I was walking the lake this weekend nearby these incidents.  

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/08/08/man-shot-to-death-in-lakeshore-commercial-district-of-oakland/

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/08/09/oakland-double-injury-shooting-near-lake-merritt-under-investigation/

It didn’t make the news but woke up Friday morning to a SWAT team across the street surrounding a guy in a car. About 15 police with guns out.  They shot out his window and arrested him.  Never found out what he did for all that.

Other sad weekend news:

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/08/09/two-men-killed-one-wounded-in-oakland-shootings/

Locals are starting to organize to document and confront the bad behavior around the lake and trying to engage the city council and Mayor.   I don’t think the city has the stomach or resources for it though.

https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2020/opd-has-recovered-nearly-540-guns-related-to-crimes-this-year-a-20-increase-over-the-same-time-last-year-still-violent-crime-is-on-the-rise