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Chinook Salmon make an appearance at Lake Merritt

The sighting of Chinook salmon in Lake Merritt represents a significant ecological development, showing improvements in water quality and habitat.
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1 week ago

After a January robbery, the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt readies for its 25th-anniversary celebration

The Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt celebrates 25 years of showcasing bonsai trees, highlighting volunteer efforts and community resilience.
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from sfist.com
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

Dramatic Video Shows Oakland Police Rescue Drowning Man From Lake Merritt Channel

Oakland police successfully rescued a drowning man by jumping into the water, demonstrating quick action and dedication in a life-threatening situation.

Oakland police say they know who threw suitcase containing human body into Lake Merritt. Now authorities need to prove how the victim died

The investigation into the body's disposal depends heavily on the upcoming autopsy report to clarify the cause of death.

Day Around the Bay: Suspect Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of Singer in Oakland's Gay Men's Chorus

On Thursday, as the latest storm sweeps throught the Bay Area, San Francisco opened up a restricted number of shelter beds for unhoused individuals.The beds are first-come, first serve, and according to Supervisor Matt Dorsey who posted them on Twitter, they're at the Next Door Shelter, Sanctuary, MSC South, and Canon Kip Senior Center.

Dramatic Video Shows Oakland Police Rescue Drowning Man From Lake Merritt Channel

Oakland police successfully rescued a drowning man by jumping into the water, demonstrating quick action and dedication in a life-threatening situation.

Oakland police say they know who threw suitcase containing human body into Lake Merritt. Now authorities need to prove how the victim died

The investigation into the body's disposal depends heavily on the upcoming autopsy report to clarify the cause of death.

Day Around the Bay: Suspect Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of Singer in Oakland's Gay Men's Chorus

On Thursday, as the latest storm sweeps throught the Bay Area, San Francisco opened up a restricted number of shelter beds for unhoused individuals.The beds are first-come, first serve, and according to Supervisor Matt Dorsey who posted them on Twitter, they're at the Next Door Shelter, Sanctuary, MSC South, and Canon Kip Senior Center.
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#oakland

Oakland's 2024 "Autumn Lights Festival" (October 17-19)

The Autumn Lights Festival is a unique art experience that supports the community and enhances the Gardens at Lake Merritt.

In their first year, Lake Merritt parking meters raised half a million dollars from citations

The parking meters at Lake Merritt generated $850,000 in revenue in their first year, primarily through citations.

Oakland's 2024 "Autumn Lights Festival" (October 17-19)

The Autumn Lights Festival is a unique art experience that supports the community and enhances the Gardens at Lake Merritt.

In their first year, Lake Merritt parking meters raised half a million dollars from citations

The parking meters at Lake Merritt generated $850,000 in revenue in their first year, primarily through citations.
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Kids bike ride at Lake Merritt will be 100% fun

East Bay Kidical Mass promotes safe and fun biking for youth around iconic locations like Lake Merritt.
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Today's Headlines

BART Funding for Inspector General (SFStandard, EastBayTimes)
Transit, Other Services, Must Avoid the Doom Loop (SFChron)
How Many People Ride Muni's Outer Richmond Express?(SFExaminer)
SFMTA Plans to do Center Running Bike Lane on Valencia Despite Opposition (MissionLocal)
Making People Pay a Little for Private Car Storage Around Lake Merritt (Oaklandside)
More Plans to Spur Downtown S.F. (SFExaminer)
Human Drivers Hit Autonomous Vehicles (NBCNews)
S.F.

Newsom Will Mobilize National Guard to Deliver 1,200 Tiny Homes to Address Homelessness Crisis | KQED

Since 2019, the state has funneled more than $2 billion in flexible spending to local agencies to reduce homelessness through the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program, known as HHAP.Last year was the first time cities and counties had to submit action plans in order to get funding through the program.

