All three cities are dealing with similar problems of vacant offices and homelessness, including enormous budget shortfalls ...

Lee already made two of her most important hires weeks ago: her chief of staff is Miya Saika Chen, who previously worked for ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home was raided by the FBI in June. At the time, the agency would not confirm what they were investigating. On Friday, Thao, her boyfriend, Andre Jones, David ...

Lots has unfolded since the feds burst into the homes of Sheng Thao and the Duongs on June 20, 2024. But more questions remain than have been answered.

OAKLAND — The country was still six decades away from recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday when Barbara Lee first ...

Voleine Amilcar, of Oakland, right, dances with others during the Oakland Museum of California’s Hella Juneteenth Festival 2025 in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

LOS ANGELES − Two people have been charged with throwing firebombs during five days of protests that have rocked a downtown ...

Oakland is ready for Saturday's protest despite earlier violence, Mayor Barbara Lee says By Anser Hassan, via Wednesday, June 11, 2025 ...

The new mayor’s budget would have been $1.1 million higher than what was allocated to her predecessor, ex-Mayor Sheng Thao, and $1.7 million more than what Thao’s administration spent.

Body found near Morgan Hill amid search for missing woman U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-Oakland, led Lee's public swearing-in, with the mayor's two granddaughters beside her.