Housekeeper to Environmental Hero: Meet the 78-year-old Bay Area woman fighting for clean air

Housekeeper to Environmental Hero: Meet the 78-year-old Bay Area woman fighting for clean air

Meet Ms. Margaret Gordon, the West Oakland woman who went from humble beginnings to being a leading voice for cleaner air in the East Bay.

Fired Oakland mayor’s staffer was city’s key witness against lawsuit by ex-OPD chief

Fired Oakland mayor’s staffer was city’s key witness against lawsuit by ex-OPD chief Chief of Staff Leigh Hanson’s testimony was supposed to defend the city against former OPD Chief LeRonne Armstrong’s wrongful termination lawsuit.

Barbara Lee, Oakland’s new mayor-elect, lays out vision for first 100 days of term

OAKLAND — Barbara Lee opened her first news conference as Oakland’s mayor-elect with a nod to her Catholic upbringing and education in El Paso, Texas, leading a packed room in a moment of silence for Pope Francis, who died earlier Monday. Lee’s status as an East Bay progressive icon is so cemented that it’s easy to forget the 78-year old became an Oakland resident only when she first moved here to attend Mills College, graduating in 1973. The fo…

Barbara Lee Pledges to Unite Oakland as She Lays Out Plan for First 100 Days

Lee, whose term is set to begin in mid-May, will be Oakland’s first Black woman mayor.

Government unions win again in Oakland mayor race - Washington Examiner

Just two years after successfully electing a 37-year-old with no experience outside city government as mayor of Oakland, government unions secured another victory for their preferred candidate this month, ensuring 79-year-old Barbara Lee won’t touch their pensions or force them to show up to work. That 37-year-old, Sheng Thao, has since been recalled after the FBI indicted her on corruption charges related to the city’s waste management contract…

Mayor-elect Barbara Lee lays out 10-point plan for Oakland

Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee on Monday introduced her transition team and identified her goals for the first 100 days in office.