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 improving ...

OAKLAND — The waterfront view was enough on its own for Duvoy Melbourne to set up his tent at Peralta Park, where a breezy Wednesday afternoon kept him and other homeless residents there cool under ...

Oakland's ‘No Kings’ demonstration was held Saturday, drawing more than 10,000 people who spoke out against the Trump administration. Marchers made their way from Wilma Chan Park to the Lake Merritt ...

Are bubbles the new fossil-dig kits, the new slime? Paging all parents: Is getting a bubble-blowing machine the thing that’ll make your kid explode with joy in 2025? An interactive attraction in ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Imagination and creativity come alive at Children's Fairyland on the shores of Oakland's Lake Merritt. For 75 years, the 10-acre storybook park has helped generations create ...