Advocates and former female firefighters say cultural issues in the San Jose Fire Department have fueled recent scandals and made life on the job tough for women in the service.

An alleged rape victim from San Mateo County is questioning the justice system after she says her rapist was offered and accepted a plea deal for a non-sex crime.

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.

After real estate investors bought their building, Helen Byrne and her neighbors are at risk of being forced out of their rent-controlled apartments.

NBC Bay Area investigates into a new wave of lawsuits accusing Catholic clergy of sexually abusing children.

The California DMV is investigating allegations a driverless Cruise vehicle nearly hit a 7-year-old boy after failing to yield to him and his family while they crossed the street in San Francisco last year, according to DMV records obtained by the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit.

Google’s sister company, Waymo, unveils new research showing a lower crash rate for its driverless vehicles compared to human drivers in San Francisco and Phoenix.

It’s been seven months since Santa Clara County’s Equal Opportunity Division (EOD) found the District Attorney’s chief investigator made a series of discriminatory workplace remarks about women, Black people, and transgender people, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation. 

An NBC Bay Area investigation reveals autonomous vehicles in California cannot be cited for moving traffic violations since transportation laws require tickets to be issued to actual “drivers.”

A former Palo Alto police officer pled guilty to two criminal charges Tuesday stemming from the violent arrest of a resident.