INVESTIGATIVE

The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit analyzed hundreds of thousands of 311 complaints to understand how the pandemic has impacted San Francisco’s notoriously dirty streets

The Investigative Unit looks into the bizarre circumstances in Fremont, Calif., that critics say reveal a big loophole in Airbnb’s policy that impacts other small landlords.

Citing a “failed record in safety,” the president of the state Public Utilities Commission notified PG&E Tuesday that regulators are in the midst of the “fact finding” needed before potentially pursuing a state takeover of the utility over apparent lapses in wildfire prevention efforts.

State regulators Tuesday let PG&E know they’ve launched a fact-finding review of the company which could be the first step toward an attempted government takeover of the utility.

The Investigative Unit looks into the bizarre circumstances in Fremont, Calif., that critics say reveal a big loophole in Airbnb’s policy that impacts other small landlords. Candice Nguyen reports.

The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit analyzed hundreds of thousands of 311 complaints to understand how the pandemic has impacted San Francisco’s notoriously dirty streets. Bigad Shaban reports.

A woman entangled in a messy homeowner-renter dispute with a San Mateo family agrees to an interview with The Investigative Unit after being accused of taking advantage of the pandemic and the legal system to live rent-free.

PG&E acknowledged in a court filing Wednesday that it believes a Gray Pine tree targeted in Cal Fire’s probe of the Zogg fire was left standing despite being earmarked for removal two years before the deadly blaze in Shasta County.

After a San Mateo family’s year-long battle with a woman renting a room in their house, the family said Tuesday their nightmare is nearly over.

The Investigative Unit examines how a local pandemic shut-down order forced a San Mateo family out of their own home, they say.

Sonoma County officials filed a $100 million negligence lawsuit Tuesday against PG&E, seeking costs for fighting the wildfire and rebuilding lands and infrastructure destroyed in the Kincade fire last year.

Sonoma County is suing Pacific Gas and Electric over last year’s Kincade Fire. The lawsuit accuses one of the utility’s loose power lines of sparking the largest wildfires every in the county. Investigative Reporter Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

Terminally ill plaintiffs, who were supposed to be guaranteed expedited trials in light of their deteriorating medical conditions, are still waiting for their day in court, according to an NBC Bay Area investigation.

Terminally ill plaintiffs, who were supposed to be guaranteed expedited trials in light of their deteriorating medical conditions, are still waiting for their day in court, according to an NBC Bay Area investigation. NBC Bay Area Senior Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban has the story.

The most important thing to get right in every election, of course, is the actual vote. Senior Investigative Reporter Stephen Stock is at the registrar’s office in San Mateo County with a look at how ballots are being counted.

As Cal Fire battles a record fire season, it has lost a fight in state court and must now pay $15 million in sanctions for what a judge called a four-year-long campaign of “egregious” evidentiary violations in its probe of the 2007 Moonlight Fire, including allegations of lying, fraud and withholding of evidence.

As Cal Fire battles a record fire season, it has lost a fight in state court and must now pay $15 million in sanctions for what a judge called a four-year-long campaign of “egregious” evidentiary violations in its probe of the 2007 Moonlight Fire, including allegations of lying, fraud and withholding of evidence. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

It’s not COVID-19, but some experts now warn another major threat to the Bay Area is growing every day and it’s been made worse by the pandemic. The Investigative Unit discovered COVID has sickened budgets and timelines meant to deal with rising sea levels. Senior Investigator Stephen Stock reports.

NBC Bay Area investigation shows how COVID crippled efforts to prevent flood damage from sea level rise.

A woman entangled in a messy homeowner-renter dispute with a San Mateo family agrees to an interview with The Investigative Unit after being accused of taking advantage of the pandemic and the legal system to live rent-free. Candice Nguyen reports.