OAKLAND — The country was still six decades away from recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday when Barbara Lee first moved from El Paso, Texas, to Southern California, where she had to ...

OAKLAND — Mayor Barbara Lee’s staff will no longer receive a collective $1.1 million budget increase that would have come amid deep budget cuts facing the city, her representatives said.

San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco — struggle to rebound from the lingering effects of a pandemic that emptied their downtowns, the one place most often overlooked for its vibrancy is, in fact, the ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee’s sons Craig Lee and Tony Lee, from left, acknowledge the crowd as she introduces them during the Mayoral Community Inauguration at Jack London Square’s Ferry Lawn in ...

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.

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

Mayor Barbara Lee at city hall on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) By Shomik Mukherjee | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group ...

Preliminary investigations show that the building was possibly being used as a cannabis grow site, Oakland Fire Department ...

OAKLAND — The country was still six decades away from recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday when Barbara Lee first moved from El Paso, Texas, to Southern California, where she had to petition ...

Newly elected Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee arrives at her swearing-in ceremony at City Hall in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 19, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group ...

A massive fire swept through a warehouse in Oakland Friday afternoon and spread to at least one other building and vehicles ...