Former Congressland Barbara Lee wins the race for the mayor of Oakland, California star-news.press/wp

San Francisco – a progressive icon and a former American tail. Barbara Lee declared victory on Saturday as a new mayor of problematic Oakland, in San Francisco Bay Area City Reeling from economic stagnation, crime and homelessness.

Lee issued a statement on Saturday as a mayor, saying that her main opponent, Loren Taylor called to admit a race from April 15. April.

“Although I believe that in respecting the democratic process of voting and the ballots will still be counted … The results are clear that the people of Oakland chose me as your next mayor,” she said. “Thank you, Oakland!”

Lee, 78, is a black female trail that in Congress represented a city in the Congress for more than two decades before retiring last year after being carelessly running for the US Senate.

“Oakland is a deeply divided city,” she said, adding that she “responded to the call to run,” so the community could work together on solving their problems.

Lee was approved by the former Govac. Jerry Brown and the other previous mayor of Oakland, who said that he was spicy, unifying the presence of the city needed after the separation of the former Mayor Sheng Thao in November. In January, Thao accused the federal acceptance of bribes, scams and conspiracies in January.

Oakland has about 400,000 inhabitants and is deeply liberal and multicultural, the Birthplace Black Panther Parer and claimed former Vice President Kamal Harris as her hometown.

But Oakland is also from the homeless tent, public use of drugs, illegal compounds, gun violence and rude robberies suffered by the In-N-Out Burger to close their first location ever last year.

California Gov. Gavin Newom sent a California bus patrol to help fight what he called alarming and unacceptable crime growth. And the city does not have enough money to pay public services.

Despite its high-names recognition, the race was surprisingly heated Taylor, 47, former member of the Oakland City Council who advocated that they will strengthen the police, reduce crime and revitalize the city economy.

Taylor said in a statement that “as the outcome was not what we were doing and hoped,” he was proud of the campaign and bold ideas he presented.

At the LEE campaign trail, Lee stressed the need for more community services as well as multiple police. Economic development, job creation and ensuring basic urban services such as firearms are working properly among its priorities.

It will end the rest of Tha’s mandate and will be in progress for replay in November 2026. years.

Lee was first chosen to the US House in 1998. and became the most famous in the national as the only representative who voted against approval for the use of military force in response to attacks on 11. September.