Industry leader responds to CA's troubled Next Gen 911 rollout
Industry leaders are speaking out after major delays and issues with the state’s new 911 system.
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Oakland's 911 answer times are improving, according to state data
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Judge orders Trump administration to restore legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children
A federal judge in California on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore legal aid to tens of thousands of migrant children who are in the United States without a parent or guardian.
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Legal aid groups seek to block cancelled contracts to represent unaccompanied immigrant children
Legal aid groups representing unaccompanied minors are seeking a temporary restraining order halting federal contract cancellations.
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Residents oust San Jose HOA board over ‘ridiculous' fines, privacy concerns
Residents of a large San Jose condo complex are celebrating after successfully ousting an HOA board they say imposed excessive and petty fines.
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Heavy metals found in dust miles from Moss Landing battery fire
New data collected by nearby residents after the Moss Landing battery fire shows heavy metals in surface dust miles from the scene.
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Legally blind Oakland senior faces potential homelessness after judge sides with landlord
A legally blind senior in Oakland who suffers from a host of other medical issues faces the possibility of being homeless as soon as next week after a judge sided with his landlord in court.
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State finds Contra Costa Co. ECM Medi-Cal program failed to ensure medical care
In a newly released audit report, the California Department of Health Care Services found that the Contra Costa Health Plan failed to ensure proper medical care for its sickest, most medically complicated, and expensive patients.
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More empty office spaces in SF despite year-end rebound, report says
A new report takes a look at San Francisco’s 2025 commercial real estate market and it’s not pretty.
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Waymo's self-driving cars headed to San Jose and SFO
Waymo’s fleet of driverless cars just got the green light to head into San Jose.
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Wartime law enacted by Trump administration to deport immigrants
The Trump administration continues to use all avenues to expedite its stated goal of the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.
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Rule change allowed long-idled line now probed in Eaton fire to remain, despite risk
An obscure regulatory rule change two decades ago allowed utilities to keep up unused, potentially hazardous electrical systems — like the one now being investigated as sparking the Eaton fire.
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Contractor on troubled CA Next Gen 911 project faces similar problems in other states
As California’s Next Generation 911 project remains on hold in the face of project delays and technical difficulties, government records show Los Angeles-based contractor NGA has had technical issues and missed deadlines in several other states building Next Gen networks.
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NBC Bay Area Responds to EV tax credit trouble
NBC Bay Area Responds to a lot of cases where viewers have trouble with the car they just bought. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura has one where the vehicle itself is just fine, but there’s still a $7,500 dispute.
