Death rate at Santa Rita exceeds nation's largest jail system as critics call for reform
2 Investigates took an unprecedented look at who was dying and why at the Bay Area's largest jail.
Fox 2 Unsolved: New sketch in Hayward cold case of missing woman
There are new clues in a nearly 50-year-old disappearance in the Bay Area after a witness came forward with information on the case.
Students to patrol for fires at Oakland college with failing alarms
Merritt College in Oakland is hiring students to patrol its campus to make sure nothing catches fire after inspectors ordered the community college be placed on “fire watch.”
Solano Co. jail took away his medic alert tag, then gave him the drug that killed him
When an 83-year-old veteran was booked in Solano Co. jail, a correctional officer took away his only lifeline to protect him from a deadly drug allergy: a medical alert tag. Then medical staff starting giving the elderly man the very drug that ended up killing him.
Oakland landlords may be forced to clean up their act
Dirty, disgusting and dangerous apartments and rental homes are everywhere in Oakland, but now the city may finally start a program to hold landlords accountable, with a goal to prevent tragedies like what happened at the Ghost Ship warehouse.
Civil attorneys searching for new evidence in Ghost Ship case
The major focus for the victims’ families of the Ghost Ship fire has been on the criminal trial, but in the background civil attorneys are making progress on the lawsuit that calls out many more than just the two criminal defendants.
Solano County caretaker reaches settlement after sexually assaulted by client
It was a last-minute job reassignment that Martha said changed her life forever and put a Bay Area community at risk. She said she was viciously attacked by a patient, who was already awaiting a separate rape trial. It is a case that is now raising larger questions about state oversight and California's strained disabled care industry.
Solano Co. man awaiting rape trial charged with caregiver assault, raises questions about oversight
It was a last-minute job reassignment that Martha said changed her life forever and put a Bay Area community at risk. She said she was viciously attacked by a patient, who was already awaiting a separate rape trial. It is a case that is now raising larger questions about state oversight and California's strained disabled care industry.
Ghost Ship warehouse owners will not testify, not facing charges
For more than two and a half years, the owners of the Oakland warehouse where 36 people died have come under harsh criticism by the victims’ families and defense attorneys who argue the Ng family bears some responsibility.
State leader reviews disabled care system, families see changes
Assemblyman Jim Frazier, who represents parts of East Contra Costa County and Solano County, is conducting a statewide review of California’s developmentally disabled care system amid complaints by families that some severe abuse and neglect cases are not being properly investigated.
‘This is the West Coast Eric Garner case:' Father dies after telling Hayward police he can't breathe
He needed medical help but ended up dead in Hayward police custody. Now his son wants to know why.
SFPD internal affairs investigation released on high-profile Mario Woods shooting
San Francisco Police Department’s internal affairs investigation into the 2015 shooting death of Mario Woods was released Monday revealing what officers were thinking before and after opening fire on the 26-year-old stabbing suspect. The release was a result of a public records request by 2 Investigates and California’s new police transparency law that went into effect earlier this...
Woman wins wrongful termination lawsuit after 2 Investigates report
A KTVU 2 Investigates report helped spark the award of hundreds of thousands of dollars to a woman who was wrongfully terminated over a family-leave discrepancy.
Craigslist advertises illegal drugs for sale, police say hard to track dealers
Giancarlo Baldini’s drug of choice was heroin. Jeffrey Walker was addicted to prescription pills. Baldini lived in the Napa Valley and Walker in suburban Los Angeles. The men about a decade apart in age, never met and have little in common. Except one thing: both had drug addictions that led them to Craigslist to buy the illegal drugs they needed to feed their...
2 Investigates' reports lead to felony charges for medical van company
Four years after 2 Investigates first uncovered an East Bay medical transport company billing the state for rides in uninsured, unregistered, and unsafe vans, the owners of Med Express Transportation are finally being charged with insurance fraud, grand theft, and money laundering.
