“People don’t want a mayor who is beating up on the city,” Ross said. “People might be frustrated, but they’re resilient and optimistic.” As she ... “Oakland has always been a place ...

OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee will be Oakland’s next mayor, taking over a city she represented for decades at a time of deep political turmoil and economic uncertainty.

The Mayor-elect called the city of Oakland “deeply divided,” and she plans to “unite” the community. Lee, 78, is a trailblazer who represented the city in Congress for over two decades ...

Mayor-elect Barbara Lee can’t fix Oakland until she fixes the budget “This evening’s results are encouraging,” Lee said in a campaign statement Friday. “I decided to run for mayor ...

Lee, whose term is set to begin in mid-May, will be Oakland’s first Black woman mayor. She inherits a city in financial and political turmoil, and marked by sharp economic and geographic divides. “I ...

The race for Oakland mayor has come to a close ... Democracy at work!" she wrote. “I can’t think of a person better suited who truly loves this city and has the expertise and understanding ...