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

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.

The latest statistics from California show that crime in nearly every major crime category was down last year, despite ...

The shootout last year left 14 wounded, only for headlines to be dominated the next morning by FBI raids at the home of then-Mayor Sheng Thao, a criminal investigation that shrouded Oakland in a ...

Covid shutdowns, plus the 2023 elections of liberal mayor Sheng Thao and district attorney Pamela Price added to the changes.

Details from an FPPC Investigation against Councilmember Priforce were publicly shared in a Substack post by Planning ...

Hundreds gathered at Oakland's historic Jack London Square on Sunday to witness the inauguration of Mayor Barbara Lee, ushering in a new chapter for the city under her leadership.

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