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

In one of her most impactful moves since entering office, Mayor Barbara Lee appointed this week two new people to the board ...

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.

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.

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.

Barbara Lee Vows To Make Her Hometown Better By Being Sworn In As Oakland’s 1st Black Woman Mayor Lee pushed for investments in the city and promised to spend taxpayer dollars more effectively ...

OAKLAND, California — With her hand on the Bible in a packed City Hall, Barbara Lee, Oakland’s favorite daughter, vowed today to put her beleaguered city “back on the right track” as she ...

Newly elected Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, right, is sworn in next to Bill Patterson, a longtime civic leader in Oakland, at City Hall in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 19, 2025.

Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee unveiled her transition team of business leaders, philanthropists, politicians and a Gen Z student -- an early indicator of the coalition she is building to help ...

Mayor-elect Barbara Lee selected her team nearly two weeks after the retired U.S. congresswoman was elected to replace former Mayor Sheng Thao, who voters removed from office last November.

The Brief Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee met with the city's interim mayor, Kevin Jenkins, on Monday and announced her plans for her first 100 days in office. Jenkins said the city council is ...

Mayor-Elect Barbara Lee takes part in a press conference on Monday, April 21, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) “I’m going to do the hard work and make the tough ...