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911: Too big to fail
More than a year of digging by our NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit uncovers early warnings about California’s Next Generation 911 network and emergencies where help was delayed because of connectivity issues
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CHP officers crack down on express lane cheaters
Some drivers in the Bay Area often cut in and out of freeway express lanes to avoid paying the toll, or some claim to have passengers when they don’t. However, some are left wondering if the lane’s detection systems work.
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Oakland promised $2.5M to fix 911. Answer times remain worst in California. What's going on?
Exactly one year after Oakland leaders announced a $2.5 million investment to save the city’s failing 911 Emergency Call Center, average answer times remain the worst in California by a wide margin.
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Tech companies rake in $7.1 billion on quest to harness nuclear fusion as major energy source
Hotter temperatures and higher electricity bills are fueling massive investment around the world, including in California, toward a technology that could provide an endless, cheap supply of energy – nuclear fusion.
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Exclusive: Santa Clara Co. Office of Education under review over misuse of Head Start funds
Office of Head Start monitors arrived in San Jose Monday to investigate allegations regarding SCCOE’s use of federal funds and hiring practices.
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Pacific Islander community gears up for new cultural district in San Francisco
Pacific Islanders in San Francisco are working to launch a new cultural district later this summer.
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Paper sons and paper daughters: What's in a name?
What’s in a name? That’s the question generations of “paper sons” and “paper daughters” have asked when discussing identity, an identity they had to fake because of exclusion.
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Oakland failed to process 1,000 dispatcher applications amid 911 staffing crisis: city councilmember
As Oakland’s 911 response time climbed to the worst out of every city and county in California, the city’s Human Resources Management Department missed out on about 1,000 submitted 911 dispatcher applications for an entire year.
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Oakland city leaders dig for what led to failing 911 system, steps to move forward
City councilmembers have directed staff to take action and provide answers on what contributed to Oakland having the second worst 911 response time in California.
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Text-to-911 can't locate you as accurately as voice calls, putting vulnerable more at risk
Disproportionately impacting the Deaf and victims of violence, California’s 911 texting system does not offer the same location accuracy as 911 voice calls, an NBC Bay Area investigation found.
