As a City Council member back then, I supported Measure X and the notion of an independent mayor. I was wrong.

Last year, Oakland voters recalled Mayor Barbara Lee’s predecessor, Sheng Thao, in large part over boiling frustrations about ...

In her first public statements about the bill’s deep cuts to health care and food aid, Lee explains why she stayed quiet ...

California Rep. Barbara Lee, who is retiring from Congress early in 2025, indicated that she will be announcing whether or not she intends to join the race set to determine Oakland’s next mayor ...

As the political landscape in Oakland shifts, California Rep. Barbara Lee has announced her consideration for a run for mayor. With her retirement from Congress set for early 2025, Lee’s ...

San Fernando High School cheerleader Barbara Tutt, now Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, in the 1964 yearbook photo. When Lee first moved from El Paso, Texas, to Southern California, ...

The race to be Oakland's next mayor may have officially kicked off Monday, but the energy around it is eerily quiet -- and may continue to be until Rep. Barbara Lee makes up her mind about whether ...

Loren Taylor, right, answers a question next to fellow Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee during a debate Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. Credit: AP/Godofredo A. Vásquez.

Oakland voters consider giving the mayor's job to progressive icon Barbara Lee, despite her progressive politics. Lee addresses public safety and homelessness.