2 Investigates: Oakland housing activists charged with criminal conspiracy and trespassing
A housing rights activist featured in a 2 Investigates report is facing felony charges in Alameda County for attempting to acquire an Oakland woman's house through a little-known law called adverse possession.
2 Investigates: Mother of inmate who died in Alameda Co. jail sues sheriff, healthcare provider
The family of an attempted murder suspect who died in custody at an Alameda County jail last summer filed a federal civil rights wrongful death lawsuit today against the county and the jail system's health care provider. Attorney John Burris, who filed the suit in San Francisco on behalf of the family of 29-year-old Mario Martinez of Hayward, said Martinez suffered...
2 Investigates: Some of SF's biggest water wasters are part of the city itself
California has been plagued by one of the most severe droughts in state history for more than four years now. But even though parts of San Francisco are under a mandate to cut 25 percent of water use, 2 Investigates has learned that some departments aren’t meeting that goal.
2 Investigates: SFPD reports dramatic spike in auto break-ins
The city of San Francisco has seen a dramatic spike in car break-ins over the past several months. Car thieves have not only made headlines for stealing credit cards and laptops, but also something much more serious—guns. Just this year, police say the number of car break-ins is up nearly 50 percent compared to last year.
2 Investigates: Inside the Dark Net, the 'Wild West' of the web
When most people call up their browsers, they are typically only accessing 16 percent of the internet. Lurking behind the silly cat videos, social media, and all that is indexed and searchable with Google and Yahoo! is a world known as the Dark Net. Here web users can find a global village of hackers, scientists, and government black ops. It's a black market for drugs, guns, fake passports and even human trafficking.
2 Investigates: Neighbors furious over fires on Caltrans-owned land
SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) - Homeowners living on Potrero Hill are fed up and demanding action from Caltrans, in the wake of nearly a dozen fires that have broken out on state-owned land adjacent to their homes.
2 Investigates: Rohnert Park man who shot viral video speaks out for first time
2 Investigates: Rohnert Park man who shot viral video speaks out for first time
2 Investigates: Questions arise about defendant rights in community court
A restorative justice program with roots in San Francisco is gaining momentum in Contra Costa County as a way to help first time offenders and relieve pressure on the overburdened court system. But the program is also facing new questions about whether it's doing enough to preserve the due process rights of offenders.
2 Investigates: Squatter, housing activist takes on state bar
A self-described squatter who first made national headlines for successfully using an obscure California law to become the rightful owner of a house without buying or inheriting it, is now waging a new legal fight with the State of California to become an attorney.
2 Investigates: Racial slurs, allegations of threats against Clearlake farmer's family
CLEARLAKE, Calif. (KTVU) -- A family from Clearlake says they've been the target of racial slurs and threats of violence from neighbors and a number of strangers over the last year.
2 Investigates: Old traffic tickets may come back to bite California drivers
Old out-of-state traffic tickets, sometimes long forgotten by the people who got them, are coming back to haunt more California drivers. 2 Investigates has confirmed a shift in federal regulations is prompting DMV's to check a nationwide database for unresolved problems before issuing or renewing driver's licenses.
2 Investigates: Environmental concerns surround South Bay pot farms
As Santa Clara County supervisors consider new rules to further regulate indoor and outdoor medical marijuana growing operations, people in remote parts of the county say some pot farms are threatening the environment and their safety.
2 Investigates: Identity theft concerns remain at Bay Area salvage yards
Access to a trove of sensitive personal information is still as simple as a two dollar entrance fee at several Bay Area auto salvage yards, a follow up investigation by KTVU discovered. In 2014, 2...
2 Investigates: Public housing elevator problems persist, despite promises of a fix
2 Investigates discovered the elevators at a San Francisco public housing complex that have repeatedly broken and trapped people inside are still experiencing problems more than a year after the ci...
2 Investigates: Criminal charges filed against woman at center of restaurant fight
READ: Criminal complaint against Catherine Forbes for selling food without a health permit
2 Investigates: Brentwood woman charged in long trail of financial crimes
A 28 year-old woman who victims say made a living off of check fraud and embezzlement could finally be facing significant jail time after avoiding serious consequences for years. The Contra Costa C...
2 Investigates: Missing, incomplete safety inspections after Berkeley balcony collapse
A series of documents involving communication between the City of Berkeley and property managers of the Library Gardens apartment complex reveal concerns about missing and incomplete self-inspectio...
2 Investigates: Owners of notorious Oakland hotel forced to give up control
A court-ordered receiver has stepped in to run the day-to-day operations of the Empyrean Towers in downtown Oakland after an Alameda County judge stripped control of the hotel from its owners. The ...