Q&A: Councilmember Fife has had it with Oakland's Dangerous Streets

"I'm willing to go all the way to keep people safe" says District 3 Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife



Councilmember Carroll Fife and advocate Dave Campbell at a demonstration and vigil for safe streets in June 2022.Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick
Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California.

Eyes on the Street: Mr. Barricade Keeps Crushing in Emeryville

Mr. Barricade shows off a new, uh, barricade in Emeryville.He's standing on the raised asphalt designed to warn turning motorists to slow down before they strike the curb.Photos: Streetsblog/Rudick
If you're biking, walking, or driving through Emeryville, be sure to check out the installations going in on and around San Pablo, 45th, 47th, and Doyle.

SF Still Digging Out From Saturday's Mudslides, Downed Trees, Floods, and Chaos

That New Year's Eve storm was an all-timer, and its aftermath continues with numerous homes still red-tagged, residents displaced, and businesses dealing with the worst flooding wreckage they've ever seen.Saturday's near-record worst rain storm in 173 years (and the highest rainfall in SF ever on Dec. 31) certainly complicated New Year's Eve and New Year's Day for many residents, small businesses, and city emergency responders, with floods, downed trees, and literal muckety-muck from which much of the city is still digging out.

Today's Headlines

BART Funding for Inspector General (SFStandard, EastBayTimes)
Transit, Other Services, Must Avoid the Doom Loop (SFChron)
How Many People Ride Muni's Outer Richmond Express?(SFExaminer)
SFMTA Plans to do Center Running Bike Lane on Valencia Despite Opposition (MissionLocal)
Making People Pay a Little for Private Car Storage Around Lake Merritt (Oaklandside)
More Plans to Spur Downtown S.F. (SFExaminer)
Human Drivers Hit Autonomous Vehicles (NBCNews)
S.F.

Newsom Will Mobilize National Guard to Deliver 1,200 Tiny Homes to Address Homelessness Crisis | KQED

Since 2019, the state has funneled more than $2 billion in flexible spending to local agencies to reduce homelessness through the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program, known as HHAP.Last year was the first time cities and counties had to submit action plans in order to get funding through the program.

Q&A: Councilmember Fife has had it with Oakland's Dangerous Streets

"I'm willing to go all the way to keep people safe" says District 3 Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife



Councilmember Carroll Fife and advocate Dave Campbell at a demonstration and vigil for safe streets in June 2022.Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick
Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California.

Eyes on the Street: Mr. Barricade Keeps Crushing in Emeryville

Mr. Barricade shows off a new, uh, barricade in Emeryville.He's standing on the raised asphalt designed to warn turning motorists to slow down before they strike the curb.Photos: Streetsblog/Rudick
If you're biking, walking, or driving through Emeryville, be sure to check out the installations going in on and around San Pablo, 45th, 47th, and Doyle.

SF Still Digging Out From Saturday's Mudslides, Downed Trees, Floods, and Chaos

That New Year's Eve storm was an all-timer, and its aftermath continues with numerous homes still red-tagged, residents displaced, and businesses dealing with the worst flooding wreckage they've ever seen.Saturday's near-record worst rain storm in 173 years (and the highest rainfall in SF ever on Dec. 31) certainly complicated New Year's Eve and New Year's Day for many residents, small businesses, and city emergency responders, with floods, downed trees, and literal muckety-muck from which much of the city is still digging out.
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Rainfall chart: Bay Area totals for this week's storms

Spring started with 5 inches of rain at some Bay Area sites from back-to-back storms.The following are the National Weather Service totals, in inches, for Sunday through 6 a.m.Wednesday.They are raw numbers, meaning they haven't been quality-checked for accuracy.Tuesday's storm also brought winds reaching almost 90 mph (chart of peak gusts).

Rainfall chart: Bay Area totals so far for the March atmospheric river

The first storm from an atmospheric river series brought 2 inches of rain to most Bay Area cities and more than 7 inches to some Santa Cruz Mountains locations.The chart shows the National Weather Service's precipitation totals from Thursday, March 9, until 8 a.m.Monday, March 13.The next round of rain is expected to arrive Monday night.

