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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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Driverless trucks and robot deliveries promise fewer traffic jams than robotaxis
Driverless technology is likely to scale faster and farther when its used to transport goods instead of people, according to autonomous vehicle experts who spoke to the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit.
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‘I lost my childhood': Church abuse victims face lifetime of trauma
NBC Bay Area has interviewed dozens of alleged victims and reviewed hundreds of recent lawsuits. Struggles with addiction, self-harm and legal trouble are common.
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VA secretary touts new equity team designed to combat benefit disparities for Black veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday the creation of a new equity team tasked with investigating and combatting disparities in the denial of benefits for Black vets.
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University of California Blasted for Slow Return of Native American Remains, Artifacts
The University of California is failing to return hundreds of thousands of Native American remains and artifacts to their tribes of origin, despite a decades-long legal mandate to do so, according to a recent state audit.
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Church Sex Scandal Widens: Hundreds More Catholic Clergy Accused Across CA
Plaintiffs’ attorneys say 1500 new lawsuits have been filed against the Roman Catholic Church in Northern CA alone. The Investigative Unit has independently reviewed nearly 700 of them.
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Where is Father Castillo? New Answers on Oakland Priest Who Left Country After Abuse Claims
Four years after an Oakland priest seemingly vanished after being accused of sexually abusing two minors, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has new answers on what happened to Fr. Alexander Castillo, in addition to a never-before published letter where the priest professes his innocence and blames another clergy member for his suspension.
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SJ Fire Engine Records Shed New Light on Video of Bikini-Clad Woman Leaving Truck and Entering Strip Club
Internal records from the San Jose Fire Department are shedding new light on a stunning video that surfaced last month showing a bikini-clad woman climb out of a fire engine and walk into the Pink Poodle, a well-known strip club in town.
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Now-Deceased California Priest Raped Teen and Gave Him HIV, Lawsuit Alleges
The allegations come at a time when Catholic dioceses across California are being hit with a wave of new child sex abuse lawsuits enabled by a recent state law.
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Parents of Danville Drowning Victim Speak Out Years After School Tragedy
More than four years after their son Benjamin drowned in a crowded pool during PE class at a Danville high school, Karen and Tom Curry feel the need to set the record straight about his death.
