Voters in Oakland, California, recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption.

Under Mayor Libby Schaaf, who took office in 2015, Oakland added more than 500 city employees, a 13% increase it could not ...

OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee returned from Washington and quickly became the frontrunner for mayor of her chaos-wracked hometown. But the popular progressive still can’t shake ...

OAKLAND — For more than 90 minutes, Oakland's two top candidates for the open mayoral seat — former Congresswoman Barbara Lee and former Oakland City Councilmember Loren Taylor — went head ...

As Oakland's special mayoral election approaches, campaign rhetoric is intensifying with about 30 days to go before the April 15 vote. Early voting begins on Monday, and organizers behind the ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Two mayoral candidates in the upcoming April 15 special election went toe-to-toe on the issues important to Oaklanders. Former Rep. Barbara Lee and former Oakland City Council ...

Two candidates running to be Oakland's next mayor in April's special election went head-to-head on Tuesday in a debate about how they would address the city's most pressing issues. Former U.S. Rep.

OAKLAND — The race to be the city’s next mayor finally heated up Tuesday, with the stage cleared for candidates Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor to explain for the first time why either would be a ...

During an appearance on KRON4 Wednesday, Interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins broke the news that he had challenged San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie to a three-point contest. “I made a challenge ...