Dr. Adrian Walton told Global News that runoff from farm and dairy operations can get flushed into some of the local streams.

Dhanyale Dunbar, center, helps to lead a Lake Merritt Fit Camp session on the shore of the lake in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, September 10, 2014.

Ladies of the Lake rowing club were among the first to glide into the newly opened channel, on Friday Feb. 22, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. A major milestone in the effort to reconnect Lake Merritt to ...

OAKLAND – Members of the East Bay’s Jewish community and its supporters gathered Wednesday at Lake Merritt to replace a menorah that was destroyed by vandals the previous evening.. The Oakland ...

This UC California Naturalist course offered through Rotary Nature Center Friends explores the natural history of Lake Merritt, a modern urban estuary - its history and ecology, its human interactions ...

People nap and lounge along Lake Merritt during the tenth annual 510 Day celebration in Oakland on Saturday, May 10, 2025. A person rides a mechanical bull during the 10th annual 510 Day celebration.

Crime at Oakland's Lake Merritt has neighbors feeling helpless 02:50. OAKLAND – Many people living near Oakland's Lake Merritt feel helpless with the recent shootings and sideshow activity.

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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 ...

On Sunday morning at 8 a.m., Oakland resident and molecular biologist Damon Tighe said he found all types of fish washed up on the three-mile shoreline of Lake Merritt.

Interior Health says common symptoms from exposure to blue-green algae include diarrhea, fever, rashes, sore throat and vomiting.

Dhanyale Dunbar, center, helps to lead a Lake Merritt Fit Camp session on the shore of the lake in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, September 10, 2014.