Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor’s backers have tried to paint the other as a continuation of Thao’s administration.

Under Mayor Libby Schaaf, who took office in 2015, Oakland added more than 500 city employees, a 13% increase it could not ...

Lee faces lots of questions about whether her time in Congress makes her a good fit for a city facing budget troubles and a ...

Hundreds of thousands of dollars are pouring into April’s mayoral election in Oakland, with supporters for the top two ...

Barbara Lee, a progressive icon and Black female trailblazer who ... partly over perceptions they are too soft on crime. Former Mayor Sheng Thao was ousted barely two years into her term. Voters in ...

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is throwing his weight behind Loren Taylor to become Oakland's next mayor. Back in November, voters ...

Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee ...

Oakland voters are deciding whether to elect former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, a progressive icon, as their new mayor after recalling Sheng Thao over crime, homelessness, and corruption concerns.

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 the ...

Voters in Oakland, California, recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption SAN FRANCISCO -- Oakland, California, voters who recalled their mayor in ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oakland, California, voters who recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption are weighing whether to give the job to former U.S. Rep.