Imagine standing along the shores of Oakland’s Lake Merritt, but instead of seeing the downtown skyline you see Native American shellmounds, a roller coaster and grizzly bears. That’s the idea behind ...

Conceived and built in 1950 by the Oakland Lake Merritt Breakfast Club, this Lake Merritt-based park still operates today and features puppet shows, summer sleepovers, children's theater, and ...

OAKLAND — A housing tower near downtown Oakland and Lake Merritt has been bought in a deal that points to rising real estate values for apartment complexes in this part of the East Bay. The ...

There's a lot of squawking at Lake Merritt, and for once it's not coming from the Canada geese. Dog owners and neighbors are snarling and snapping - at each other and at the city - over dueling ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Lake Merritt is also known as the jewel of Oakland. A new campaign that launched Monday hopes to add some shine to the popular destination, which has also been the scene of ...