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Tuesday, Jun 5, 2012 at 02:45 PM PDT

Measure B: Who’s Really Behind the Money?

NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit followed the money and uncovered who's funding the campaigns for and against San Jose's pension reform measure

Monday, May 21, 2012 at 08:16 AM PDT

NBC Bay Area's Investigative Unit Questions San Jose's Disability Retirement

NBC Bay Area's Jenna Susko investigates San Jose's disability retirement system with concerns that the system has little oversight. This was posted on May 20, 2012 at 11:21 p.m.

Monday, Apr 23, 2012 at 08:42 PM PDT

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 potential...

fan

Friday, Apr 27, 2012 at 06:58 AM PDT

Lawmakers Kill Plan for Fan Violence Rules

Call for new law follows NBC Bay Area investigation

pension reform

Friday, Apr 27, 2012 at 07:26 AM PDT

SJ Workers Win Latest Budget Reform Battle

An update to the controversial pension reform ballot measure in San Jose.

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Chief Investigator Tony Kovaleski leads The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit, home to some of the country's top investigative reporters. The unit is dedicated to uncovering the truth, holding the powerful accountable and making the Bay Area a better place to live. Do you have a story for the unit to investigate? Contact TheUnit@NBCBayArea.com or call 888-996-TIPS.

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BART Stabbing Suspect Is Competent to Stand Trial: Judge

A judge ruled Wednesday that a transient is now mentally competent to stand trial on a murder charge for the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Nia Wilson at the MacArthur BART station in Oakland a year ago.

75 Yrs Later: Survivor's Story of Deadly Port Chicago Blast

The massive explosion on July 17, 1944, at the little-known Bay Area Navy base named Port Chicago, might not even register on the history radar for most people. But for William Ross, 92, the disaster is still as...

CHP Busts Carpool Lane Cheater Seen Driving With Mannequin

Reminder to drivers who hop in the carpool lane without any passengers with them: mannequins still don't pass as real passengers.

The Dos and Don'ts of Good Sleep

Tips on building healthy sleep habits so you can get the rest you need.

'El Chapo' Gets Life in US Prison, Rails About NYC 'Torture'

The Mexican drug lord known as "El Chapo" was sentenced to life plus 30 years in a U.S. prison Wednesday for convictions on murder conspiracy and drug charges, culminating an epic trafficking case that even...

SMART Leaders to Talk Recent String of Deaths Along Tracks

North Bay transit officials on Wednesday will discuss ways to deal with transit-related fatalities following a recent string of deaths along Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit tracks.