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Got a Contractor Problem? This Agency Can Help
NBC Bay Area Responds frequently receives consumer complaints from our viewers concerning home improvement contractors. These range from disputes over the quality of work to charges and costs. In some cases, homeowners tell us their contractor committed fraud, or took payment and abandoned an unfinished project. The good news: California state law provides many protections for homeowners that can help…
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East Bay Woman Gets Credit After Encapsulation Charge
NBC Bay Area Responds to a Martinez woman who says that she paid more than she should have for remodeling work.
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Bay Area Entertainer's ‘Illegal' Windows Bring the Pain (and Panes)
When a former America’s Got Talent contestant asked for our help, the NBC Bay Area Responds team snapped into action.
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Bay Area Entertainer's ‘Illegal' Windows Bring the Pain (and Panes)
When a former America’s Got Talent contestant asked for our help, the NBC Bay Area Responds team snapped into action. NBC Bay Area viewers with problematic home improvement projects frequently ask us for a helping hand all the time — and we snap to it.
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Barry Bonds, Former Players React to Giants' Peter Magowan's Passing
Two of the greatest players of all time, anda host of other current and former Giants, shared their respects after Peter Magowan’s death.
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SF Attorney Ordered to Stop Practicing Law, Accused of Defrauding Elderly Client
San Francisco-based attorney Drexel Bradshaw has been ordered to stop practicing law while the California Supreme Court weighs in on whether he should officially lose his law license.
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SF Attorney Ordered to Stop Practicing Law
San Francisco-based attorney Drexel Bradshaw has been ordered to stop practicing law while the California Supreme Court weighs in on whether he should officially lose his law license.
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$24,000 Sent to Business in Error — And It Kept the Cash
A condo owner sent a $24,000 check to the wrong contractor by mistake. When the business owner failed to restore the full payment, NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura demanded answers.
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$24,000 Sent to Business in Error – And It Kept the Cash
A condo owner sent a $24,000 check to the wrong contractor by mistake. When the business owner failed to restore the full payment, NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura demanded answers.
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SJ Homeowner Down $10K, Blames Solar Company
NBC Bay Area Responds to a San Jose homeowner who believes she’s out close to $10,000. She blames a solar company. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura reports.
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Solar Installer Denies Wrongdoing in $9K Tax Dispute
Complaints about solar installations have nearly doubled. Sales practices are often to blame.
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Consumers Scammed by Contractors They Found on Popular Website
Bay Area homeowners relied on a popular website to find a contractor they could trust. But we found many you can’t trust – many who are breaking the law from the moment they first make contact.
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3 Contractors Arrested on Suspicion of Grand Theft, Elder Abuse, Conspiracy
Three Sonoma County construction contractors were arrested on suspicion of numerous offenses after they allegedly took advantage of customers, officials with the Contractors State License Board announced Friday.
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General Contractor in Berkeley Balcony Collapse Case Faces Possible License Suspension, Revocation
A state agency is seeking to revoke the contractor license for the builders of the Berkeley complex where a rotting balcony collapsed and killed six people last year, concluding that the builders ignored specifications that the structure be supported with beams treated against wood rot.
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Oakland A's Honor Family of Fallen Hayward Police Officer Sgt. Scott Lunger During Pregame Ceremony
The Oakland Athletes honored the family of fallen Hayward police officer Sgt. Scott Lunger prior to Sunday’s game against the Houston Astros.