Tag: Lake Merritt
‘BBQing While Black’ Leader Kenzie Smith to Become Park Commissioner
Kenzie Smith (left) and Onsayo Abram at last Sunday's "BBQing While Black" event at Lake Merritt in Oakland
Councilmember-at-Large Rebecca Kaplan announced this week that...
Oakland Residents Call for Investigation After Racist Incident at Lake Merritt BBQ
A recent racist incident at Lake Merritt, where a white woman called police on African Americans who were barbecuing at Lake Merritt, sparked a...
After Harassment, Community Rallies to Support Young Lake Merritt Drummer
By Wanda Ravernell Oakland showed its love for a young local musician who sets up his trap drums on a patch of grass near Grand...
Oakland Sells E12th St. Land Despite Neighbors’ Pleas
In a last-minute change to the city’s decision to lease the controversial, publically-owned East 12th St. parcel by Lake Merritt to a private developer,...
City Seeks New Proposals for Lake Merritt E 12th Street Parcel
The City of Oakland has quietly issued a new notice offering to sell or lease a city-owned parcel on East 12th Street near Lake...
City Council Mum After Exposure of Confidential Legal Opinion
The Oakland City Council was uncharacteristically at a loss for words this week after public exposure that it had moved ahead on a controversial...
City Council Set to Approve Sale of City Land for Luxury...
The Oakland City Council is set to vote Tuesday evening on a controversial proposal to sell a city-owned parcel to build a luxury apartment...
Barbara Parker Cites Confidentiality, Refuses Comment on Sale of Property for...
A local community group has not yet received a reply from City Attorney Barbara Parker about their complaint that the City of Oakland is...
Councilmembers Favor $3,000 a Month Apartment Tower Project, Opposed by East...
The City Council’s Community and Economic Development (CED) committee voted unanimously this week to approve the sale of public land on East 12th Street...
Residents Oppose Proposed Luxury Apartment Tower on East Side of Lake...
Local residents are organizing to attend the Wednesday, April 1 meeting of the Oakland Planning Commission to oppose the proposed sale of public land...
