#west-oakland

#west-oakland

OAKLAND - A 42-year-old woman was shot Sunday night while she was sitting in her parked car in West Oakland, authorities said. The woman was in stable condition Monday at a hospital where she was being treated for a wound to her lower leg, authorities said. The shooting happened about 8:39 p.m. Sunday in the 1700 block of Goss Street. The woman, who lives nearby, told police she was sitting in her car when she heard gunfire and realized she had been wounded.

OAKLAND - An Oakland elementary school canceled classes and officials locked down the campus Wednesday after an unmarked van with a Department of Homeland Security license plate was sighted in the area.

OAKLAND Three San Francisco boys, ages 15 and 16, were arrested in the Tuesday morning carjacking of a woman and an attempted carjacking where the car owner was knocked to the ground and punched and kicked, authorities said. Additional suspects were being sought in the West Oakland incidents. About 4:31 a.m. Tuesday a 31-year-old woman had her SUV stolen by several suspects including one who may have had a firearm in the 1100 block of 30th Street, authorities said.

OAKLAND A 67-year-old man fatally shot outside his West Oakland home last week was an innocent victim hit by a stray bullet fired during a gun battle between the occupants of moving vehicles, police said. Tony Jerome Norman was shot about 5 p.m. Aug. 27 after walking home from BART to his residence in the 700 block of 17th Street after completing his shift as a security guard at a San Francisco Kaiser Permanente hospital.

Gunshots were reported around 5 p.m. in the 700 block of 17th Street, according to the Oakland Police Department. Officers arrived to find a person suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Medical personnel pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Police did not publicly identify the person.

Prescott Meats quietly shuttered just months after opening in West Oakland's Prescott Market, known for its loaded Reuben sandwiches, pasture-raised meats and made-to-order foods.

The unconventional pizza toppings at Spinning Dough, including bright purple ube and sweet-and-savory longanisa, have set it apart in the competitive world of pizzerias.