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Clergy Abuse Survivors Can Take Decades to Come Forward. Hundreds Are Doing So Now
Hundreds of lawsuits are hitting the Roman Catholic Church across California, made possible by a 2019 law that opened a three-year window for victims of child sexual abuse to file claims, regardless of when the abuse occurred.
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Exclusive: What Los Gatos High School Knew About Shannon O'Connor and What Officials Did About It
Internal emails from Los Gatos High School obtained by the Investigative Unit reveal some of the first allegations against Shannon O’Connor, the South Bay mother charged for hosting alcohol-fueled sex parties for kids.
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Buyers Turn a Blind Eye to Stolen Catalytic Converters, Investigators Say
NBC Bay Area Responds went undercover to investigate who is buying stolen catalytic converters, and what can be done to curb the black market for them.
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Dangerous Patient Care at Good Samaritan Hospital: Inspection Records, Inside Sources
After a year of negative headlines for Good Samaritan Hospital, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit dove into inspection records and interviewed inside sources to get a clearer picture of what’s happening at the prominent South Bay hospital.
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‘Dangerous' Safety, Staffing Practices at Good Samaritan Hospital: South Bay Lawmakers
A trio of South Bay lawmakers took executives from Good Samaritan Hospital and its parent company to task last week in a letter decrying staffing and safety issues at the San Jose hospital.
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‘He Scares Me': VTA Yard Shooter Had History of Insubordination and Conflict
Records release by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency show the employee who killed nine of his colleagues in a May shooting spree had at least one verbal altercation with a coworker and had several dustups with management over violations of VTA policy and refusals to obey instructions.
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Los Gatos High School ‘Culture of Denial' Has Existed for Decades: Former Student
A former Los Gatos High School star track athlete is responding to an NBC Bay Area investigation saying she was sexually abused on campus years ago and the school failed to protect her.
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Judge Dismisses Case Against Apple Executive Indicted in Campaign-Cash-for-Gun-Permits Scandal
A Santa Clara County judge dismissed the criminal case Tuesday against an Apple security executive accused of bribing sheriff’s office officials to secure coveted concealed gun permits for the company’s executive protection agents.
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As Sea Level Rise Threat Grows, SF Officials Don't Have Public Plan to Save Sewers
Rising seas that flood sewage treatment plants can prevent toilets from flushing. How will the Bay Area keep sewers working? NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit asked 10 sewage treatment facilities for their survival plans. All had one to show – except San Francisco.
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California Seeks to Close Loophole Allowing Schools to Be Built Near Toxic Sites
California lawmakers are pushing for new regulations after the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit exposed how a lack of oversight in the construction of private schools may be posing a health risk to hundreds of thousands of students.
