Tennis courts near Lake Merritt that had been taken over by a homeless encampment have reopened for tennis players once more now that the people experiencing homelessness have been successfully moved into supportive housing and the courts renovated, Oakland officials said.
City Council members and others officially welcomed back the Athol Plaza tennis courts at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, followed by a youth and adult tennis tournament.
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