Despite her relatively lower public profile, Lee has stayed busy — primarily in her mission to reform Oakland’s wonky system ...

Oakland Chinatown community members gathered Thursday to express frustration over crime in their neighborhood after burglars ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee isn’t mincing words about President Donald Trump’s latest remarks on her city. After Trump floated ...

Trump promised to activate the National Guard to take over Washington, D.C.’s police department, warning that cities such as ...

Two banks in Oakland's Chinatown were rammed by a U-Haul truck early Wednesday, followed by a robbery near an ATM hours later ...

President Donald Trump has previously floated the idea of sending the National Guard to Oakland to bring down crime in the ...

U.S. News & World Report has dubbed Oakland the second most dangerous place in the country. Oakland came in second to Memphis ...

Frustration is growing with police union leaders in Oakland over staffing problems they say keep getting worse. This comes on ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee pushed back against President Trump’s remarks on the city being “very bad” on crime.

Oakland has revamped some of its business and building permits, in part of a larger strategy to boost economic growth.

Six months after losing the Senate bid, Lee has secured her new role for the next four years. She made history on May 20 by becoming the first Black woman elected to serve as the mayor of Oakland ...