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.

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.

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.

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.

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.