Lesbian Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan kicked off her reelection campaign for the city's at-large council seat Thursday by releasing a broad list of endorsements from her colleagues and ...

Lesbian at-large Oakland City Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan's election in January as president of the legislative body made headlines for being the first time an out LGBT person had served in the ...

Lesbian Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan had a strong lead in her bid for a fourth term in the city's at-large council seat against her gay opponent, Derreck Johnson, based on the ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan is looking to the bay to help deal with that city's homeless crisis. She's floating the idea of housing some homeless people on a ...

The East Bay has several races in which LGBTQ candidates are running. Questionnaires were sent to the out candidates we are aware of, and are making the following endorsements based on the candidates' ...

There are numerous local races on the ballot in Bay Area counties outside of San Francisco where qualified LGBTQ candidates are seeking election or reelection in the June 7 primary. Rebecca Kaplan has ...

Oakland City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, the body's lone out member, formally kicked off March 3 her campaign for the District 3 seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, telling virtual ...

For the first time in 16 years, Oakland voters will be electing a new citywide representative to the City Council. Lesbian longtime at-large councilmember Rebecca Kaplan has decided not to seek ...

Rebecca Kaplan, the butch lesbian Oakland City Councilmember who was hoping to become the first out member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, was trailing in early returns Tuesday night. In ...

In a unanimous vote Monday (January 7), lesbian Oakland City Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan (at-large) was elected president of the body. Kaplan becomes the first openly LGBT council president in Oakland ...

Oakland City Councilwoman at-large Rebecca Kaplan last week decided not to run for mayor herself, and instead endorsed a progressive African-American woman with an eye on challenging Mayor Libby ...

Lesbian at-large Oakland City Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan is seeking to be hired to lead the Bay Area's regional transportation agency, the Bay Area Reporter has learned. Last week, Steve Heminger ...