The longtime progressive icon touted the city’s declining crime levels, noting her efforts to streamline permit approvals.

A 45-year-old man faces hate crime charges after allegedly sending threatening and racist emails to Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, including threats to kill and torture her, authorities said.

A 45-year-old man accused of emailing racist death threats to Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee was charged with a felony after her ...

On Tuesday, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee delivered her first State of the City address amid a host of problems usually only seen ...

DHS’s cancellation of CBP raids in Oakland effectively bookended a week of anxiety over White House incursion into the Bay ...

A former Bay Area resident faces a criminal hate crime charge for allegedly sending racist and threatening emails to the ...

Howard University could join other East Coast schools in setting up outposts in the Bay Area, though the “Black Ivy League” ...

The Oakland City Council's Public Safety Committee met Tuesday for the first time since Police Chief Floyd Mitchell announced last Monday that he is stepping down on December 5.

Community leaders across the Bay Area rallied outside Hayward City Hall to denounce political violence and call for greater civility and respect in public discourse.

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee on Friday said she received confirmation that ICE operations have been canceled for the greater Bay ...

"It was a full circle moment for me," Lee said. "I've had a lot of experience that I'm excited to bring here now as mayor." In a crowded city hall filled with supporters and elected officials, Lee ...

Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of troubled Oakland, California, a city she represented for more than two decades in Congress. SAN FRANCISCO — Progressive icon and ...