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South Bay Eateries Closer to Accountability
How clean is your favorite restaurant? Santa Clara County is now one step closer to holding restaurants accountable. Read More
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Addressing Hawaii’s Dangerous Destinations
Just several months into the year and one Hawaiian island is on pace to have a record number of drownings. The Investigative Unit uncovers how local leaders are dealing with the spike and asks: Should the state of Hawaii be... Read More
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Paper Trail Reveals DA's Hidden Payroll
The Investigative Unit uncovers documents that show the DA's office tracked free time off given to select employees who lost their bonus Read More
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Hawaii’s Dangerous Destinations: Revealed
Drownings are the leading cause of death for visitors to Hawaii, but one island is seeing a spike in the number of tragedies. Recently, three Bay Area tourists died there in separate incidents. Read More
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Second-in-Command at DTSC Steps Down
DTSC Chief Deputy Director Odette Madriago steps down just weeks after NBC Bay Area uncovered a stock portfolio full of investments into companies the department regulates. Vicky Nguyen reports on this latest development in... Read More
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No Discipline for Professor Who Admitted Crossing the Line
A San Jose State student says she was sexually assaulted in her professor’s office. He claims the relations were consensual. She spoke exclusively to Chief Investigative Reporter Tony Kovaleski because she is frustrated that... Read More
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Lead DA Demoted, Claims Retaliation
A demotion and a transfer of a lead attorney in the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office is sparking action from the attorneys’ union and the county and has that employee speaking out. Read More
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Berkeley Man Nearly Beaten to Death by CHP
It’s been almost two years since Olegs Kozacenko nearly lost his life after being beaten at the hands of the CHP. Neither the CHP nor the state Attorney General’s office will confirm whether or not the officers involved... Read More
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AG Opens Investigation into DA Rosen
The Attorney General's Office has initiated a civil investigation into Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen regarding his altering of time sheets to give free time off. It comes just weeks after the Investigative Unit exposed... Read More
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Peevey's Priority: Senate Hearing or Napa Winery?
In a hidden camera investigation, NBC Bay Area found California Public Utilities Commission president Michael Peevey at a conference in wine country instead of answering tough questions from senators in Read More
“He looked at me and touched me and said, ‘How do you want to better your grade?’” the student said while fighting back tears. “He kept coming closer to me and my body completely shut down. He continued to touch me and try to talk about the ways that I could better my grade.”
—Anonymous San Jose State University Student
—Anonymous San Jose State University Student
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Hawaii’s Dangerous Destinations: Revealed
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