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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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Senior Living Chain Attempted to Cover Up Fatal Poisonings, California Lawsuit Claims
The family of the first victim who died after Atria Senior Living staff accidentally served caustic cleaning chemical to dementia residents filed a lawsuit against the company Thursday.
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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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San Francisco Man Dies After Being Handcuffed, Held Down by Police and Fire Crews
Authorities are investigating the death of a 35-year-old man who twice told police and fire crews he couldn’t breathe as he was being held, face-down, after being handcuffed for several minutes, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has learned.
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San Francisco Skyscraper Tilting 3 Inches Per Year as Race to Fix Underway
The engineer responsible for the troubled fix of the Millennium Tower acknowledged Thursday that the building is continuing to tilt about 3 inches a year since work began.
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Deported Veterans Could Return to U.S. Under Proposed Law
A new push in U.S. Senate for legislation to stop deportation of immigrant veterans for minor crimes.
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Tilting Millennium Tower in San Francisco Faces New Plumbing Problem
The designer of the troubled fix for the sinking and tilting Millennium Tower recently briefed city officials about an especially unpleasant potential byproduct of the building’s settlement – sewer backups, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has learned.
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California's 900,000-Acre Dixie Fire Start Tied to Rotted Tree
A PG&E arborist has acknowledged the tree that fell onto a powerline and is suspected of starting the Dixie Fire, showed signs of rot – a finding that came as no surprise to one expert tracking the worsening epidemic of fungal disease in the densely-forested, drought-ravaged Sierra.
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Ghost Guns Sought by Violent Extremists, Tied to Thousands of Potential Crimes, Feds Warn
Untraceable, homemade firearms commonly known as “ghost guns” are turning up at potential crime scenes by the tens-of-thousands and have become popular weapons of choice among terrorists and violent extremists, according to leaked report from federal law enforcement officials.
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Why California Can't Build Affordable Housing
For nearly a decade California has been in the grips of a housing crisis, however, despite the urgent need for affordable housing, the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit found hundreds of vacant lots and empty sites meant to provide affordable housing to thousands of Bay Area residents, currently being used for nothing.
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What Will Offices, Homes Look Like Post-Pandemic?
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.
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Instacart Grocery Delivery Fees May Be Costing You More Than You Think
Many people are having their groceries delivered these days, and you might be using the Instacart app to get them. The service or delivery fee may seem like a small price to pay for the convenience but the I-Team has learned Instacart might be costing you more than you realize. Consumer investigator Randy Mac reports Feb. 10, 2021.
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PG&E Sued by Sonoma County Over Kincade Fire
Sonoma County officials filed a $100 million negligence lawsuit Tuesday against PG&E, seeking costs for fighting the wildfire and rebuilding lands and infrastructure destroyed in the Kincade fire last year.
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Renter Accused of Using Pandemic to Live Rent-Free Responds
A woman entangled in a messy homeowner-renter dispute with a San Mateo family agrees to an interview with The Investigative Unit after being accused of taking advantage of the pandemic and the legal system to live rent-free.
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Family Reclaims Home After Being Forced Out By Renter, They Say
After a San Mateo family’s year-long battle with a woman renting a room in their house, the family said Tuesday their nightmare is nearly over.
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Homeowner Rents Out Room During COVID. Now She Might Lose Her House
The Investigative Unit examines how a local pandemic shut-down order forced a San Mateo family out of their own home, they say.
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SFFD Probe: Firefighter Death Plunge Came After He ‘Inadvertently' Opened Water Valve
The San Francisco firefighter who fell to his death on Wednesday was knocked over by a water blast from a supply valve he “inadvertently” opened during a training drill, according to the department’s preliminary report obtained by the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit.
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First Black SFFD Fire Boat Engineer Claims He Was Denied Work Due to Race
A civil lawsuit filed Monday alleges a “whites only” color barrier at one of San Francisco Fire Department’s most coveted assignments – staffing the city’s fleet of fireboats. Lawrence Thomas has worked as a maritime engineer in the Bay Area for two decades, but it took him four years to get hired as a part-time reserve engineer in charge...
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‘The House Has Already Burned Down': An Inside Look at San Quentin's Outbreak
NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit spoke to more than 15 people who were locked up or working at San Quentin during one of the state’s worse coronavirus outbreaks.
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COVID at Work – State Sees 30% Rise in Safety Complaints
State regulators say they’ve received a flood of safety complaints from workers claiming their employers are not doing enough to protect against COVID-19.