Incoming Oakland mayor Barbara Lee has named Miya Saika Chen as her chief of staff. Saika Chen is an Oakland native and a political insider having served as a senior advisor in the Obama ...

OAKLAND — The room fell silent Tuesday when Barbara Lee was sworn in as the city’s mayor. After a rousing standing ovation, ...

Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee was sworn in as Oakland's 52nd mayor Tuesday, kicking off what many hope is an era of stability following the tumultuous tenure of her predecessor.

Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee is appointing Miya Saika Chen as her chief of staff, marking the first big appointment of her administration. Lee, who will be sworn in on May 20, said in a press ...

Saika Chen is the highest-ranking staff member Lee has hired to her office, and the move comes as Lee prepares to fulfill her promise to bring the city together to tackle its biggest challenges ...

The new administration’s chief of staff will be Miya Saika Chen, who previously worked for Nikki Fortunato Bas, the council member who left the District 2 seat vacant after she was elected as ...

Miya Saika Chen, Mayor-elect Barbara Lee's new chief of staff. Photo courtesy of Lee's office. Help us tell the Oakland stories that matter to you and your fellow Oaklanders. Lee, who will be sworn in ...

Alameda Labor Council executive-secretary treasurer Keith Brown and her mayoral chief of staff Miya Saika Chen. All three are key members of her transition team, which also includes more than a dozen ...