Today's Headlines

Central Subway Ridership Numbers are Tepid (SFChron)
State Senate Committee Aims to Assist Transit (CBSLocal)
BART Director Janice Li Harassed on Transit (SFStandard)
On Fare-Free Transit (VOA)
More on Bird Leaving San Francisco (NBCBayArea, SFStandard)
Concrete Barriers on Capp Street (NBCBayArea)
More on Failure of Vision Zero (TheFrisc)
Motorist Kills Pedestrian Near Lake Merritt (SFChron, EastBayTimes)
Oakland Solidarity Bike Ride (KRON4)
Are San Francisco Buildings Ready for the Big One?

Chart: Bay Area rainfall totals for this week

This week's first storms brought 1 to 2 inches of rain to most Bay Area cities.The chart shows the National Weather Service's precipitation totals from Sunday, Feb. 26, through Tuesday, Feb. 28.The next round of rain is expected to arrive on the weekend.Location Inches Peninsula & South Bay Huddart Park (Woodside) 3.7 Uvas Reservoir 3.31 Saratoga (Hwy 9/Pierce) 2.95 Foothills Preserve 2.8 Los Trancos 2.72 I-280/Edgewood 2.55 Rancho San Antonio 2.48 Stevens Canyon 2.48 Los Altos Hills (Moody Road) 2.37 Coyote Reservoir 1.97 Morgan Hill 1.73 Calero Reservoir 1.7 Los Gatos (Rinconada) 1.61 Redwood City 1.58 San Jose (Alum Rock) 1.56 Pilarcitos Lake 1.47 Half Moon Bay airport 1.46 Los Altos Hills (Maryknoll) 1.42 San Jose (downtown) 1.34 Vasona Lake 1.3 San Francisco (Duboce) 1.19 San Francisco airport 1.08 San Jose (Lynbrook) 1.06 Palo Alto 0.99 Sunnyvale 0.82 East Bay Tilden Park 2.16 Orinda 2.12 Upper Crow Canyon 2.02 Dublin/San Ramon 1.93 UC Botanical Garden 1.93 Castro Valley 1.75 Del Valle park 1.73 Palomares Road 1.71 Richmond 1.71 Rossmoor 1.67 St. Mary's College 1.64 Chabot Reservoir 1.62 Union City 1.36 Mission Peak 1.31 Fremont (Auto Mall) 1.27 Rodeo 1.27 Oakland airport 1.21 Lake Merritt 1.19 Hayward airport 1.19 Tassajara 1.18 Concord 1.13 Antioch 0.75 Santa Cruz Mountains Uvas Canyon 4.88 Sanborn Park HQ 3.89 Mt.

Chart: Bay Area rainfall totals for a week of storms

The first week of the year saw two big storms bridged by intermittent rain in the Bay Area, bringing rainfall totals of up to 15 inches.The following totals from the National Weather Service are from Dec. 30 through 6 a.m.Friday, Jan. 6.They are raw numbers, not yet checked for quality control.The site of the greatest total, Scott Creek, is at 2,300 feet elevation near Empire Grade, south of Big Basin State Park.

Bay Area rainfall chart: Totals for the storm so far

The first wave of the latest atmospheric river storm was characterized by high winds and moderate rainfall 1 to 2 inches in most of the Bay Area.After a lull early Thursday, rain is expected to resume for several hours.(Track the storm's progress on this map.)The following are the storm's totals through 6 a.m.

Rainfall chart: Bay Area totals for this week's storms

Spring started with 5 inches of rain at some Bay Area sites from back-to-back storms.The following are the National Weather Service totals, in inches, for Sunday through 6 a.m.Wednesday.They are raw numbers, meaning they haven't been quality-checked for accuracy.Tuesday's storm also brought winds reaching almost 90 mph (chart of peak gusts).

