Retiring U.S. Representative Barbara Lee is contemplating a run for Oakland mayor following the recent recall of Mayor Sheng ...

The longtime lawmaker has held numerous private meetings with city officials about the issues affecting Oakland, from the ...

Oakland City Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas will serve as interim mayor of Oakland, following the recall of Mayor Sheng ...

As the political landscape in Oakland shifts, California Rep. Barbara Lee has announced her consideration for a run for mayor ...

Oakland has been in political chaos since November's recall of former Mayor Sheng Thao, who was only on the job for two years ...

Those efforts resulted in the recall of Mayor Sheng Thao in November as Oakland also deals with pervasive gun violence and a ...

San Francisco residents voted to permanently close the Upper Great Highway to cars and turn it into a park. That sparked a ...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed served the city for six years and said she's proud of the work she's done. Breed is spending the last weeks of her administration much the same way she has the last ...

Lee’s candidacy could create a headache for moderate activists and donors eager to put a more centrist Democrat at the helm of City Hall.

No matter who is elected, the mayor will be weak, councilmembers frustrated, city administrator torn and city attorney ...

Oakland officially has a new, temporary mayor. Nikki Fortunato Bas has taken over for ousted former mayor Sheng Thao, whose ...

After the November recall of its mayor Sheng Thao, the group wrote that Oakland is facing "a crisis of leadership." A void ...