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Conflict of Interest? Agreement Allowed Google to Pay Wages for Sunnyvale City Employees
Government officials paid with tax dollars have a duty to serve the public. But when the salaries of city employees are paid by private corporations, who do they really answer to? The Investigative Unit uncovered the details of an arrangement between the City of Sunnyvale and Google, and its raising some eyebrows about a potential conflict of interest. Investigative reporter...
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Law Enforcement Struggles to Catch Fraudulent Uber and Lyft Drivers
An NBC Bay Area investigation has exposed that drivers continue to create accounts with stolen information and rent them out to anyone willing to pay. It started with a Lyft account and recently NBC Bay Area was able to rent several Uber accounts. The app history on one account shows cars logged more than 200 trips in just a few...
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Injuries at Indoor Trampoline Parks on the Rise; Safety Oversight Lacking
As indoor trampoline parks jump in popularity, so does the number of people getting hurt. And it’s not just “ice-it” injuries. Investigative reporter Liz Wagner dug through 911 calls to local trampoline parks and found the injuries – mostly among kids – can be pretty serious. This story aired on Feb. 4, 2019.
