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Barbara Lee wins Oakland mayor’s race, taking over a city in crisis
The victory for liberals comes after moderate candidates and causes had prevailed in previous California races, even in other ...
Progressive icon and ex-US Rep. Barbara Lee wins race for mayor of struggling Oakland
Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of troubled Oakland, California, a city she represented for more than two decades in Congress ...
Barbara Lee Wins Oakland Mayor’s Race in Her Return Home
The former congresswoman, a progressive Democrat, campaigned on a promise to unite residents in the beleaguered California ...
Democrat who once called for $50 minimum wage is elected mayor of Oakland in tight race
A former Democratic congressman who once called for a $50 minimum wage has been elected Oakland mayor after the last one was ...
Oakland special election: Loren Taylor concedes to Barbara Lee
Former city councilmember Loren Taylor has conceded to retired Congresswoman Barbara Lee in the race to become Oakland’s next ...
Barbara Lee elected Oakland’s next mayor over Loren Taylor
Barbara Lee, the retired congresswoman seen as a stabilizing force for a city in a crisis of leadership, has been elected ...
Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor congratulates Barbara Lee after election update
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters released the latest election numbers on Friday, and the update showed Lee was ahead of ...
Barbara Lee projected to win Oakland mayor election, outlasting Loren Taylor
Former Rep. Barbara Lee, a progressive politician with more than 30 years of service under her belt, is projected to win ...