A third soon-to-open Tuff Shed camp will 'resolve' homelessness around the lake, but unsheltered residents are planning a protest. Nino Parker (right) said homeless residents around Lake Merritt ...

Rare salmon sightings have been reported at Oakland's Lake Merritt over the past few days, creating a lot of excitement.

Off Lake Merritt Boulevard, near the lake's most southwest ... Lastly, the backdrop of the lake and the Oakland Hills is nice.

Prosecutors charged JaJuan Kelly, 23, with four counts of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm for allegedly shooting four people on the evening of June 19 at Oakland's Lake Merritt.

called The Lake Merritt Monster, is sort of like a horror, mystery, suspense film, says Bella-Guther. "There's a monster in the lake," she says. The film draws upon Oakland's own dark underbelly ...