The day after her visit, Barbara Lee sat with The Associated Press for an hour at her downtown Oakland office. A veteran ...

Mayor Lee states that Oakland's story is broader than the tragedies currently dominating headlines. She claims that the city ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said she has been in "close contact" with police after a student was shot Wednesday afternoon at ...

Mayor Barbara Lee announced Friday that long-time Oakland police veteran James Beere will take over the department as interim ...

We have a lot of good leaders in the Oakland Police Department,” Mitchell said. “Jim Beere stood above them all.” ...

Bay Area mayors gathered in Oakland on Friday joining Brady, the gun-control advocacy group, to announce a new regional approach to preventing gun violence — targeting illicit gun dealers. The Oakland ...

Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor are the leading candidates in a special election for Oakland mayor. Voters ousted the city's last mayor in November amid frustration with crime and ...

Barbara Lee, Oakland's longtime progressive former congresswoman, was sworn in as the city's 52nd mayor on Tuesday, promising to usher in a new era of progress and unity in an embattled city she has ...

Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s political journey began with a pivotal encounter with Shirley Chisholm—the first Black woman in Congress and the first Black woman to seek a major party’s presidential ...

Read full article: Councilman to increase SAPD patrol after car crash into West Side home WASHINGTON – Rep. Barbara Lee has always stood apart, a matter-of-fact renegade with a long list of firsts. In ...