The former congresswoman, a progressive Democrat, campaigned on a promise to unite residents in the beleaguered California ...

Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of troubled Oakland, California, a city she represented ...

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

Longtime former Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced her victory Saturday in the special election to decide the next Oakland ...

The race for Oakland mayor has come to a close. Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has defeated former Oakland city council member ...

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

Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) was projected to win a special election to become the next mayor of Oakland, according to ...

Virginia recently announced that its first case of the measles this year involved a child who had traveled out of the country prior to being diagnosed.

OAKLAND — An apartment tower in downtown Oakland has been bought by a local real estate investor in a deal that hints at ...

The ballot includes nine candidates for Oakland mayor, but the two front-runners are former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee and former city council member Loren Taylor.