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Here's why California's $456M 911 upgrade went sideways: sources, records indicate
Newly released internal records show insiders on California’s troubled $456 million Next Generation 911 project lost confidence in the system’s chief architect years before he left the state agency overseeing the overhaul.
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Blue Shield in hot seat after San Francisco firefighter's cancer care denied
San Francisco Supervisors have called for a government hearing on Wednesday to understand how often the city’s more than 40,000 employees and retirees, including firefighters, have had their medical claims denied by city-funded insurance providers.
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Federal judge warns ICE detention challenges are overwhelming his court
He says judges are ordering the release of immigrant detainees in most habeas cases, calling this a “tension point” in U.S. history.
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Woman wins $3.5 million in lawsuit alleging counselor impregnated her at San Jose rehab
A Bay Area woman was awarded $3.5 million in damages by a Santa Clara County civil jury after suing a San Jose rehab facility, alleging she was impregnated by an uncredentialed counselor while seeking treatment for alcohol addiction.
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Beloved firefighter tearfully reacts to insurance denial of Stage 4 cancer drugs
Blue Shield of California determined the veteran first responder is ineligible for immunotherapy, citing FDA and Medicare guidelines.
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E-bike crash fractured her skull, so California teen set course for reform
Amelia Stafford spoke with the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit about how an accident that nearly killed her set her on a course to change safety laws in California.
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AI deepfakes are costing billions in fraud. Can you detect one? Take our quiz
Do you think you can tell the difference between a real person and an AI-generated clone? New research finds you probably can’t.
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‘We've all of a sudden become political pawns': Fired SF immigration judge speaks out
After eight years as a San Francisco immigration judge and 25 years of service to the federal government, immigration Judge Ila Deiss learned she was being fired last Thursday in a three-sentence email.
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SF Archdiocese removes priest from ministry, survivors file complaints against Archbishop
Blasting Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone for his steadfast refusal to release a list of suspected abusers within the ranks of San Francisco clergy, abuse survivors and their attorneys publicly named living priests who they say abused them for years.
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CA's ‘disastrous' Next Gen 911 rollout delaying life-saving help, records show
California’s massive overhaul of its aging, landline-based emergency call system is years behind schedule and has been plagued by safety issues, sources and documents report.
