Barbara Lee

President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday. (Getty Images)

Obama Vows Job Creation In State Of Union Speech Embraced By Calif. Delegation

President Barack Obama is urging a divided Congress to boost job creation and strengthen the middle class through a package of government-backed proposals – a move that drew support from members of California’s largely Democratic Congressional delegation.

2013/02/12

U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)

Bay Area Legislators Help Pass Fiscal Cliff Deal

Although not everyone was happy about the deal, including lawmakers in the Bay Area, Congress has approved a proposal that staves off the fiscal cliff.

2013/01/02

President Barack Obama (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages)

Bay Area Officials Praise New Obama Policy On Young Illegal Immigrants

Bay Area officials Friday hailed a move by President Barack Obama to provide temporary relief from deportation to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.

2012/06/15

A photo of victim Doris Chibuko rests next to flowers at a memorial in front Oikos University where a gunman had gone on a shooting rampage, April 4, 2012 in Oakland, California. Six students and one employee were killed on Monday when a gunman opened fire at Christian-based Oikos University. The suspect One Goh, a former nursing student at the school, was arrested shortly after the shooting and is expected to make his first court appearance. (Jonathan Gibby/Getty Images)

Oakland Lawmakers Join Memorial For School Massacre Victims

About 100 people showed up at Oikos University in Oakland Tuesday morning for the latest in a series of memorial gatherings for seven students who were gunned down in a shooting at the private Korean Christian school on April 2.

2012/04/10

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D), Congressman Dan Lungren (R)

NorCal Lawmakers Respond To Debt Plan

The debt plan’s details are minimal at this point, but it would add to the nation’s debt limit in a two-part package, while slicing $1 trillion in federal spending over the next decade.

KCBS–2011/08/01

Oakland’s Youth Radio Launching Digital Media Program

Funded by the U.S. Labor Department, the program aims at training low-income youth on several different aspects of media.

KCBS–2011/07/18

One of a series of Oakland Anti-Abortion billboards that are viewed as racist by some. (CBS)

Bay Area Anti-Abortion Billboards Draw Cries Of Racism

Images on a series of billboards appearing in Oakland and other Bay Area locations have caused some to say the anti-abortion message is blatantly racist.

KPIX 5–2011/06/22

Bay Area Lawmakers React To Bin Laden’s Death

Bay Area leaders recognized the significance of the terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden’s death but cautioned that the war on terror is far from over.

KPIX 5–2011/05/02

Bay Area Congress Members Call For An End To Libya Bombing

Bay Area members of Congress are leading the criticism of President Obama, for taking military action in Libya without congressional consent.

KCBS–2011/03/23

Treasure Island Youth Jobs Program Lauded For Its Success

Training a generation of young workers for jobs in the green sector and the health industry can help lead the country out of chronically high unemployment, Rep. Barbara Lee said Friday.

2011/02/04

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