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BART says cracks on new fleet gearboxes ‘not a safety concern'
Cracks have been found on the gearboxes of dozens of BART’s Fleet of the Future train cars – sometimes after only one year in service – according to a new analysis ordered by state regulators and obtained by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit under the state’s Public Records Act.
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‘It's hard to be here, but we are here': SF Black Wall Street expands its mission
A nonprofit in the Bay Area wants to expand in hopes of preserving Black culture and businesses.
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Firefighter's insurance battle has Mayor Lurie concerned for other first responders
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie says Blue Shield of California’s decision to deny cancer treatment for a longtime firefighter late last year now has him concerned about thousands of other city employees and retirees who maintain their city-backed health insurance plans through Blue Shield.
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Blue Shield explains why doctor's 3-hour call to insurance company led nowhere
Blue Shield of California says a “routing” problem with its internal phone system, and not the merits of a San Francisco firefighter’s insurance appeal, is to blame for why the patient’s oncologist was unable to submit his appeal over the phone after calling the number listed on Blue Shield’s denial letter and spending hours on the call.
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After failed 911 calls, man's death may be linked to California's flawed upgrade
When Rickey Spivey Towner had a heart attack in his Coachella Valley home last September, his stepdaughter Megan Conner found him unconscious and called 911. But there was a problem: The equipment used to answer 911 calls at the Desert Hot Springs Police Department malfunctioned and Conner couldn’t connect with a dispatcher for more than two minutes, according to dispatch…
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Are GLP-1 compounds safe? Not from this SF company and WA supplier, whistleblowers say
A San Francisco-based weight loss startup, Mochi Health, is currently under a firestorm of scrutiny after working with pharmaceutical supplier Aqueita Pharmacy.
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Exclusive: Cain Velasquez sits down for first TV interview since release from prison
Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez sat down with NBC Bay Area for his first television interview since serving time in prison for attempted murder.
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Here's why California's $456M 911 upgrade went sideways: sources, records indicate
Newly released internal records show insiders on California’s troubled $456 million Next Generation 911 project lost confidence in the system’s chief architect years before he left the state agency overseeing the overhaul.
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Iranian asylum seeker detained by ICE after US strikes
Less than a week after the joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran in late February, a South Bay couple from Iran seeking asylum said Department of Homeland Security agents showed up at their apartment, detained the husband and questioned his pregnant wife about their ties to Iran’s government.
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Taxis, methadone patients, millions of tax dollars at center of Medi-Cal fraud investigation
At least two public agencies in Silicon Valley are investigating alleged fraud involving California’s Medi-Cal program.
