Barbara Lee Sworn in as Oakland Mayor

Barbara Lee sworn in as Oakland mayor

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Former Rep. Barbara Lee was sworn in Tuesday as Oakland's 52nd mayor. Lee, 78, took her oath of office at the City Council chambers in Oakland City Hall. She delivered her first official remarks as mayor to a "packed room of family members, friends, elected leaders, and members of her Transition Committee," according to a news release from Lee's office. In the address, Lee "reiterated her commitment to govern in a new w…

Barbara Lee sworn in as Oakland's 1st Black woman mayor

Oakland officially got a new mayor Tuesday as Barbara Lee was sworn in after the city council formally announced the results of March's special election.

Barbara Lee, Sworn In as Oakland’s Mayor, Says ‘Today Marks a New Era’

The former congresswoman faces no shortage of challenges as Oakland’s mayor, including a budget crisis, stubbornly high rates of crime and homelessness, and insufficient housing.

Barbara Lee, sworn in as Oakland’s mayor, promises a ‘government you can trust’

OAKLAND — The room fell silent Tuesday when Barbara Lee was sworn in as the city’s mayor. After a rousing standing ovation, it quieted once again when Lee acknowledged a personal significance of the moment. The Bible she had placed her hand on during the Oakland City Hall ceremony, Lee explained, had belonged to her grandfather — who was born two years after Juneteenth, 1865, when slaves in Texas found out they had been freed. Lee ran through mo…

Barbara Lee to be sworn in as Oakland mayor

Tuesday is a new day for Oakland as former Congresswoman Barbara Lee is set to be sworn in as the city’s next mayor.

Lee sworn in as Oakland's 52nd mayor, says 'no time to waste' getting to the work ahead - Local News Matters

FORMER U.S. REP. BARBARA LEE was sworn in as Oakland’s 52nd mayor Tuesday, kicking off what many hope is an era of stability following the tumultuous tenure of her predecessor.Lee, the first Black woman to become Oakland’s mayor, took the oath of office with her hand on her grandfather’s Bible in front of an ecstatic crowd that overflowed the City Council chambers.In her remarks, Lee thanked her supporters and described how, during her mayoral c…