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San Quentin Prison Faces New COVID Outbreak, Sparking Fears of 2020 All Over Again
San Quentin State Prison was the site of one of the country’s worst Covid outbreaks during the early months of the pandemic. More than 2,000 people incarcerated or working at the prison caught the virus in 2020 and 28 people died.
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Civil Grand Jury Accuses Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith of Corruption
A Santa Clara County civil grand jury accused Sheriff Laurie Smith of corruption, with formal accusations filed Tuesday in court.
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VTA Gunman Previously Flagged by Homeland Security: WSJ Report
Federal border security agents previously questioned VTA gunman Samuel Cassidy in 2016 after finding books about terrorism and a notebook filled with notes detailing his hatred for his employer, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Thursday.
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COVID-19 Still Spiking in California Farm Fields
An NBC Bay Area investigation reveals a severe COVID crisis in a community of essential workers who feel abandoned.
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COVID Contradiction? Churches Get Federal PPP Money While Defying Local Health Orders
An NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit analysis of Federal SBA Paycheck Protection Program records found at least a dozen California churches got millions of dollars in Federal taxpayer COVID-19 relief money while, at the same time, defying local government health rules meant to reduce the spread of COVID.
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Former Palo Alto Police Officer Charged After Violent 2018 Arrest of City Resident
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office filed two misdemeanor charges Tuesday against a former Palo Alto Police officer more than a year after surveillance video appeared to show him striking a handcuffed resident and slamming his head against a car windshield.
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Following the CARES ACT Money: Why Some Small Businesses See Little to No Relief
Since March, in four separate pieces of congressionally approved legislation including the CARES Act, the federal government has spent more than $810 billion backing small business loans, yet several local business owners tell the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit that those federal dollars have yet to find their way to those who need it the most. Stephen Stock reports.
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COVID-19 Outbreaks May Arise From Immigrant Detention Centers, Doctors Say
Doctors fear a wave of new infections will explode into communities around ICE detention centers.
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Calif. Agency Warns of Devastating Impact From Rising Seas in Bay Area
An investigation by NBC Bay Area has found more than two dozen major construction projects worth billions of dollars – either recently completed or still in development or – located in areas along San Francisco Bay that scientific computer models show will be flooded or surrounded by water by 2050 or earlier.
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Adopted Abroad as Infants, Raised in US, and Now — They May Face Deportation
An NBC Bay Area investigation has discovered tens of thousands of U.S. residents, adopted as infants from foreign countries, and raised in the United States, now face possible deportation – because they are technically not citizens.
