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: 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 ...

2 Investigates: Tenants complain of bad conditions at non-profit's affordable housing

Some tenants of a well-known non-profit affordable housing developer say they were subjected to conditions that could have put their health at risk.Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA) is...

2 Investigates: Safety concerns surround medical transportation company

A month-long investigation by KTVU uncovered safety concerns about a fleet of vans operated by Med Express Transportation. A way for the sick and the poor to get to doctor's appointments, state rec...

2 INVESTIGATES: Difficult to clear name after Fastrak errors

Fastrak helps hundreds of thousands of drivers move across bridges in the Bay Area every day without having to stop to pay the tolls. But KTVU found there are serious problems with the Fastrak toll...

2 Investigates: 65 million gallons of water under BART station dumped annually

Tens of millions of gallons of fresh water from an underground stream are being pumped from beneath a downtown San Francisco BART station, treated, and dumped in the Bay. 2 Investigates confirmed ...

2 Investigates: Girl injured during MRI; experts say accidents rising

It's supposed to be one of the safest tests you can have, but the family of a teenage girl is now suing Children's Hospital Oakland after she was injured during an MRI exam in 2014. While rare, som...

2 Investigates: Contamination questions prompt calls for more testing

A paper trail detailing years of concerns about toxic contamination, health complaints from former tenants, and a lawsuit alleging a lack of disclosure have some experts calling for additional test...

Oakland police ID officer who shot, wounded allegedly knife-wielding man

Oakland police identified the officer who shot and wounded an allegedly knife-wielding man on Friday morning as an eight-year veteran with training in crisis intervention...

2 Investigates: Websites only take down mug shots for money, despite new law

2 Investigates discovered certain websites that post people's mug shots online are still demanding payment to take them down, despite a new California law making the practice illegal. some people w...

2 Investigates: Mounting problems, complaints at notorious Bay Area hotel

Fire damage, broken toilets, missing smoke detectors and uncollected garbage are just some of the problems on a long list of complaints reported by tenants of the Empyrean Towers in downtown...

2 Investigates: SF fire hydrant leaks left unrepaired for weeks or months

SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) – The Public Utilities Commission admits some San Francisco fire hydrants were not repaired for weeks or months while others fell through the cracks completely.There are only f...