The longtime progressive former Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced her victory Saturday in the special election to decide the next Oakland mayor after challenger Loren Taylor conceded.

Former Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., defeated former Oakland City Council member Loren Taylor in Oakland's special election for mayor, following months of uncertainty for the struggling city.

Its Thursday, April 17 and the Athletics (8-10) are in Chicago looking to finish off a three-game sweep of the White Sox (4-13). JP Sears is slated to take the mound for Oakland against Davis Martin ...

Former Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee surged ahead in the race to become Oakland’s next mayor, according to an election update released Friday evening, and held a lead projected to be ...

SAN LEANDRO — Two days after his 104th birthday, retired Oakland police Officer Toft Jessen was celebrated Thursday by dozens of Oakland police officers past and present, along with many others ...

April 20 (UPI) --Former California Rep. Barbara Lee has won the Oakland mayoral race and vowed to work with city residents to ease racial and economic tensions. "Oakland is a deeply divided city ...

Following Barbara Lee's victory in Oakland's mayoral race using ranked-choice voting, Donald Trump has strongly criticised the system, labeling it a "fraudulent joke" and a threat to democracy.

OAKLAND — Prosecutors have dismissed the child sex abuse case against a former teacher at Oakland School of the Arts, ending a saga that spanned years and included a seven-figure lawsuit ...

Porter had informed Mets president Sandy Alderson a day earlier that an article ... not putting it back in the team.’’ – While the Athletics have signed outfielders Lawrence Butler and ...

Barbara Lee, the long-serving Democratic congresswoman, has been elected the new mayor of Oakland, CA. Her win follows a competitive ranked-choice special election that captured growing public dis ...