Liz Wagner
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San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States
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Kids Detained in Bay Area Juvenile Justice System Despite Release Eligibility
Kids accused of crimes in the Bay Area are being confined in secure detention facilities at high rates pre-trial, even when “risk assessments” find they’re eligible for release, an NBC Bay Area investigation... → Read More
Porn at Work: Calif. Workers Caught Viewing Explicit Images
Out of 54 California agencies surveyed by the Investigative Unit, 20 percent had launched internal pornography investigations since 2015. The official term for surfing porn at work is “computer misuse,” and it... → Read More
Porn at Work: Calif. Workers Caught Viewing Explicit Images
Out of 54 California agencies surveyed by the Investigative Unit, 20 percent had launched internal pornography investigations since 2015. The official term for surfing porn at work is “computer misuse,” and it... → Read More
Porn at Work: Dozens of California Government Employees Caught Viewing Explicit Images on Taxpayer's Dime
Out of 54 California agencies surveyed by the Investigative Unit, 20 percent had launched internal pornography investigations since 2015. → Read More
Hunters Point Shipyard Radiation: Navy Releases Details of New Plan to Retest
The Navy just released details of its plan to retest the Hunters Point Shipyard for radiation. The Navy found its cleanup contractor, Tetra Tech, manipulated radiation data. The Navy has to redo the work, and on... → Read More
San Francisco to Hold Hearing on Hunters Point Radiation Cleanup
The Hunters Point Naval Shipyard is a prime piece of land along San Francisco’s southern waterfront, but it’s also at the center of a federal radiation cleanup scandal. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is... → Read More
San Francisco to Hold Hearing on Hunters Point Radiation Cleanup
The Hunters Point Naval Shipyard is a prime piece of land along San Francisco’s southern waterfront, but it’s also at the center of a federal radiation cleanup scandal. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is... → 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
State Loophole Leaves Minors At Risk While Riding Uber and Lyft
From day care providers to school bus drivers, California regulations require fingerprints and extensive criminal background checks for almost any worker who may be left alone with kids. → 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
Cal Fire Says It’s Focusing on Fire Prevention; But Critics Say Current Efforts Leave State Vulnerable to More Mega Fires
Wildfire scientists say that to prevent another mega fire, Northern California needs to quickly expand its fire prevention programs. The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit uncovered a tangled web of fire prevention... → Read More
Three More Former Tesla Factory Workers Allege Racial Discrimination and Harassment
In a new lawsuit filed Monday, three former Tesla workers, all African American men, claim coworkers and in some cases, supervisors, routinely called them the N-word. Earlier this year the NBC Bay Area... → Read More
Labor Department Orders Wells Fargo to Rehire Whistleblower
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday demanded the ouster the top Wells Fargo executive a year after revelations surfaced that Wells Fargo employees fraudulently opened millions of bank accounts to meet sales... → Read More
Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Billion Dollar Fine
Even after a disastrous wildfire that destroyed more than 500 homes and 70,000 acres, critics say PG&E insists on cutting costs - and increasing risk. → 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
Park Officials to Review Warning Signs on Ocean Beach After NBC Bay Area Inquiry
World class swimmers and concerned locals say it’s too dangerous to swim at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach – a three-mile stretch of sand patrolled by the National Park Service. NBC Bay Area investigates what... → Read More
In-Home Nursing Care Still Lacking for Sick Kids
Breaking a promise to some of the sickest kids in California? Parents say the state is failing families who need in-home nursing care. The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit first exposed the problem last year. Now → 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