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Though the vote tally isn’t final, Lee’s lead was commanding enough Friday that the San Francisco Chronicle called the race, declaring Barbara Lee to be Oakland’s next mayor.
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Former Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee was long considered the front-runner in the race. But Loren Taylor, a former City Council member, had gained momentum in recent weeks.
‘There’s a sense of hope and optimism people haven’t seen in a long time,’ San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said of the city’s nascent rebound.
Despite recent efforts by marine wildlife experts to reroute the animal to deeper waters, the minke whale was found dead on Sunday, officials confirmed.
A Louisiana murder suspect with multiple firearms and body armor was arrested in a van in West Los Angeles, according to the sheriff’s department.
Trump administration orders national parks to remain open despite cutting more than 1,500 jobs so far this year.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said the city’s drug overdose crisis requires a bolder approach to getting illicit drug users off the streets and into treatment.
The collection up for sale includes journals and cookbooks that inmate Albert Jones has written from death row. The bookseller representing him says it offers a rare glimpse into life on one of America’s most notorious cell blocks.
Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month’s special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee faces off against Loren Taylor, a scrappy politician 31 years her junior.
The Tuolumne County Public Health Department on Wednesday confirmed two cases of measles in the county. An adult and child under 18 were infected with the highly contagious disease after traveling internationally.
