Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) was projected to win a special election to become the next mayor of Oakland, according to Decision Desk HQ, in what became a closer-than-expected race amid ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee, a progressive politician with more than 30 years of service under her belt, is projected to win Oakland, California’s special mayoral election. Lee and her more ...

OAKLAND — An apartment tower in downtown Oakland has been bought by a local real estate investor in a deal that hints at fading residential market values in the city. An affiliate controlled by ...

This Saturday is the Hip Hop Orchestra Experience in the Discovery Theater. The show promises to combine hip hop with classical music displaying how compositions from Bach or Mozart can find new ...

Bay Area rap legend Too Short recently opened up about meeting fellow icon Tupac Shakur after his move to Oakland, Calif. in the early 1990s, saying he actually avoided the budding rap star for ...

Former City Councilmember Loren Taylor (left) and former Congresswoman Barbara Lee fought a close race for mayor leading up to Oakland's special election on April 15, 2025. (Matt Simons/Courthouse ...

GloRilla took the stage at Fox Theater yesterday in Oakland, Calif. The "Wanna Be" rapper sported an all-black ensemble centered around a pair of knee-high faux-fur booties. The performer's pick ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland's newest baseball team is getting a very big piece of Bay Area history as gift from BART. The Ballers are retrofitting a legacy BART car that was delivered to the ...

“Moderate candidate wins District 2 city council race” is the headline on a San Francisco Chronicle story on Tuesday’s special elections in Oakland, Calif. Sarah Ravani reports on the ...

Longer drives and long waits. That is what East Bay drivers are dealing with after vandals targeted a Department of Motor Vehicles office in Oakland and forced it to close. The DMV said thieves ...

Loren Taylor was leading in early returns in the special election to select Oakland's next mayor Tuesday night, according to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters' Office. Loren Taylor was ahead ...