Rainfall chart: Bay Area totals so far for the March atmospheric river

The first storm from an atmospheric river series brought 2 inches of rain to most Bay Area cities and more than 7 inches to some Santa Cruz Mountains locations.The chart shows the National Weather Service's precipitation totals from Thursday, March 9, until 8 a.m.Monday, March 13.The next round of rain is expected to arrive Monday night.

Today's Headlines

Central Subway Ridership Numbers are Tepid (SFChron)
State Senate Committee Aims to Assist Transit (CBSLocal)
BART Director Janice Li Harassed on Transit (SFStandard)
On Fare-Free Transit (VOA)
More on Bird Leaving San Francisco (NBCBayArea, SFStandard)
Concrete Barriers on Capp Street (NBCBayArea)
More on Failure of Vision Zero (TheFrisc)
Motorist Kills Pedestrian Near Lake Merritt (SFChron, EastBayTimes)
Oakland Solidarity Bike Ride (KRON4)
Are San Francisco Buildings Ready for the Big One?

Chart: Bay Area rainfall totals for this week

This week's first storms brought 1 to 2 inches of rain to most Bay Area cities.The chart shows the National Weather Service's precipitation totals from Sunday, Feb. 26, through Tuesday, Feb. 28.The next round of rain is expected to arrive on the weekend.Location Inches Peninsula & South Bay Huddart Park (Woodside) 3.7 Uvas Reservoir 3.31 Saratoga (Hwy 9/Pierce) 2.95 Foothills Preserve 2.8 Los Trancos 2.72 I-280/Edgewood 2.55 Rancho San Antonio 2.48 Stevens Canyon 2.48 Los Altos Hills (Moody Road) 2.37 Coyote Reservoir 1.97 Morgan Hill 1.73 Calero Reservoir 1.7 Los Gatos (Rinconada) 1.61 Redwood City 1.58 San Jose (Alum Rock) 1.56 Pilarcitos Lake 1.47 Half Moon Bay airport 1.46 Los Altos Hills (Maryknoll) 1.42 San Jose (downtown) 1.34 Vasona Lake 1.3 San Francisco (Duboce) 1.19 San Francisco airport 1.08 San Jose (Lynbrook) 1.06 Palo Alto 0.99 Sunnyvale 0.82 East Bay Tilden Park 2.16 Orinda 2.12 Upper Crow Canyon 2.02 Dublin/San Ramon 1.93 UC Botanical Garden 1.93 Castro Valley 1.75 Del Valle park 1.73 Palomares Road 1.71 Richmond 1.71 Rossmoor 1.67 St. Mary's College 1.64 Chabot Reservoir 1.62 Union City 1.36 Mission Peak 1.31 Fremont (Auto Mall) 1.27 Rodeo 1.27 Oakland airport 1.21 Lake Merritt 1.19 Hayward airport 1.19 Tassajara 1.18 Concord 1.13 Antioch 0.75 Santa Cruz Mountains Uvas Canyon 4.88 Sanborn Park HQ 3.89 Mt.

Chart: Bay Area rainfall totals for a week of storms

The first week of the year saw two big storms bridged by intermittent rain in the Bay Area, bringing rainfall totals of up to 15 inches.The following totals from the National Weather Service are from Dec. 30 through 6 a.m.Friday, Jan. 6.They are raw numbers, not yet checked for quality control.The site of the greatest total, Scott Creek, is at 2,300 feet elevation near Empire Grade, south of Big Basin State Park.

Bay Area rainfall chart: Totals for the storm so far

The first wave of the latest atmospheric river storm was characterized by high winds and moderate rainfall 1 to 2 inches in most of the Bay Area.After a lull early Thursday, rain is expected to resume for several hours.(Track the storm's progress on this map.)The following are the storm's totals through 6 a.m.
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Equator Coffees & Teas - Oakland - San Francisco - The Infatuation

If you need motivation in the form of caffeine before a lap around Lake Merritt, or just want to sip on something while you post up with a book at Snow Park, go to Equator Coffees.The Oakland coffee shop, housed in a red shipping container, has tons of great options, from espresso drinks and chai to blackberry cold brew with whipped cream.

