[DOC] [TLE] How Urban Renewal Gets You Giant Sea Hares | Deep Sea News [PAR] Nov 2, 2015 ... Lake Merritt, oa salt-water lagoon, now the heart of Oakland. Photo ... At the heart 
of downtown Oakland, San Francisco's stereotypically grittier and unpolished 
sister city across the San Francisco Bay, lies an urban lake that is... [DOC] [TLE] The Other City By The Bay Has Been Reborn - tribunedigital ... [PAR] Jan 27, 1991 ... Asiatown is part of an ongoing renaissance in downtown Oakland. ... Oakland 
lies east of San Francisco across the bay, connected by BART (Bay ... The 155-
acre saltwater lake in the heart of Oakland is a popular recreation area. ... Along 
the edge of Lake Merritt in Lakeside Park, at 666 Bellevue St., you'll... [DOC] [TLE] The Other Side of the Bay & - The Washington Post [PAR] Feb 23, 1986 ... Visitors who venture across the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge to the ... go 
bird watching or even backpacking a few miles from downtown Oakland. ... of 
Alameda and Contra Costa counties that lie between the Richmond and ... at 
Lake Merritt, 155 acres of tidal salt water in the heart of the city. habitat... [DOC] [TLE] Oakland | California, United States | Britannica.com [PAR] City, seat (1873) of Alameda county, west-central California, U.S. It lies on the 
eastern shore of San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco. The city site is ... 
Downtown Oakland, Calif.  Index Open .... Lake Merritt, a saltwater lagoon near 
the central business district, is a wildfowl refuge surrounded by parkland. To the 
east is... [DOC] [TLE] Lake Merritt  CBS San Francisco [PAR] OAKLAND (CBS SF)  BART passengers in the East Bay were ... Police in 
Oakland swiftly arrested two robbery suspects near Lake Merritt ..... Plans for a 
new luxury high-rise in the heart of the Oakland will move as the city's planning 
commission voted on .... Stingray Caught On Camera in Downtown Oakland's 
Lake Merritt [DOC] [TLE] Oakland California - San Francisco's East Bay - California Beaches [PAR] This San Francisco East Bay city has many attractions and things to do. ... Lake 
Merritt is framed by the Oakland Hills and shares boundaries with Berkeley, ... 
state game refuge and only natural salt-water lake located in the heart of a city. ... 
To its south lies the island city of Alameda, and San Leandro lies to the southeast
. [DOC] [TLE] After 143 years, Oakland's Lake Merritt Reunites with the Bay - Save ... [PAR] Sep 17, 2012 ... A gem at the heart of Oakland, Lake Merritt has been many things  the ... Since 
that time, the City of Oakland has rebuilt the 12th Street Bridge and ... led the 
organization's efforts to prevent the filling of San Francisco Bay from... [DOC] [TLE] Lake Merritt, Oakland 16 Insider Tips, Photos and Reviews [PAR] Lake Merritt reviews and photos from real travelers and locals in Oakland, 
California. ... San Francisco Walking Tour: Fishermans Wharf to the Golden Gate 
Bridge ... This is the largest natural saltwater lake in America, and it's in 
downtown Oakland. ... I've seen 30-pound striped bass swimming near where the 
bay connects. [DOC] [TLE] Oakland - In Depth Tutorials and Information [PAR] The city of Oakland is known as the heart of the East Bay section of the San ... 
and is connected to the city of San Francisco by the San Francisco-Oakland Bay 
Bridge. ... city in the United States with a natural saltwater lake, 115-acre Lake 
Merritt, ... Mayor Jerry Brown's 10K Downtown Housing Initiative was developed 
to... [DOC] [TLE] Downtown Oakland Layers of rich history mixed ... - City of Oakland [PAR] America's most beautiful urban saltwater lakes and its oldest federally ... Rising 
eastward from San Francisco bay are Oakland's North & South Hills. ... The Lake 
Merritt/Parkway District lies near the southern shore of Lake Merritt and offers a 
mix ... Havenscourt is a bustling commercial area in the heart of Central East... [DOC] [TLE] Oakland's Jack London Square and Downtown: A City Renews Itself

Question: A saltwater lake, Lake Merritt, lies in the heart of the downtown of this city on San Francisco Bay
Answer: Oakland