A third soon-to-open Tuff Shed camp will 'resolve' homelessness around the lake, but unsheltered residents are planning a protest. Nino Parker (right) said homeless residents around Lake Merritt ...

A well-known 77-year-old University of California, Berkeley sociology professor was killed in a hit-and-run collision while ...

(BCN) — A well-known 77-year-old University of California, Berkeley sociology professor was killed in a hit-and-run collision while crossing the street near Oakland’s Lake Merritt on Monday.

Prosecutors charged JaJuan Kelly, 23, with four counts of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm for allegedly shooting four people on the evening of June 19 at Oakland's Lake Merritt.