SF News Man Shot and Killed Attempting to Thwart Car Burglary Near Lake Merritt Pergola It’s unclear whether he tried to disrupt the burglary of his own car, or someone else’s, but an unidentified man was killed Sunday afternoon trying to stop a car burglary around Lake Merritt.
SF News More Details Emerge on Fox Theater Shooting, and Another Woman Was Shot Nearby Just Hours Later Two women were shot in separate incidents Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday morning in Oakland, and while the Fox Theater victim is expected to recover, the other woman is reportedly in grave condition.
SF News Tiny House Village For Oakland Homeless Goes In at Long-Vacant Lot Beside Lake Merritt A village of tiny houses able to give shelter to 79 homeless individuals began construction today on a Lake Merritt-adjacent lot in Oakland, and it should be habitable very quickly.
SF News Warring San Francisco Gangs Blamed For Lake Merritt Juneteenth Shooting A shooting in Oakland on Saturday is being blamed on gang warfare, specifically an ongoing conflict with two gangs or groups from San Francisco.
SF News Lake Merritt Shooting Leaves 6 Injured, 1 Dead; Oakland Police Investigating Potential Motives Just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday, gunfire was reported about a mile north of the Lake Merritt Amphitheater — the location where thousands of people had gathered to commemorate Juneteenth. Oakland police later confirmed one person died and another six were injured during the shooting.
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Couple Takes BART To Wedding In Oakland, With Their Whole Wedding Party A San Francisco couple opted out of the usual limo or party bus ride across the Bay to their wedding on Saturday, and instead took their whole wedding party on BART from Powell to Lake Merritt.
SF News [Update] Huge Construction Fire Near Oakland's Lake Merritt Causes Mass Evacuation A large mixed-use complex under construction near the Whole Foods and Lake Merritt in Oakland's Uptown neighborhood caught fire early Friday morning, reaching four alarms and leading to the evacuations of hundreds of
Arts & Entertainment East Bay Cat Lover Dresses Up As Cat, Walks Around Lake Merritt For 24 Hours For Charity An East Bay man who volunteers at the popular Cat Town cat cafe in downtown Oakland spent part of his Memorial Day weekend in a cat costume, circling Lake Merritt on foot for
Arts & Entertainment Oakland Tree Stump Becomes 'Giving Tree' Tribute They cut down a tree in my neighborhood 🌳❤ #thegivingtree #shelsilverstein #oakland #love #stump #childhood #lessons #stillimportant A post shared by Phoebe C. (@feebee510) on Mar 11, 2017 at 10:07am PST A felled
SF News Hundreds Gather At Lake Merritt To Mourn Victims Of Ghost Ship Fire Several hundred people gathered last night around a white pagoda adjacent to Oakland's Lake Merritt to mourn the confirmed 36 people lost in Friday's Ghost Ship warehouse fire. Friends and family members of
SF News All The Memorials And Relief Efforts For Victims Of The Oakland Warehouse Fire A growing memorial in Oakland. As the names of those identified are released people are coming here to mourn their friends pic.twitter.com/RtRfUE8T6G— Melanie Woodrow (@MelanieWoodrow) December 5, 2016 Before the
SF News Lake Merritt Condo Fire 'Suspicious' Says Attorney With Ongoing Litigation Against Building Owner A partially completed 41-unit Lake Merritt condo complex where a four-alarm fire was reported in the early morning hours yesterday is still smoldering today, and burning questions remain. Per NBC Bay Area, Department
SF News Bicyclist Fatally Shot Next To Lake Merritt In Oakland A 29-year-old man was shot and killed while riding his bike around Oakland's Lake Merritt late Friday night/early Saturday. As the Chronicle reports, Oakland police responded to reports of gunshots at 12:
SF News Teen Killed By Snapped Tree Branch At Lake Merritt Friends of 16 yrOld Jack Lewis gather at lake Merritt where fallen tree limb killed him Fri. #abc7now pic.twitter.com/FJgEQXwLtZ— Cbarnard (@CornellBarnard) December 5, 2015 A 16-year-old boy was killed while
SF News Day Around The Bay: Port-a-Potty Lands In Lake Merritt This portable toilet appears to have fallen, or was tossed, into the cleanly waters of Oakland's Lake Merritt over the weekend. [JesseBudlong/Twitter] Season of the Witch author David Talbot contemplated running against
SF News Oakland Man Charged In Rape, Murder Of Young Mother Prince F. Tsetse, 40, was charged with murder this week after allegedly beating to death Kimberly Robertson, 23, during a sexual assault inside his SUV. Robertson's body was discovered earlier this month at
SF News Fake Plumber Molests 7-Year-Old Girl Near Lake Merritt Police are searching for a white man in his fifties who allegedly posed as a plumber Saturday afternoon to gain access to an apartment near Lake Merritt in Oakland's Chinatown. According to OPD,
SF News Oakland's Lake Merritt: Less Urine-y, Still Plagued By Fowl Defecation Problem Over in Oakland the often-smelly Lake Merritt has been experiencing a renaissance thanks to $47 million worth of improvements over the past 10 years. Last week, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan opened up another
SF News Anti-Smoking Crusaders Seek To Ban Smoking Around Lake Merritt Some "chemically sensitive" and otherwise smoke-averse individuals in Oakland have just filed a petition with city councilperson Rebecca Kaplan to ban smoking around the perimeter of Lake Merritt. Once again, smokers, in case
SF News Oakland Dog Owners Debate Dog Park With City Council; Four People Shot Near Lake Merritt On a night that saw four people shot near Lake Merritt and no arrests made, a legion of passionate dog owners occupied most of the evening's public comment at the Oakland City Council
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, On A Lake... Giuseppe Lanzone leads the United States eight man crew team boat for practice in Oakland. Their tight yet rigorous schedule includes 11 rowing workouts a week as they look to secure the last
SF News Lake Merritt Treasure Finds Its Rightful Owner The sunken treasure found in Lake Merritt by a group of Oakland schoolchildren back in March has found its rightful owner. According to Oakland police, the two sacks of jewelry, coins, medallions and
SF News Oakland Schoolchildren Discover Sunken Treasure In Lake Merritt A group of sixth graders from St. Paul's Episcopal School in Oakland experienced a little bit of magic and intrigue during a day of volunteer work yesterday. The students were out cleaning up
SF News Aquapy Lake Merritt Underway A small yet jovial splinter group from the Occupy movement emerged in the glacial waters of Lake Merritt over the weekend. Calling themselves Aquapy Lake Merritt, the group built a large raft, armed
SF News Lake Merritt Robbery And Sexual Assault A woman on her way home was robbed and sexually assaulted in the Lake Merritt area on Tuesday night. According to reports, police describe the suspect as "a black man in his 20s
