Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara ... is the official author, he says he has had daily conversations with Lee, who won’t be sworn in until mid-May. And Lee says she will propose changes she thinks ...

“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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee declared victory Saturday as the new mayor of troubled Oakland, a San Francisco Bay Area city reeling from economic stagnation ...