Santa Clara County education board fires schools superintendent without cause
The Santa Clara County Board of Education voted Wednesday night to terminate without cause Superintendent of Schools Mary Ann Dewan, according to a news release Thursday.
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‘Fake' Yelp pages, lawsuits, and state fines: barbs fly in Fremont mayoral race
The race to become Fremont’s next mayor is getting contentious, with accusations flying between two of the top candidates.
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Antioch boss ‘bully' prone to profane, physically threatening behavior, reports reveal
Investigators found Antioch Unified School District’s maintenance director demeaned employees, students and regularly referred to his boss, the superintendent, as ‘mom’ or ‘mommy.’
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EPA and Navy announce Hunters Point shoreline cleanup plan
Federal environmental officials unveiled Thursday what they hailed as a landmark deal with the Navy to clean up the shoreline around the old site of its Hunters Point Naval Shipyard—a key hurdle to make way for a large residential and mixed-use development.
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SF Archbishop responds to clergy abuse survivors in bankruptcy court
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone responded Friday to what he heard in hours of testimony this week in bankruptcy court from survivors of Catholic clergy abuse.
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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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In front of SF Archbishop, church abuse survivors get first chance to share stories in bankruptcy case
For the first time in the San Francisco Archdiocese’s year-long bankruptcy proceedings, the court heard directly from a small group of survivors who were allegedly abused as children by Catholic clergy or while in the church’s care.
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Highrise window plunges 30 stories, hits car in San Francisco
A window — being replaced by a crew atop a 32-floor high rise — plunged to the street in San Francisco on Friday morning, raining glass and debris down onto one motorist’s car and cracking windows across the street, authorities said.
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Exclusive: Oakland Crime Stoppers lost access to cash. OPD kept offering rewards, stiffed tipster
A Bay Area man says the Oakland Police Department stiffed him on a promised reward of up to $10,000 after his information led to the arrest of a suspect in a high-profile murder case last year.
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After years of delays, Oakland updates decades-old 911 dispatch technology
Oakland leaders announced successful hardware and software upgrades to its decades-old 911 technology. As a result, they said Oaklanders should have a more reliable emergency calling system, and 911 answer times should eventually improve.
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Waymo's new website aims to prove its driverless cars are ‘world's most trusted' drivers
Waymo, the driverless car company owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, has launched a new website touting the safety record of its fleet of hundreds of autonomous vehicles in California and Arizona.
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State increases monitoring of Oakland 911 center
Oakland’s 911 emergency call center is facing more oversight from state regulators amid the city’s yearslong failure to bring answering times down to the mandated standard.
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California DMV gears up to allow driverless trucks on highways despite calls to restrict high-tech big rigs
The California DMV has unveiled plans to eventually allow driverless trucks on highways across the state.
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Antioch Unified School District superintendent terminated amid bullying scandal
After a more than a year-long scandal, school board trustees with Antioch Unified School District unanimously agreed to terminate Superintendent Stephanie Anello’s employment contract with the district without cause Wednesday evening. According to her contract, Anello will be paid up to nine months of her $353,000 annual salary.
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San Francisco's Millennium Tower owners could face $10k fine for open windows
Owners of the troubled Millennium Tower could soon face hefty fines — simply for leaving their windows open at the wrong time.
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San Francisco officials meet with Waymo to discuss school crossing guards' safety concerns
San Francisco transportation officials met with representatives from Waymo this week to address ongoing safety concerns from school crossing guards, who say they’ve almost been hit by the company’s driverless cars while ushering children and their families through crosswalks.
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Exclusive: Exit plan in works for Antioch Unified superintendent amid boss ‘bully' scandal
Antioch Unified School District’s superintendent is working with board trustees on her exit plan from the district, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has confirmed through multiple sources with knowledge of the discussions.
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Olympic arenas often fall into disrepair, so LA vows to rely on existing venues in 2028
The Olympics are revered for their storied legacy, but there is one tradition that isn’t so celebrated – once opulent Olympic venues repeatedly neglected and turned into forgotten relics once the games are over.
