Last year, Oakland voters recalled Mayor Barbara Lee’s predecessor, Sheng Thao, in large part over boiling frustrations about sprawling homeless camps that have taken root across the city. Now the ...

Former U.S. representative Barbara Lee on Monday filed paperwork with the city of ... Lee represented California's 12th Congressional District from when she was first elected in 1998 until last ...

OAKLAND, California — Barbara Lee's homecoming run for Oakland mayor had all the markings of a blowout: Political power players swiftly united behind Lee, a progressive icon in her staunchly ...

OAKLAND, California — Barbara Lee will soon have to deliver tough news to the union leaders who powered her mayoral victory as Oakland faces its deepest budget shortfall since the Great ...

Barbara Lee Wins Oakland Mayor’s Race in Her Return Home. The former congresswoman, a progressive Democrat, campaigned on a promise to unite residents in the beleaguered California city.

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, ...

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) arrives for a Congressional Progressive Caucus news conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 16, 2024 in Washington, DC.

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Congresswoman Barbara Lee of California speaks at a “Just Majority” nationwide bus tour press conference to call for reforms to the U.S. Supreme Court on May 21 ...