded ...

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

OAKLAND — Election night results showed former Councilmember Loren Taylor holding a slim advantage over retired Congresswoman ...

Early results show Loren Taylor with very slim lead over Barbara Lee “This evening’s results are encouraging,” Lee said in a campaign statement Friday. “I decided to run for mayor knowing ...

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

Loren Taylor has an early lead over Barbara Lee, the former Democratic U.S. House Representative, in the Oakland mayoral special election which was called following the recall of former Mayor Sheng ...