Michael Bott
NBC Bay Area
San Jose, CA, United States
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Deported Veterans Could Return to U.S. Under Proposed Law
A new push in U.S. Senate for legislation to stop deportation of immigrant veterans for minor crimes. → Read More
Oakland Landlords Send Hundreds of Eviction Notices for Non-Payment Despite City's Moratorium
Oakland landlords have sent hundreds of eviction notices to tenants during the pandemic, despite the city’s current moratorium banning most evictions, according to records obtained by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit. → Read More
Donors to Sheriff's Political Campaigns Far More Likely to Get Concealed Gun Permits
Analyzing five years of campaign contribution data combined with sheriff’s office records on permits to carry a concealed weapon, NBC Bay Area’s... → Read More
Judge in Brock Turner Case Hired as Tennis Coach at Lynbrook High School
The controversial judge in the Brock Turner case is now a high school tennis coach in San Jose. → Read More
Criminal Investigation Underway Into Death of 23-Year-Old at Santa Rita Jail
With no prior offenses, a judge allowed Dujuan Armstrong to serve a month in custody and the rest of his burglary term on weekends in Santa Rita jail in Dublin — so he could support his family and keep his... → Read More
Suspect in YouTube Shooting Posted Rants About the Company Online
The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit has confirmed the identity of the shooter who opened fire on YouTube’s campus in San Bruno Tuesday. Her name is Nasim Aghdam, and she lives in Southern California. → Read More
Survivor’s Story: Former Presentation Student Accuses Coach of Sexual Abuse
Grace Leonis, 14, says what started out as an innocent crush on her water polo coach at Presentation High School soon spiraled completely out of control, culminating in an unwanted sexual experience in the back... → Read More
Industry Insiders Warn of Fraud at Marijuana Testing Labs
Sellers and scientists are putting pot testing under the microscope, warning of potential fraud they say calls into question the integrity of the industry. They’re challenging the credibility of some labs... → Read More
Presentation High Board of Directors Breaks Silence About Sexual Abuse Allegations
Five days after placing two current teachers on administrative leave for allegations of sexual misconduct, the Board of Directors at Presentation High school sent a letter to the school community expressing... → Read More
Presentation High Administrators Address Sexual Assault Allegations Against Former Spanish Teacher
Teachers and counselors spoke to students today at San Jose’s Presentation High school, an all-girls Catholic school, about sexual assault allegations dating back nearly three decades involving a former Spanish... → Read More
Small Communities Can't Solve Toxic Water Problems Without Help
Five years ago California became the first state in the nation to recognize access to safe, clean drinking water as a human right. Five years later, the reality for hundreds of communities throughout the... → Read More
Alameda Coast Guardsman Faces Court-Martial in Connection to Death of His Toddler
Petty officer Jimmy Barlow, 31, awaits trial on four counts of child endangerment in connection to the homicide death of his daughter, 3 year old Eden Lynch. Senior investigative reporter Vicky Nguyen reports in... → Read More
What Happened to Eden Lynch?
Nearly six years after the mysterious death of 3-year-old Eden Lynch, Eden’s mother and maternal grandparents contacted the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit, frustrated her last known caretaker never faced... → Read More
Fire Departments Commit to Improving Mental Health Services, but Change Can be Slow
As the months go by since 36 partygoers died in Oakland’s Ghost Ship warehouse fire, the horrors of that night still haunt many of the firefighters who answered the call. While the International Association... → Read More
Young East Bay Terror Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Federal Court
A young East Bay man facing a terrorism-related charge in federal court pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning in front of a crowded courtroom full of family and friends. Amer Alhaggagi, 22, is accused of... → Read More
'That's Not The Person We Know': Terrorism Charges Against Oakland Man Don’t 'Jibe,' Uncle Insists
Friends and relatives of Amer Sinan Alhaggagi, an Oakland man indicted on terrorism charges, are reeling from the accusations levied against him. → Read More
Feds: Oakland ISIS Sympathizer Wanted to Kill Thousands in String of Bay Area Terror Attacks
A young Oakland man arrested last year on terrorism charges conspired to kill 10,000 people across the Bay Area by blowing up gay clubs in San Francisco, planting backpack bombs on the UC Berkeley campus... → Read More
Oakland Man Indicted for Attempting to Help ISIS
An East Bay man has been indicted on terrorism-related charges, federal court records show. → Read More
State Water Board Sets Limit for Cancer-Causing Chemical 1 Million Californians Could be Drinking in Harmful Amounts
California took its first step Tuesday toward addressing a dangerous, cancer-causing chemical that 1 million residents across the state could be drinking in harmful amounts. The State Water Resources Control... → Read More
Unlikely Partnership Between SF Prosecutors and Prison Inmates is Forming Behind the Walls of San Quentin
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon has been quietly leading his team into San Quentin State Prison for face to face meetings with the men locked up inside. It’s an effort to humanize the criminal... → Read More