Oakland Lake Merritt Vendors Move From Lakeshore To Grand Avenue, But Racist Take Remains

Lake Merritt Vendor

Oakland’s Lake Merritt area has certainly seen better days. Residents in need of money because of Pandemic-related economic damage, particularly African American Oaklanders, have taken to setting up retail tables along the Lake, initially on Lakeshore. Because of the color of the skin of the people setting up, some white Oakland residents have complained, rather … Read more