Congratulations to my friend, my sister, and former CBC colleague—now the first Black woman elected Mayor of Oakland—Barbara Lee! A trailblazer then, now, and always. 👏🏾🌟 #MayorLee #HistoryMaker

#BarbaraLee is the next #Oakland #Mayor!! Leading in first round and leading by almost 5000 votes after RCV!!
Congratulations #MayorLee!

The #PortofOakland generates 100K jobs in N. California. I was proud of how #MayorLee hosted a major #ChineseTradeDelegation this week. #China is our largest trading partner representing 29% of the cargo. Despite national politics we hope to expand trade between our countries. #PortofOpportunity

Join #MichaelColbruno & #GioWhite @ #MountainviewCemetary for the #BlackHistory tour @9:30am #MayorLee will join the #BlackLuminaries program. Some #blackpioneers are buried in segregated or unmarked graves #JennyPrentis freed slave & #JackLondon’s foster mother lay in an unmarked grave for 100+ yrs

The #PortofOakland generates 100K jobs in NCalifornia each year. Proud of how #MayorLee hosted a major #ChineseTradeDelegation this week. #China is our largest trading partner representing 29% of the cargo. Despite national politics we hope to expand trade between our countries. #PortofOpportunity

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California's politics got a little more interesting. Can't wait for summer's end.

#politics #california #blacksky #barbaralee #mayorlee

Joined #MayorLee on #Oakland’s #MountainViewCemetary #MayorsTour
She spoke of her mother, a pioneer in her own right, & plans to honor #JennyPrentiss, black woman who raised #JackLondon, & #WashingtonOglesby, first black man to pass the California Bar. Thanks to #MichaelColbruno & #DennisEvanofsky