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Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee isn’t mincing words about President Donald Trump’s latest remarks on her city. After Trump floated ...
Despite her relatively lower public profile, Lee has stayed busy — primarily in her mission to reform Oakland’s wonky system ...
President Donald Trump has previously floated the idea of sending the National Guard to Oakland to bring down crime in the city.
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee has plans to address the community in response to the Trump Administration’s calling out of the ...
Trump promised to activate the National Guard to take over Washington, D.C.’s police department, warning that cities such as ...
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee addressed the Oakland community at a press conference on Thursday, in a response to the Trump ...
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee pushed back against President Trump’s remarks on the city being “very bad” on crime.
As President Trump continues his attempts to take over Washington, DC through the deployment of the National Guard, other ...
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said the city is “not going to back down” after President Trump called it out among a list of other ...
Mayor Barbara Lee says Oakland is ready to fight back if President Donald Trump follows through on sending the National Guard ...
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 ...
Mayor Barbara Lee at city hall on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) By Shomik Mukherjee | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group ...