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The encampment that's been spreading across the park adjacent to the Veterans Memorial Building all summer has recently jumped Grand Ave. and several tents are pitched on the banks of Lake Merritt, one of Oakland's most beloved public assets. This is terrible for Oakland, which yet to follow in San Francisco's footsteps in getting it's shops and office tenants to return to the city since the pandemic. This sort of thing is a big reason why.