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President Trump has warned he might send the National Guard to other cities. The Black mayors of those cities vow to push back.
Neighbors said the encampment started shortly before the pandemic in 2020, and has grown steadily in the past five years.
Updated 10:05 a.m. Wednesday Former Oakland City Councilmember Loren Taylor holds a narrow lead over former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee in initial results from Tuesday’s special election for Oakland mayor ...
Members of Mayor Barbara Lee’s family listen to her speech during the Mayoral Community Inauguration at Jack London Square’s Ferry Lawn in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of Oakland after losing the U.S. Senate last year. She was sworn in on May 20.
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. Slide 1 of 4 ...