OAKLAND — The country was still six decades away from recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday when Barbara Lee first ...

Members of Mayor Barbara Lee’s family listen to her speech during the Mayoral Community Inauguration at Jack London Square’s Ferry Lawn in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, June 8, 2025.

OAKLAND — Mayor Barbara Lee’s staff will no longer receive a collective $1.1 million budget increase that would have come amid deep budget cuts facing the city, her representatives said.

Barbara Lee’s mother, Mildred Parish Massey in a college age photo from the 1940s. Massey was one of the first kids integrated into the El Paso schools, the community where Lee grew up.

Lee already made two of her most important hires weeks ago: her chief of staff is Miya Saika Chen, who previously worked for ...

OAKLAND – Mayor Barbara Lee is poised to have one advantage in taking on the city’s deep financial woes: she will have much more money to spend than her predecessor.

Barbara Lee’s mother, Mildred Parish Massey in a college age photo from the 1940s. Massey was one of the first kids integrated into the El Paso schools, the community where Lee grew up.

Next year, California’s 12 th congressional district will have a new representative after being represented by Congresswoman Barbara Lee for the past 25 years. Lee is pursuing a seat in the U.S ...

Barbara Lee Martin went to be with her Lord on April 6, 2025 in Redding. Barbara was born to Walter and Sharon Taggart on March 12, 1958 in ...

Lee was sworn in as Oakland's 52nd mayor on May 20 in City Council chambers, so Sunday's event was a chance for all members of the community to celebrate both Lee and the city itself.

Newly elected Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee arrives at her swearing-in ceremony at City Hall in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 19, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group ...