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James Durgin of ‘Saving San Francisco' could face more time behind bars even after upcoming release
James Durgin will soon be a free man after spending nearly three months in San Francisco County jail for a probation violation, but he’s still due in federal court next week in connection to a recently filed vandalism charge. Bigad Shaban reports.
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Landlords say they're dropping eviction pursuit of elderly SF tenant and other tenants following NBC Bay Area story
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.
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VTA resumes auction process for old, idle buses after pandemic delays
For two years during the pandemic, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority was unable to process numerous old, retired buses for auction – a process that could have helped the South Bay transit agency recoup tens of thousands of public dollars it spent on the vehicles
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VTA resumes auction process for old, idle buses after pandemic delays
For two years during the pandemic, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority was unable to process numerous old, retired buses for auction – a process that could have helped the South Bay transit agency recoup tens of thousands of public dollars it spent on the vehicles. Candice Nguyen reports.
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94-year-old SF woman fighting eviction after 8 decades in same apartment
After real estate investors bought their building, Helen Byrne and her neighbors are at risk of being forced out of their rent-controlled apartments.
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94-year-old SF woman fighting eviction after 8 decades in same apartment
After real estate investors bought their building, Helen Byrne and her neighbors are at risk of being forced out of their rent-controlled apartments. Hilda Gutierrez reports.
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Reckoning: An NBC Bay Area investigation
A new wave of abuse lawsuits is hitting catholic institutions across California. Raj Mathai speaks with investigative reporter Candice Nguyen on NBC Bay Area’s latest investigative special.
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Could sun's energy source be replicated on Earth to power neighborhoods?
Scientists and engineers believe we are the closest we have ever been to figuring out how to harness nuclear fusion as a commercial energy source to power homes, businesses, and just about everything else that relies on electricity or fuel. Bigad Shaban has more.
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Tech companies aim to harness nuclear fusion in ways never been done before
Globally, more than 40 tech companies are experimenting with 20 different methods in hopes of recreating the same type of energy process that has powered the sun and other stars for billions of years.
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Tech companies aim to harness nuclear fusion in ways that have never been done before
Long hailed as an impossibility, harnessing nuclear fusion to power homes, businesses, cars, and even airplanes is now widely viewed by scientists and engineers as a very real prospect that would undoubtedly and dramatically reshape energy consumption around the world. Bigad Shaban reports.
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Legal war over at-risk Oakland hillside
An Oakland neighborhood is fighting with the city over who will pay to fix a once innovative, but now failing drainage system built to protect nearly two dozen hillside homes from the risk of landslides.
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Legal war over at-risk Oakland hillside
An Oakland neighborhood is fighting with the city over who will pay to fix a once innovative, but now failing drainage system built to protect nearly two dozen hillside homes from the risk of landslides. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.
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We Investigate: Sliding hillside fears
Is an East Bay hillside in danger of sliding? A community in Oakland says an underground water drainage system is failing and it’s putting their homes at risk. They also say, they can’t get any help repairing it. Investigative Reporter Jaxon Van Derbeken has the story.
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VTA clearing abandoned vehicles lot
A parking lot filled with dozens of VTA-branded Priuses and vans is finally being cleared out.
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Cruise offers to pay $112K in fines over allegations it misled regulators about driverless car
At a regulatory hearing on Tuesday, Cruise President Craig Glidden explained how the embattled autonomous vehicle company plans to make amends following accusations Cruise tried hiding details about an incident last year involving one of its driverless cars that left a pedestrian serious injured.
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Cruise pitches plan to make amends amid allegations it misled investigators
Top executives with the driverless car company Cruise appeared before a judge with the California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday. At issue is how Cruise plans to make amends in the wake of accusations the company attempted to hide details about an incident last year involving a Cruise driverless car that left a pedestrian seriously injured and hospitalized for more...
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Driverless Cruise car accused of almost hitting kids in two separate close calls one day apart
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.
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Driverless Cruise car accused of almost hitting 7-year-old, Feds probe similar incident one day prior
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. Bigad Shaban reports.
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Cruise driverless cars safety concerns
Problems appear to be piling up against driverless car company Cruise. On Tuesday, the company is being ordered to appear before California regulators to discuss its safety record.
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BART hit with more wet-weather braking headaches
BART’s new “Fleet of the Future” continues to be hobbled by wet weather braking issues despite this year’s comparatively mild weather conditions, with one recent storm sending five entire trains in for wheel resurfacing due to unexpected braking. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.