Ordinaire - Oakland - San Francisco - The Infatuation

Ordinaire is a wine shop in Oakland on Grand Ave. near Lake Merritt with an impressive selection of natural wines.Yes, you can pop in and peruse the long shelf stocked with local and European reds, whites, ciders, and more (you can also order online).But you should plan to post up for a while, because this place doubles as a wine bar with reasonably priced wines-by-the-glass, and a selection of snacks like cheese, charcuterie, and fancy almonds.
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Bay Area university faces default on loan for its huge property

OAKLAND Holy Names University, a private Catholic college in Oakland, has defaulted on the loan for its property, a fresh financial jolt for the 154-year-old school as it faces a shutdown this year.The school, nestled in the East Bay hills, is in default on a loan from lender Preston Hollow Community Capital, according to documents filed on Feb. 23 with the Alameda County Recorder's Office.

Creative Growth's "Access Oaktown" Gallery Opening + Poster Launch Party (Mar. 3-4)

Creative Growth, a non-profit organization based in Oakland, California that advances the inclusion of artists with developmental disabilities, is pleased to announce aAccess Oaktown - In the Neighborhood With Creative Growth, two-day gallery opening and poster launch party.Access Oaktown will celebrate Creative Growth Art Center's neighborhood and community of nearly 50 years and includes a month-long poster installation across the Lake Merritt, Uptown and Downtown areas of Oakland.

Creative Growth's "Access Oaktown" Gallery Opening + Poster Launch Party (Mar. 3-4)

Creative Growth, a non-profit organization based in Oakland, California that advances the inclusion of artists with developmental disabilities, is pleased to announce aAccess Oaktown - In the Neighborhood With Creative Growth, two-day gallery opening and poster launch party.Access Oaktown will celebrate Creative Growth Art Center's neighborhood and community of nearly 50 years and includes a month-long poster installation across the Lake Merritt, Uptown and Downtown areas of Oakland.

Bay Area university faces default on loan for its huge property

OAKLAND Holy Names University, a private Catholic college in Oakland, has defaulted on the loan for its property, a fresh financial jolt for the 154-year-old school as it faces a shutdown this year.The school, nestled in the East Bay hills, is in default on a loan from lender Preston Hollow Community Capital, according to documents filed on Feb. 23 with the Alameda County Recorder's Office.

Creative Growth's "Access Oaktown" Gallery Opening + Poster Launch Party (Mar. 3-4)

Creative Growth, a non-profit organization based in Oakland, California that advances the inclusion of artists with developmental disabilities, is pleased to announce aAccess Oaktown - In the Neighborhood With Creative Growth, two-day gallery opening and poster launch party.Access Oaktown will celebrate Creative Growth Art Center's neighborhood and community of nearly 50 years and includes a month-long poster installation across the Lake Merritt, Uptown and Downtown areas of Oakland.

Creative Growth's "Access Oaktown" Gallery Opening + Poster Launch Party (Mar. 3-4)

Creative Growth, a non-profit organization based in Oakland, California that advances the inclusion of artists with developmental disabilities, is pleased to announce aAccess Oaktown - In the Neighborhood With Creative Growth, two-day gallery opening and poster launch party.Access Oaktown will celebrate Creative Growth Art Center's neighborhood and community of nearly 50 years and includes a month-long poster installation across the Lake Merritt, Uptown and Downtown areas of Oakland.
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East Bay Unity Ride for Safe Streets

Recent coordinated attacks on cyclists brings together multiple bike clubs and advocates for a show of unity and positivity in the East Bay



Still from an ABC News report on Sunday's unity ride.Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California.

Elegance and beauty

Elegance and beauty abound in this stunning four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom Craftsman that is fully renovated.This home features beautiful wood details, a spacious back deck for entertaining and a yard with trees and lawn.Relax in the exquisite living room with original tile fireplace and charming built-in wood benches.
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