Starting next Tuesday, city officials said, efforts to “replant trees and other plants” will lead them to clear tents around Lake Merritt’s 3.4-mile perimeter.

The city of Oakland is clearing encampments around Lake Merritt starting Wednesday April 1. It is giving people in tents at Peralta Park seven days to move. Outreach teams are providing shelter ...

Seventy years ago, civic boosters like Frank Ogawa gifted hundreds of the cotton-candy flowered trees to Oakland. Today, just ...

On Sunday, dozens of demonstrators gathered near the area of Grand Avenue and Park View Terrace near Lake Merritt. In ...

Police are investigating after someone was stabbed while sleeping inside a car a few blocks from Oakland's Lake Merritt over the weekend.

This week, the city of Oakland will begin clearing encampments around Lake Merritt as part of efforts to beautify the area. People living in tents have been given notice to move.

Founded in 1950 on the shores of Lake Merritt, the Fairyland amusement park celebrated its 75th birthday through a special ...

The eatery has 160-plus flavors of cheesecake, loaded brisket fries and something really meaty called “Chiblam.” ...

A homeless tent near Lake Merritt along Grand Avenue in Oakland, Calif ... which formerly was home to Northern California’s largest encampment site. Nearly six decades ago, Peralta Park ...

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