After 27 years in the House, rumors that the former lawmaker would step up have been brewing since December.

Time and time again, Oaklanders have faced our toughest obstacles by uniting to meet our challenges,” Lee said in a statement ...

Former East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee has filed paperwork to run for Oakland mayor. A 2025 campaign finance filing for ...

"I've never shied away from a challenge. I'm always ready to fight for Oakland." Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced ...

Oakland City Councilmember Kevin Jenkins has become the city’s new interim mayor – the third person to hold the city’s ...

A self-described group of “business, labor, community, government, and faith leaders” released an open letter last month asking Lee to run for mayor.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee has officially filed a campaign account to run for Oakland mayor. She filed the paperwork at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, according to the city of Oakland's ...

Oakland City Council voted unanimously to appoint Kevin Jenkins to be President and interim mayor, the city's third mayor in two months, after the recall of Sheng Thao. Three new council members were ...

Oakland City Council voted unanimously to appoint Kevin Jenkins to be President and interim mayor, the city's third mayor in ...

Oakland is getting another change of leadership. The City Council voted to elect Kevin Jenkins as the new president, who will ...

In a complex leadership shuffle, Jenkins was elected council president and elevated to mayor, temporarily. Noel Gallo now ...

In an eventful and somewhat convoluted day in Oakland's civic life, Councilmember Kevin Jenkins is now interim mayor and Councilmember Noel Gallo is temporarily council president.