Nearly three decades later, Mayor Barbara Lee — a political figure with similar name recognition — has begun a shortened term ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee promised during a community inauguration Sunday to lead with “openness, honesty and relentless ...

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 ...

The city administrator recently told employees that a return to office was postponed to June after previously being set for ...

It predicts annual deficits through 2030 ranging from $115 million to $126 million in the general purpose fund, which pays ...

Barbara Lee received a standing ovation on Tuesday as she entered the Oakland City Hall to take the oath of office. A congresswoman for three decades, Lee becomes the first Black woman to serve as ...

Oakland’s budget problems are rooted in revenues not keeping pace with expenditures. Here’s a brief overview of the city’s ...

OAKLAND — There was already plenty of cause for stress at City Hall before a series of FBI raids in Oakland last week cast a shadow over Mayor Sheng Thao and the flow of political money in the ...

The incident shocked the city. But it was quickly eclipsed by news of an FBI raid the next day on the Oakland mayor’s house. “This is not what it’s supposed to be like,” said Ma ...

Oakland is facing an estimated $177 million shortfall in the next fiscal year, which starts on July 1st. About 30 minutes before the Friday afternoon budget meeting at city hall, a long line of ...

OAKLAND — One person was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon near Oakland City Hall, authorities said. The condition of the other person shot was not immediately ...