The longtime progressive icon touted the city’s declining crime levels, noting her efforts to streamline permit approvals.

The mayor recently completed 100 days in office and gives her State of the City speech Tuesday. Oakland experts credit her ...

On Tuesday, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee delivered her first State of the City address amid a host of problems usually only seen ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee delivered her first State of the City address Tuesday night, just 140 days after taking office.

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and her staff reported the threats as being incredibly concerning as well as credible.

California’s former Rep. Barbara Lee, one of the nation’s best-known progressives, is focusing on fundamentals as the mayor ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee touted on Tuesday the progress already made on her 10-point plan for improving "the town" in the ...

Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell is stepping down from his position less than two years after taking the reins of a ...

In a news release, officials did not give a reason for Mitchell’s resignation or specify if a search had already begun for a ...

Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell announced Wednesday that he intends to resign on Dec. 5. Mitchell, a former police chief ...

Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell announced he's stepping down, effective Dec. 5. "It has been an honor to serve the ...

Many residents say that illegal dumping has inundated Oakland, Calif., a city with more garbage than almost anywhere else.