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VTA resumes auction process for old, idle buses after pandemic delays
For two years during the pandemic, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority was unable to process numerous old, retired buses for auction – a process that could have helped the South Bay transit agency recoup tens of thousands of public dollars it spent on the vehicles
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Landlords say they're dropping eviction pursuit of elderly SF tenant and other tenants following NBC Bay Area story
One day following an NBC Bay Area story on the possible eviction of Helen Byrne, 94, from her San Francisco apartment of eight decades, the property’s owners say they now plan to allow Byrne and the building’s other tenants to remain in their homes.
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New PG&E rate hike approved by CPUC
The Public Utilities Commission approved a PG&E rate hike Thursday that will add about $5 a month to the average bill – and it could begin as soon as next month.
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PG&E seeks break on part of a $1 billion payment to wildfire bailout fund
Despite profits of more than $2 billion last year, PG&E recently told regulators that it is in such a financial bind that it needs more time to make a $1 billion payment.
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Accused Los Gatos mom's new attorney speaks publicly for first time
South Bay mother, Shannon O’Connor, officially retained a new criminal defense attorney in her high profile case that’s been fraught with court delays. O’Connor, from Los Gatos, has been awaiting trial in jail for nearly three years since her arrest in June 2021. She has never spoken publicly. In an interview outside court Wednesday, private defens... -
94-year-old SF woman fighting eviction after 8 decades in same apartment
After real estate investors bought their building, Helen Byrne and her neighbors are at risk of being forced out of their rent-controlled apartments.
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Reckoning
NBC Bay Area investigates into a new wave of lawsuits accusing Catholic clergy of sexually abusing children.
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Tech companies aim to harness nuclear fusion in ways never been done before
Globally, more than 40 tech companies are experimenting with 20 different methods in hopes of recreating the same type of energy process that has powered the sun and other stars for billions of years.
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Oakland upgrades non-emergency calling system amid communication dispatch crisis
The City of Oakland and the Oakland Police Department launched a new automated answering system for OPD’s non-emergency line in February, aimed at improving long wait times for callers. The city’s non-emergency line is crucial to preventing additional backlog in Oakland’s already struggling 911 system.
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Legal war over at-risk Oakland hillside
An Oakland neighborhood is fighting with the city over who will pay to fix a once innovative, but now failing drainage system built to protect nearly two dozen hillside homes from the risk of landslides.
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SF's Millennium Tower now may be sinking in the center
The engineer of the so-called fix of the troubled Millennium Tower in San Francisco recently acknowledged there’s been less than expected tilt improvement over the first six months of the $120 million project’s completion.
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VTA prepares abandoned fleet for auction to recover taxpayer dollars after NBC Bay Area investigation
The VTA is starting to take first steps to properly retire 95 paratransit cars and vans after a recent report by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit.
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VTA clearing abandoned vehicles lot
A parking lot filled with dozens of VTA-branded Priuses and vans is finally being cleared out.
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1-on-1: Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao talks 911 calling crisis, state deadline, HR fallout
After months of declining interview requests, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao sits down with NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit about this life-or-death issue she inherited.
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Pregnancy rights battle: California female prison guards sue employer over denied accommodations
In a lengthy legal battle, hundreds of female prison guards in California are fighting for their rights against the state’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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Cruise offers to pay $112K in fines over allegations it misled regulators about driverless car
At a regulatory hearing on Tuesday, Cruise President Craig Glidden explained how the embattled autonomous vehicle company plans to make amends following accusations Cruise tried hiding details about an incident last year involving one of its driverless cars that left a pedestrian serious injured.