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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Barbara Lee, a progressive icon, as their new mayor after recalling Sheng Thao over crime, homelessness, and corruption concerns. Lee faces a tough race against Loren Taylor, a former city council ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao appears with her lawyer Jeff Tsai ... the voiceover continues. “Barbara Lee. She’s now running for the same job — and I’m not sure what she’s done for ...

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