The paved walking path that runs around Lake Merritt protrudes at this spot to provide an adequate stage area. Most of the time it's just a favorite spot for skaters to jump the stairs.

A person died on the trackway at the Fruitvale BART Station Wednesday night, the agency said just before midnight.

Oakland resident and nonprofit worker Nina Groleger was wandering around Lake Merritt recently when, all of a sudden, a flash of white caught her eye. When she turned toward the Rotary Nature ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Fruitvale and Lake Merritt BART stations closed Wednesday night, with the closure of the Fruitvale Station due to a major medical emergency, the agency first announced at 9: ...

Deborah Frieden and her husband love their neighborhood near Lake Merritt in Oakland, California ... for a future when they won't be able to garden and climb several sets of stairs every day. But as ...

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 ...

but its spirit continues in the many free mini-festivals held around the shores of Lake Merritt. And an annual favorite, Town Up Tuesday, has booked its biggest headliner yet for Tuesday, May 21: Too ...

Carpeted stairs need to withstand years of foot traffic and the cleaning that comes with keeping the color looking like new. Although some people choose hardwood or other hard surfaces for stairs ...

Both the Fruitvale and Lake Merritt stations have reopened after closing due to the major medical emergency reported just before 9 p.m. The emergency created delays throughout the system, but ...

Both the Fruitvale and Lake Merritt stations have reopened after closing due to the major medical emergency reported just before 9 p.m. The emergency created delays throughout the system ...