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.

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

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.

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

The City of Oakland is gearing up to clear out all homeless encampments at Peralta Park and Lake Merritt next week.

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

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

So it was like digging up gold to find, on the website of the archival organization California Revealed ... fire helmets that the Oakland Fire Department often passed out to kids. Also seen is the ...

The city of Oakland is clearing encampments around Lake Merritt starting Wednesday April 1. It is giving people in tents at ...