The new university campus in downtown Oakland is expected to open next year and bring thousands of students to the area.

Hundreds turned out for the first night of the Autumn Lights Festival at the Gardens at Lake Merritt on Thursday evening.

It’s OK to wear sunglasses at night this week. Two light festivals are kicking off in the Bay Area with impressive public art ...

The site of Samuel Merritt University's new campus is positioned in downtown Oakland, just one block away from City Hall, BART, parking lots, and a number of small businesses that herald the new ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Police are investigating after two men were fatally shot and another was injured near an art gallery in downtown Oakland early Sunday morning. Friends of the two victims, a 20 ...

The Oakland Style week is an annual celebration to highlight the food, clothing and art of a town that, just last week, made ...

Bathers Library founder Justin Carder describes his venue as “a rogue art school.” The library/classroom/event space opened in downtown Oakland late last year, on Telegraph Avenue between Beeryland ...

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Samuel Merritt University (SMU), a leader in healthcare education for over a century, today announced that its new flagship campus in downtown Oakland will open its doors on Jan. 5, 2026. The new ...