Progressive icon Barbara Lee wants to be mayor of an Oakland marked by crime and homelessness

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Oakland, California, voters who recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption are weighing whether to give the job to former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, a progressive icon and Black female trailblazer who represented the city in Congress for over two decades.

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