Oakland has broke ground on street safety improvements near Lake Merritt, two years after a 4-year-old child was killed in ...

The city will make a "historic investment" over the next 25 years to ensure streets and sidewalks are more accessible to ...

Oakland city leaders are touting a recent decline in violent crime as evidence that their Ceasefire program is making an ...

OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee returned from Washington and quickly became the frontrunner for mayor of her chaos-wracked hometown.

OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee will be Oakland’s next mayor, taking over a city she represented for decades at a time of deep political turmoil and economic uncertainty.

Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee faces off against Loren Taylor, a scrappy politician 31 years her junior.

Barbara Lee answers a question during the Oakland mayoral debate March 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) ...

Loren Taylor, right, answers a question next to fellow Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee during a debate Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez) ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee is greeted by Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins, right, at City Hall before Lee filed paperwork to run for mayor in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay ...

In Oakland, Lee and Taylor agree the Oakland Police Department needs 800 officers, up from the under 700 it has now. Taylor says he has a plan to get to 800 in three years, while Lee says it will ...