Investigations

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Investigations

May 11, 2012 Share

Your Cash Funds Erectile Dysfunction Studies

Chief Investigative Reporter Tony Kovaleski and the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit show you how much federal stimulus money UCSF received for studies into sexual history and erectile dysfunction. Read More

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May 10, 2012 Share

Tech Companies Get Millions in Stimulus Funds

Investigative reporter Stephen Stock uncovers some surprising winners in the quest to land millions of your tax dollars. Read More

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May 8, 2012 Share

School Bus Drivers, Records Point to Problems

The transportation manager of a consortium of East Bay school districts, has pledged to dig deeper following an NBC Bay Area investigation that raised concerns about the maintenance of his fleet. The consortium contracts with Durha... Read More

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May 7, 2012 Share

Travel Warning System Questioned

Elyce Kirchner and the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit find that the U.S. State Department cannot verify the accuracy of the information it uses to issue travel advisories to Americans. Read More

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May 4, 2012 Share

How Google Execs Get to Fly at NASA Ames

Is there favoritism at NASA Ames? NBC Bay Area investigative reporter Stephen Stock has been pouring over government contracts and flight records to see if the people who run Google are getting special access to the Bay... Read More

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May 3, 2012 Share

VTA Admits Problem With Fare Evaders

Tony Kovaleski and the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit conduct a hidden camera investigation exposing how South Bay tax dollars are slipping through the tracks on VTA's light rail system. This story was posted on 05/04/12... Read More

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Apr 30, 2012 Share

San Jose Dealership Doesn't Pay 70k Contract

NBC Bay Area investigation leads dealer to pay Santa Cruz woman Read More

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May 18, 2012 Share

How Google Execs Get to Fly at NASA Ames

NBC Bay Area's Investigative Unit looks at the relationship between NASA and Google executives. Stephen Stock reports.

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Apr 26, 2012 Share

SJ Sticker Shock: the Price Tag of Tagging

Southern California company overcharges for graffiti cleanup in the city of San Jose. The Investigative Unit finds hundreds of examples of exaggerated square footage, but city insists, "they do a great job." Read More

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Apr 23, 2012 Share

CHP Not Acting on Potentially Dangerous School Buses

NHTSA has started a preliminary evaluation of 5,000 International CE school buses built in 2008 after two complaints that the buses stalled without warning. CHP can't tell NBC Bay Area if any of these potentially dangerous buses are in California. This story was published April 23, 2012 at 8:42 p.m.