Despite controversy, Pacifica City Council narrowly approves plan to combat sea level rise
An ongoing debate over how to deal with sea level rise in Pacifica reached a vote among city council, approving an adaptation plan despite numerous homeowners pleading their cases to delay approval.
Unlicensed San Francisco fire alarm worker may be ignoring cease-and-desist order
A San Francisco-based fire alarm company is still open for business, according to multiple building owners, amid a cease-and-desist order and a criminal investigation into its owner.
Researchers in Monterey say they have proof N. Korea is expanding missile sites
Researchers at a college in Monterey said they have proof North Korea is not only operating and expanding a known missile base, but there’s another unknown site that is also active and growing.
Sea level rise preparation plan puts Pacifica property owners on edge
The Fairway Park West neighborhood in Pacifica has been the place Jeff Guillet and his family have called home for nearly a decade, but he’s concerned his property and its value could soon be at risk with the passage of a new coastal plan.
Why is violent crime on BART on the rise? 2 Investigates looks beyond stats
While violent crime on similar transit agencies are down, crime statistics show it is up and on the rise on Bay Area Rapid Transit.
Women sue Santa Rita over humiliating treatment; sheriff says facility is "best big jail in nation"
Candace Steel joins at least 28 other women who have sued the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office since 2014, alleging the deprivation of civil rights, medical malpractice and emotional distress. Sheriff Greg Ahern however, gives Santa Rita an “A” in terms of how he and his staff address women’s needs. “I think we’re the best big jail in the...
Death on the Delta puzzles fishing community, state officials
For two decades now, Michael Birch has spent about 150 days a year bass fishing for sport and in big-money tournaments on the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
Dozens of more women claim sexual assaults at national massage chain
For more than a decade, a woman from the Bay Area has been getting massages to relieve her upper back pain, however, after what she describes as a traumatizing experience, she now claims she will never get another massage in her life.
Salesforce Transit Center – the players behind the project and its problems
It took seven years for the Salesforce Transit Terminal to debut. To say the project has encountered bumps in the road would be an understatement at best. The $2.2 billion dollar publicly funded transit center has been fraught with budget overruns, deadline delays and a $260 million bailout. And with the recent discoveries of – not one – but two cracks in steel support beams, there are new...
Oakland human rights clinic provides rare, forensic medical evidence for tortured asylum seekers
In six years, Dr. Nick Nelson’s medical team at Highland Hospital’s Human Rights Clinic - the only one of its kind in Northern California -- has helped at least 200 immigrants receive asylum in the United States. There are only about 20 such clinics nationwide. With the help of physicians like Nelson, alongside the work of immigration attorneys, refugees are granted asylum 87...
Task force targets ships illegally smuggling drugs and people through Bay Area ports
Every day, ships cross under the Golden Gate bridge, bound for the Port of San Francisco or the Port of Oakland, all while law enforcement agencies are on watch to target illegal activities, contraband or even people onboard.
Video shows moments before BART mob-attack, 2 Investigates confirms arrests
These clips show the minutes before three members of the group allegedly beat and robbed Rusty Stapp of Dublin, his family and another man in what’s been dubbed as a “mob-style” attack on April 22, 2017 at 9:22 p.m.
Abuse of 911: Alarming number of callers use emergency service as customer service line
Dispatchers note an alarming increase in the number of callers who use the 911 system as their own personal customer service line. In San Francisco and Alameda County, 40 percent of the calls that come in to the emergency hotline are quickly deemed non emergencies,
2 Investigates obtains 'BBQ Becky's' viral 911 calls
KTVU has obtained the 911 audio from an incident at Lake Merritt that erupted into a national controversy involving a white woman -- since nicknamed “BBQ Becky” -- calling police on a two African-American men using a charcoal grill.
Attorneys: Ghost Ship judge's personal feelings led to plea deal rejection
Attorneys for one of the men charged in the deadly Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland want the rejected plea agreement upheld, claiming the judge let his personal feelings change his mind.
District Attorney wants both Ghost Ship defendants to stand trial
The Alameda County District Attorney told the judge presiding over the Oakland Ghost Ship warehouse fire case that no more plea deal negotiations will be discussed or accepted by prosecutors.
After Ghost Ship, Oakland fire inspection backlog doesn't represent what city documents claimed
Oakland city leaders have acknowledged their building inspection process is in dire need of an overhaul ever since they were slammed for not properly inspecting buildings in the wake of the Ghost Ship fire.
Money slated to put PG&E power lines underground was diverted for years: 2 Investigates
PG&E had been diverting money away from power line undergrounding projects for decades, according to documents obtained by 2 Investigates. Critics say not enough is being done to oversee where the funds are spent.
Audit finds abuse of tax dollars by California government employees
A California state audit found some state employees are misusing state time, wasting tax dollars and wrongfully using state property.