Dozens of jobs lost as beloved Oakland waterfront hotel closes after 35 years
The closure of the Waterfront Hotel in Oakland, a long-standing landmark in the city’s Jack London Square for 35 years, left 57 employees without work, according to a state filing released Wednesday.
As Oakland prepares to clear Lake Merritt tents, homeless residents unsure where to go
Starting next Tuesday, city officials said, efforts to “replant trees and other plants” will lead them to clear tents around ...
Activists push back on planned Oakland homeless encampment sweeps
The City of Oakland is gearing up to clear out all homeless encampments at Peralta Park and Lake Merritt next week.
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Check Out These Old VHS Tapes of Festival at the Lake
So it was like digging up gold to find, on the website of the archival organization California Revealed, a page titled “Festival at the Lake: Tapes 1-8.” The VHS footage, contributed by the Oakland ...
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As Oakland prepares to clear Lake Merritt tents, homeless residents unsure where to go
Officials estimate the park is home to between 15 and 20 full-time residents, namely on the grassy patch just above the the channel that flows from Lake Merritt to the Oakland Estuary. Encampments ...