Barbara Lee is Oakland’s next mayor. The former congresswoman took an insurmountable lead over her main opponent Loren Taylor ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) was projected to win a special election to become the next mayor of Oakland, according to Decision Desk HQ, in what became a closer-than-expected race amid ...

Three days after election night, the outlook on the mayoral race is hazier than Oakland voters might have hoped.

The latest ballot count has Lee with 53% of the vote. Charlene Wang is poised to handily win the City Council District 2 seat ...