A committee backing Taylor is flush with private-sector money, including from a tech founder with ties to Elon Musk.

As a months-long and sometimes contentious Oakland mayoral campaign ended Tuesday, voters in the special election chose ...

Tonight's special election, once seen as a coronation of former Rep. Barbara Lee, has morphed into a competitive clash.

Former Representative Barbara Lee entered the campaign for mayor of the Bay Area city as the favorite. But her main ...

Oakland voters will make their voices heard in the special election on Tuesday. The two leading candidates met with voters on the eve of the election as they made their final pitches.

OAKLAND, California — Barbara Lee’s homecoming run for Oakland mayor had all the markings of a blowout: Political power players swiftly united behind Lee, a progressive icon in her staunchly blue town ...

Loren Taylor and Barbara Lee are both vying for the position left vacant following former mayor Sheng Thaos recall.

Oakland had a sudden vacancy at the top after voters ousted former Mayor Sheng Thao, who was federally indicted on bribery, corruption, and fraud charges.

Loren Taylor has tried to tie Barbara Lee to former Mayor Sheng Thao, who was recalled by angry voters in Oakland, California ...

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

Even with strong mandates, the next mayor will have limited tools. Under Oakland's city charter - the city's governing document - the mayor lacks veto power and has little authority over legislation ...

Lee tells theGrio she is concerned about Black and brown communities being used as "pawns in the Trump administration's ...