Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of troubled Oakland, California, a city she represented ...

Barbara Lee declared victory Saturday in the race to be Oakland’s next mayor. In a statement, Lee said the results are clear that Oaklanders have chosen her to be the city’s next leader. Her statement ...

Barbara Lee appears to have topped Loren Taylor and nine other candidates to become Oakland’s next mayor, according to ...

Lee, who is 78 years old, was widely viewed as a lock to be named Oakland's next mayor due to her progressive bona fides as ...