Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao said she is not endorsing Prop. 36, the statewide ballot measure that would strengthen penalties for certain theft and drug crimes.

Borenstein: Mayor-elect Barbara Lee can’t fix Oakland until she fixes the budget With crime high, police staffing short, bond rating sliding and a massive structural deficit, layoffs seem inevitable ...

Bas also noted that during Lee's time in Congress, she brought money back to Oakland and the East Bay. According to a mailer Lee sent to constituents just before she left Congress, she secured $47.5 ...

After Oakland voters recalled Thao in the November 5 election, and Trump won the presidency, progressives began talking about Lee as a mayoral candidate. There is precedent for such a move. The late ...