Former congresswoman off to a fast start in race for Oakland mayor, as indictments hit a recent occupant of the office ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee, a veteran of Congress and champion of progressive politics in the East Bay, has formed a campaign finance committee to run for mayor of Oakland. Filings with both the city and ...

Earlier this month, former Congresswoman Barbara Lee filed papers with the Alameda County Registrar of Voters to run in April ...

Former U.S. representative Barbara Lee on Monday filed paperwork with the city of Oakland, a sign that she may be planning a run for the mayor's office.

The March on Washington inspired more than 250,000 people to head to our nation’s capital – and demand racial ...

Special election heats up as Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor file for candidacy and recalled Mayor Sheng Thao is indicted.

THE BUZZ: HER NEXT ACT — Former Rep. Barbara Lee hasn’t quite said the magic words to make it official, but all indications are that she’s running to be Oakland’s next mayor. On Monday, she opened a ...

After 27 years in the House, rumors that the former lawmaker would step up have been brewing since December.

Re: “Lee jumps into mayoral race” (Page A1, Jan. 9). I see that Barbara Lee has decided to run for mayor of Oakland. Do the people in Oakland so love the way the city has been run for the past ...