Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of troubled Oakland, California, a city she represented for more than two decades in Congress ...

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

Barbara Lee has emerged victorious in the race for mayor of Oakland. Lee prevailed in a close race against former Oakland ...

The victory for liberals comes after moderate candidates and causes had prevailed in previous California races, even in other ...

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