NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit

Since the start of the pandemic, many architects have received a steady stream of requests from clients wanting to rebuild or renovate their current office spaces in order to safely lure back weary employees and customers. Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban has the story.

Since the start of the pandemic, many architects have received a steady stream of requests from clients wanting to rebuild or renovate their current office spaces in order to safely lure back weary employees and customers. Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban has the story.

Some local teams have adopted headgear – the soft-shell helmets designed for the girls’ game – but most players still choose not to wear them.

Some local teams have adopted headgear – the soft-shell helmets designed for the girls’ game – but most players still choose not to wear them. Janelle Wang reports.

A Martinez woman who had her kitchen remodeled by Home Depot discovered a charge on her bill called “encapsulation.” She was able to prove that the service was not necessary or requested, but after six weeks of attempts at a refund she had not received a response. NBC Bay Area’s Chris Chmura responds.

NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit looked into the incident and found out San Jose’s Parks Department uses several herbicides – including Roundup – to maintain its dog parks and public spaces. And public records show that many cities in the Bay Area continue to use the chemical despite California labeling it as potentially carcinogenic.

An NBC Bay Area investigation reveals that many cities are continuing to use glyphosate-based herbicides like Roundup, despite public health concerns. NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Team Reports.

Less than a week after NBC Bay Area published an investigation finding more than a dozen possible shell companies may have provided false employment records to thousands of foreign students, one of those companies filed paperwork in Nevada to legally dissolve.

A months-long joint investigation between NBC Bay Area and NBC News found thousands of foreign students may have used false employment records at more than a dozen potential shell companies to illegally stay in the country after attending American universities. Stephen Stock reports on a story that first aired Wednesday, Nov. 27.

State regulators have cited PG&E for violating a dozen utility safety regulations in the Camp Fire last year, saying the company failed to heed warning signs about the aging tower blamed for the fire and its pre-fire inspection efforts were flawed and “ineffective.”

High Speed Rail’s latest construction spending numbers show that the promise of “rammed up construction” over the summer of 2019 barely materialized, putting the overall project further behind schedule and threatening to derail High Speed Rail from a federal deadline which could jeopardize final completion.

A new regulatory audit of PG&E’s transmission system where the Camp Fire broke out found the company was late in fixing 900 problems on its towers and other equipment, including two critical threats that regulators say languished more than 600 days before being repaired.

Spending and construction on California’s High Speed Rail project slowed down once again last month. Senior investigative reporter Stephen Stock sat down with CEO Brian Kelly to find out how high speed rail can possibly get back on track.

Photos obtained by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit reveal that several hooks on the Caribou-Palermo transmission line after the Camp Fire last year show significant long-term wear — besides the hook that failed and sparked the fire. Investigative reporter Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

Photos obtained by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit reveal that several hooks on the Caribou-Palermo transmission line after the Camp fire last year show significant long-term wear – besides the hook that failed and sparked the fire.

An NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit analysis of newly obtained inspection records reveals that eight towers on the aging PG&E transmission system blamed in the Camp Fire had passed inspections just days before the blaze, only to fail emergency climbing inspections the company conducted in the days after. Investigative reporter Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

An NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit analysis of newly obtained inspection records reveals that eight towers on the aging PG&E transmission system blamed in the Camp Fire had passed inspections just days before the blaze, only to fail emergency climbing inspections the company conducted in the days after.

Congress is taking up an issue our Investigative Unit exposed nearly three years ago. United States war veterans who aren’t citizens being deported after they served. Hearings on Capitol Hill on Wednesday featured veterans who told us their stories. Senior Investigative Reporter Stephen Stock reports.

A law proposed this week on Capitol Hill aims to pave the way for bringing deported veterans back to the United States.

PG&E told regulators in a report filed Thursday that a broken jumper cable on a transmission tower may have been to blame for the Kincade Fire on Wednesday, confirming that the company had not turned off power to its highest voltage equipment during shutoffs that began earlier that day.