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OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee will be Oakland’s next mayor, taking over a city she represented for decades at a time of deep political turmoil and economic uncertainty.

Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee faces off against Loren Taylor, a scrappy politician 31 years her junior.

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Oakland city leaders are touting a recent decline in violent crime as evidence that their Ceasefire program is making an ...

OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee returned from Washington and quickly became the frontrunner for mayor of her chaos-wracked hometown.

Barbara Lee answers a question during the Oakland mayoral debate March 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) ...

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

In Oakland, Lee and Taylor agree the Oakland Police Department needs 800 officers, up from the under 700 it has now. Taylor says he has a plan to get to 800 in three years, while Lee says it will ...