The Oakland Municipal Band is kicking off its new season of free concerts at the lovely Edoff Memorial Bandstand at Lake Merritt with a patriotic program well suited to the July Fourth holiday weekend ...

What’s normally a jubilant Juneteenth celebration at Oakland's Lake Merritt — marred last year by a mass shooting, was instead met with barricades and blocked roads Thursday, leaving community ...

"Shutting down the Lake Merritt on Juneteenth is anti-Black full stop. Oakland elected officials have some explaining to do," another X-user said.

And the city has sought to attract more visitors to Lake Merritt, with the 20th Street exit from the 19th Street BART Station an intuitive access point.

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

HAYWARD — One line of BART service between the Berryessa/North San Jose and Lake Merritt stations was stopped and other service was disrupted Thursday morning for more than two hours because of ...

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) service in the East Bay is experiencing major disruptions Thursday morning due to a medical emergency at the Hayward station, officials said.

Owners of a dog who died after swimming in Nicola Lake near Merritt, B.C., are warning about the dangers of blue-green algae. Kristin Awde told Global News that her seven-month-old puppy, Romie ...

Warnings about a potentially toxic algae bloom in Nicola Lake came a day too late for one woman who says her seven-month-old ...