A homeless tent near Lake Merritt along Grand Avenue in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The city will begin a sweep of the area in April.(Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) The ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - 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.

In December of 2024, the City Council placed the sales tax proposal, Measure A, on the ballot in an effort to help tackle Oakland's on-going budget shortfall, which is estimated at $280 million over ...

Oakland voters went to the polls Tuesday to select a new mayor, new councilmember and weigh in on a measure that would increase the local sales tax. Polls in the special election was open from 7 a.m.

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.