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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
Vallejo invites federal intervention to help improve relations following police misconduct cases
Vallejo City Manager Greg Nyhoff has formally invited the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Relations Service to help the city "improve community and police relations."
Vallejo City Manager Greg Nyhoff has formally invited the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Relations Service to help the city "improve community and police relations."
Fox 2 Unsolved: Teen athlete shot dead outside Alameda bowling alley
As a boy, Antwaun Williams loved sports...
As a boy, Antwaun Williams loved sports...
Some California state employees wasting time on your dime
In six months, the California State Auditor’s Office uncovered 30 employees at several agencies misused state time and cost the state roughly $150,000. But that's only a sample of eight of the 808 investigations opened by the office.
In six months, the California State Auditor’s Office uncovered 30 employees at several agencies misused state time and cost the state roughly $150,000. But that's only a sample of eight of the 808 investigations opened by the office.
Calif. AG won't release police records despite court ruling, gets into testy exchange with senator
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Thursday that he won't release older records on state law enforcement agents' misconduct despite a recently released appeals court ruling that they are public documents.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Thursday that he won't release older records on state law enforcement agents' misconduct despite a recently released appeals court ruling that they are public documents.
Ghost Ship owners appear in court for first time since deadly fire, refuse to answer questions
For the first time since a deadly fire killed 36 people at a party, two members of the family who own the Ghost Ship warehouse appeared in court with their lawyer on Thursday to face questioning by defense attorneys and prosecutors.
For the first time since a deadly fire killed 36 people at a party, two members of the family who own the Ghost Ship warehouse appeared in court with their lawyer on Thursday to face questioning by defense attorneys and prosecutors.
Ghost Ship trial begins with debate over semantics; Oakland's mayor among many subpoenaed
The trial for two men charged in connection with the Oakland Ghost Ship warehouse fire got underway Tuesday morning, where both prosecutors and defense attorneys argued which witnesses and evidence should or should not be presented to the jury, leading to some controversial subjects.
The trial for two men charged in connection with the Oakland Ghost Ship warehouse fire got underway Tuesday morning, where both prosecutors and defense attorneys argued which witnesses and evidence should or should not be presented to the jury, leading to some controversial subjects.
ICE has access to driver location data from police, some in violation of Calif. law: ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday called for an immediate halt to information sharing by police departments with ICE, saying they have records showing that more than 9,000 federal immigration officers have gained access to a database operated by a Bay Area company.
The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday called for an immediate halt to information sharing by police departments with ICE, saying they have records showing that more than 9,000 federal immigration officers have gained access to a database operated by a Bay Area company.
Vallejo police chief retiring, amidst recent criticism of police use of force
A Bay Area police chief whose department has paid out millions in civil rights lawsuits while also facing ongoing allegations of excessive force and racial profiling by his officers on Wednesday announced he is leaving the force after a decades-long career in law enforcement.
A Bay Area police chief whose department has paid out millions in civil rights lawsuits while also facing ongoing allegations of excessive force and racial profiling by his officers on Wednesday announced he is leaving the force after a decades-long career in law enforcement.
Federal monitor calls Oakland chief's findings 'disappointing,' 'myopic' after fatal shooting
A federal monitor overseeing the Oakland Police Department had harsh words of the chief's assessments of what happened last March when officers fatally shot a 31-year-old homeless man, according to internal documents released Wednesday under a new police transparency law.
A federal monitor overseeing the Oakland Police Department had harsh words of the chief's assessments of what happened last March when officers fatally shot a 31-year-old homeless man, according to internal documents released Wednesday under a new police transparency law.
How prosecutors say the admissions bribery scheme worked
Fifty people were charged Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to get their children into some of the nation's most elite universities. According to federal prosecutors, here is how the college admissions bribery scheme worked: THE SCHEME
Fifty people were charged Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to get their children into some of the nation's most elite universities. According to federal prosecutors, here is how the college admissions bribery scheme worked: THE SCHEME
A mother's struggle: son's homicide case remains unsolved 5 years after murder
Last week, Maria Climaco brought a bouquet of yellow roses to the spot in North Oakland where her son was gunned down five years ago.
Last week, Maria Climaco brought a bouquet of yellow roses to the spot in North Oakland where her son was gunned down five years ago.
KTVU investigation reignites interest in 'The Doodler' serial killer case from the 1970s
San Francisco Police's cold case unit is taking a closer look at an unsolved serial killer case from the 1970s, after questions from KTVU reinvigorated interest in the string of murders.
San Francisco Police's cold case unit is taking a closer look at an unsolved serial killer case from the 1970s, after questions from KTVU reinvigorated interest in the string of murders.