Grand Lake Neighbors

Grand Lake Neighbors Meetings are every 3rd Wednesday on odd # months, 7-8:30PM. (OPD beats 14Y/16X Neighborhood Council) We are the Neighborhood Council for police beats 14y and 16x.

As volunteers, we work with neighborhood groups, individuals & the City of Oakland to tackle issues such as:

* Public safety
* Noise
* Attracting new retail merchants
* Supporting existing businesses
* Local cultural events
* Beautification and streetscape improvements
* Building Neighborhood Watch block groups
* Traffic
* Parking

01/20/2026

Our next meeting is 7:00 – 8:30 PM Wednesday, March 18th 2026 in Barnett Hall next to the Lakeshore Baptist Church. There is no meeting in January.

11/19/2025

Our next meeting is 7:00 – 8:30 PM Wednesday, November 19th 2025 in Barnett Hall next to the Lakeshore Baptist Church.

Our guests will be:

7:00 -7:45: Zac Unger, Councilperson for Oakland District 1.
7:45 – 8:30 Steven Falk from the Oakland Charter Reform Project.

07/15/2025

REMINDER: GLN Meeting Wednesday, 7/16/25, 7PM

OUR GUESTS:
7:00 - Charlie Ream from OakDOT (to present 35% plans for the Grand Avenue Complete Streets Paving Project, and take feedback on design elements of the project including parking and loading zones in the Grand Lake District Area)
and
7:45 - Councilmember Charlene Wang (to discuss neighborhood issues and bright spots!)
WHEN: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 7 - 8:30PM
WHERE: Barnett Hall, next to Lakeshore Baptist Church, 3534 Lakeshore, Oakland

07/10/2025

Our next meeting is at 7:00 – 8:30 PM on Wednesday July 16th, 2025 at Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church, 3534 Lakeshore Avenue. The meeting is in Barnett Hall, up the driveway to the left of the main sanctuary building. Our guests will be Charlie Ream from OakDOT (to discuss the Grand Lake Paving Plan) and Councilmember Charlene Wang (to discuss neighborhood issues and bright spots!)

Please join us at our next Grand Lake Neighbors meeting Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 7 - 9PM. It will be in the Lakes...
02/24/2025

Please join us at our next Grand Lake Neighbors meeting Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 7 - 9PM. It will be in the Lakeshore Baptist Church main building at 3534 Lakeshore Avenue in Oakland. We'll be welcoming all six District 2 candidates for the open City Council position at a lively in-person forum. Please register to attend by visiting https://grandlakeneighbors.org We hope to see you there!

01/14/2025

Grand Lake Neighbors
The next Grand Lake Neighbors (OPD beats 14Y and 16X) meeting is this Wednesday, January 15, from 7 - 8:30PM. It will be in Barnett Hall, just past Lakeshore Baptist Church on Lakeshore Avenue.
We hope to see you there!

Agenda:

1. OPD crime and safety reports
2. District 2 Council updates
3. Meet Zac Unger, new council member for District 1
4. Planning for a March Candidate Forum for the District 2 Council seat

11/18/2024

Our November Grand Lake Neighbors meeting is November 20, 2024, 7:00 - 8:30PM
Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church, 3534 Lakeshore Ave
In Barnett Hall, up the driveway to the left of the sanctuary

AGENDA:
1. Crime and safety reports from OPD
2. Reopening Oakland Fire Station #10
The fire station closest to us, fire station #10 at 172 Santa Clara Ave., has been closed since 2022. It was originally closed for maintenance and improvements to the firehouse. Oakland’s budget woes may keep it closed for an extended period. What can we do to get this fire station open again?
3. Council District 1 updates
4. Council District 2 updates
5. The Future of Grand Lake Neighbors
Grand Lake Neighbors has been involved in neighborhood activism since the 90s. We’ve worked on public safety issues, hosted candidate debates, helped close down problem bars, attracted new businesses to the commercial districts, and much more. It’s time to bring new energy to the group, establish a new list of priorities, and develop an action plan for the next year or two. Plus, David and Eric, GLN’s long time co-chairs, committed to run the group through 2020, but the pandemic caused us to extend that commitment. Now it’s time to develop a succession plan.

· What issues do you think are most important in the Grand Lake area?
· What do you think needs to be done to address those issues?
· How are you willing to participate to achieve change?

Please join us at the November meeting to begin discussing the future of Grand Lake Neighbors. Working together we can make manifest improvements here in the Grand Lake area.

09/18/2024

There is no Grand Lake Neighbors meeting tonight (9/18/24). We'll see you in November.

03/19/2024

Our March, 2024 Grand Lake Neighbors meeting will be this Wednesday the 20th, from 7-8:30PM at Barnett Hall (up the driveway next to Lakeshore Baptist Church).

Here is the agenda:

- OPD beats 14Y and 16X reports (including discussion of the problems on Crescent Street)
- City Council office reports
- Supervisor Office Reports
- Introduction of new Splash Pad News editor Debra Chaplan
- Graffiti abatement kits: Yes, you can take one home with you!
- Discussion/resurrection of the September/October 2023 safety projects:
- Support & establish a police office on Lakeshore or Grand.
- Increase traffic enforcement and ending OPD’s no stop policy.
- Facilitate police access to video camera footage.
- Work to fill empty storefronts on Lakeshore.
- General neighborhood cleanups.

We hope to see you there!

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