Former Rep. Barbara Lee was still trailing a moderate challenger on election night when a progressive ally stepped to the mic ...

Votes are still being counted, but with her closest competitor having conceded, Barbara Lee is now considered the mayor-elect ...

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

The liberal-run city has had four different mayors in a four-month period after Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled this November ...

I accept your choice with a deep sense of responsibility, humility and love,' Lee said in her victory statement.

Former California Rep. Barbara Lee has won the Oakland mayoral race and vowed to work with city residents to ease racial and ...

OAKLAND — Barbara Lee opened her first news conference as Oakland’s mayor-elect with a nod to her Catholic upbringing and ...

Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee named a transition team Monday that includes the head of the Alameda Labor Council and the ...

The longtime progressive former Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced her victory Saturday in the special election to decide ...

Barbara Lee, the retired congresswoman seen as a stabilizing force for a city in a crisis of leadership, has been elected ...

The victory for liberals comes after moderate candidates and causes had prevailed in previous California races, even in other ...