As the special election on April 15 draws closer, the two front-runners, Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor, are actively engaging ...

Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Loren Taylor, right, answers a question next to fellow Oakland ...

Former congresswoman Barbara Lee detailed how she would handle the Oakland budget deficit, homelessness issue and public ...

On a recent Saturday in March, several hundred people filled the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland for a quintessential party to honor longtime Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee. Oakland's Youth Poet ...

Three weeks before the April 15 special election for Oakland mayor, supporters of both Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor are searching for the winning move that pushes their respective candidate to the ...

Barbara Lee, a progressive icon and Black ... with some calling for a more take-charge mayor. In Oakland, Lee and Taylor agree the Oakland Police Department needs 800 officers, up from the under ...

“But Oaklanders want the streets to be safe.” Barbara Lee answers a question during the Oakland mayoral debate Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. Credit: AP/Godofredo A. Vásquez ...

Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor are the leading candidates in a special election for Oakland mayor. Voters ousted the city's last mayor in November amid frustration with crime and ...

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. Vásquez ...