Jaxon Van Derbeken
NBC Bay Area
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Landscapers Discover Car Buried in Atherton Backyard: Police
Landscapers found a car buried in an Atherton backyard Thursday morning, police said. → Read More
Former Investigator Sues SF District Attorney's Office, Alleging ‘Improper and Unlawful' Conduct
A former San Francisco District Attorney’s office investigative supervisor is suing District Attorney Chesa Boudin for wrongful termination, saying he was punished for protesting “improper and unlawful actions” by the two prosecutors who later charged a San Francisco police officer with manslaughter in a 2017 confrontation with a man who later died. → Read More
Image From Space Shows Downtown San Francisco Sinking Slowly Around Millennium Tower
The Millennium Tower may be the most recognizable sinking building in the city, but one researcher says earth-based and space-based observations confirm the entire downtown area around it is sinking as well. → Read More
Millennium Tower Gets Green Light From SF for Key Test in Fix Project
San Francisco building inspection officials approved a major new test for the troubled Millennium Tower fix project. → Read More
40 SFPD Officers Not Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Placed on Leave
Forty San Francisco Police Department officers who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus have been placed on leave, the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit has learned. → Read More
PG&E Faces Probation Violation Hearing Tuesday
A federal judge is set to decide Tuesday whether PG&E has violated its federal probation terms – days after backing off on his plan to order the utility to factor in where its trees could fall onto power lines in deciding where and when to shut off power to avoid wildfires. → Read More
San Francisco Firefighter Dies After Falling During Training Drill
A San Francisco firefighter died Wednesday morning after falling three stories during a drill at a department training facility, officials said. → Read More
Seawater-Cooled Power Plants Escape Looming Shutdown
The state’s Water Resources Control Board voted Tuesday to let several seawater-cooled power plants out of an approaching shutdown deadline — so they can be used to avoid a repeat of last month’s rolling blackouts. → Read More
COVID-19 Outbreak Hits South Bay Dementia Care Facility
Just two months ago, a South Bay assisted living facility was featured in an article in the Silicon Valley Voice that carried the headline “Staying Safe And... → Read More
SF Shuts Down City Hall After Screener Tests Positive for COVID-19
San Francisco’s historic City Hall was all but shuttered Wednesday, the latest victim of the COVID-19 epidemic. Until Tuesday night, the building had still... → Read More
Judge Orders PG&E to Explain How Tower Inspections Missed Wear
A federal court judge on Wednesday lashed out at PG&E over having missed signs of extensive wear on tower hooks just 200 feet from where a worn C-hook snapped... → Read More
Top Public Works Official Questioned in Corruption Probe
Another public works official has become embroiled in San Francisco’s widening corruption scandal after an e-mail emerged that could show he was involved in soliciting a contractor’s charitable donation that investigators say was funneled into a Public Works department holiday event last year. → Read More
Judge Wants PG&E Bonuses Solely Tied to Wildfire Goals
A federal judge on Friday threatened to make PG&E bonuses conditional on meeting wildfire safety promises. → Read More
Camp Fire Flashpoint Photo Released
State regulators this week released a telltale photo showing the flashpoint of the Camp Fire, just as a regulatory judge gave PG&E until Friday to account for the tax benefits it could reap in the $1.6 billion deal struck with the CPUC’s safety arm over two years of devastating wildfires. The photo shows the spot where the Caribou-Palermo transmission line… → Read More
Cal Fire's Own Expert Unsure on Agency's Basis to Clear PG&E in Tubbs Fire
Attorneys for victims of the October 2017 fire that left 22 people dead and destroyed whole neighborhoods in Santa Rosa contend Cal Fire got it wrong by excluding the utility as having sparked the fire. → Read More
California Lawmaker Questions if PG&E Went Overboard With Power Outage Warnings
A key state lawmaker is calling on state regulators to more aggressively oversee PG&E’s unprecedented wildfire safety power shutoff that could impact as many as 2.5 million people. → 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
State Launches Probe Into Recent Muni Mishaps, Including Woman Who Was Dragged Under Muni Train
A top Muni official said Thursday that she had a "deep concern" that the operator of one of its new fleet cars started to leave the station without noticing a woman whose fingers were caught in the door. → Read More
PG&E Argues Proposed Probation Restriction Will Guarantee Violations
A judge’s proposal to order PG&E to fully comply with all state standards to keep trees clear from power lines is unworkable, the utility argues, and would almost guarantee probation violations given that... → Read More
Loophole May Explain Regulators' Inaction Over Wildfires
A two-decade old state regulatory loophole may threaten regulators’ ability to fine PG&E for any of the North Bay wildfires, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has learned. → Read More