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James Durgin, the central figure in NBC Bay Area’s docuseries ‘Saving San Francisco,’ was ordered released from jail on Friday after a judge sentenced him to time already served for violating the terms of his promotion. Senior Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban has more.

James Durgin, whose sordid and storied past was chronicled in the NBC Bay Area docuseries ‘Saving San Francisco,’ is expected to be released from jail on Friday, according to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.

The national headlines have been devastating for San Francisco describing the city as everything from “dangerous” to “deserted.” Major retailers are abandoning the city, citing more crime and fewer customers. Our streaming series “Saving San Francisco” takes on those issues as well as other serious problems plaguing the city. Senior Investigative R...

Despite initial progress in the first phase of the so-called fix earlier this year, the sinking and leaning Millennium Tower in San Francisco is now tilting more to the west than ever, according to monitoring data reviewed by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

Despite initial progress in the first phase of the so-called fix earlier this year, the sinking and leaning Millennium Tower in San Francisco is now tilting more to the west than ever, according to monitoring data reviewed by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit.

There are new concerns about San Francisco’s Millennium Tower. Is the leaning and sinking luxury tower earthquake safe? NBC Bay Area’s Jaxon Van Derbeken takes a closer look.

Wanted by police and spotted naked, again, walking along the streets of San Francisco. That’s just part of the update regarding the central figure in our streaming series “Saving San Francisco.” Senior Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban has the latest in the sordid saga.

James Durgin, 54, is on the run after abandoning a court-mandated drug rehab program. San Francisco police and officers with the U.S. Park Police are now looking for Durgin, an unhoused man with a troubled past, who was required to remain in the live-in rehab program for at least one year as part of a court order issued last summer.

As work advances on the final phase of the so-called fix of the tilting Millennium Tower, a recent computer model predicts that when complete, the $100 million project will offset about half of the additional tilt the high-rise has experienced since the effort to secure it began in 2021. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

As work advances on the final phase of the so-called fix of the tilting Millennium Tower, a recent computer model predicts that when complete, the $100 million project will offset about half of the additional tilt the high-rise has experienced since the effort to secure it began in 2021.

Millennium Tower fix engineers have scrapped an elaborate strategy designed to prevent more tilting at the troubled high-rise as they push to complete the project – a shift in strategy that critics say amounts to gambling, but monitoring data suggests is paying off so far.

Millennium Tower “fix” engineers have scrapped an elaborate strategy designed to prevent more tilting at the troubled high-rise as they push to complete the project – a shift in strategy that critics say amounts to gambling, but monitoring data suggests is paying off so far. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.