Officials estimate the park is home to between 15 and 20 full-time residents, namely on the grassy patch just above the the channel that flows from Lake Merritt to the Oakland Estuary. Encampments ...

To participate in Saturday's event, all you need is a phone and a desire to document all of the biodiversity the lake has to ...

A victim was stabbed while sleeping in a car near Lake Merritt in Oakland. The incident occurred on Sunday morning. The victim told police they were stabbed by an unknown person who entered their car.

Oakland begins clearing encampments around Lake Merritt this week. Outreach teams are offering shelter services. The cleanup at Peralta Park coincides with a re-vegetation project aimed at ...