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San Jose family fights for service dog access at school
A San Jose family is in dispute with their son’s school over the use of their dog during school drop-offs and pick-ups.
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VA secretary touts new equity team designed to combat benefit disparities for Black veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday the creation of a new equity team tasked with investigating and combatting disparities in the denial of benefits for Black vets.
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COVID Contradiction? Churches Get Federal PPP Money While Defying Local Health Orders
An NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit analysis of Federal SBA Paycheck Protection Program records found at least a dozen California churches got millions of dollars in Federal taxpayer COVID-19 relief money while, at the same time, defying local government health rules meant to reduce the spread of COVID.
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Homeowners Find Tenants Gone and Airbnb Strangers Living Free, They Say
The Investigative Unit looks into the bizarre circumstances in Fremont, Calif., that critics say reveal a big loophole in Airbnb’s policy that impacts other small landlords.
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Homeowner Rents Out Room During COVID. Now She Might Lose Her House
The Investigative Unit examines how a local pandemic shut-down order forced a San Mateo family out of their own home, they say.
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California's Child Care Industry Collapsing: UC Berkeley Researchers
An NBC Bay Area Investigation reveals many California child care facilities are in danger of closing permanently. Health risks vastly reduced income and skyrocketing costs are devastating the industry statewide.
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Nearly a Thousand COVID-19 Cases Reported in California Day Cares
New Data Revealed by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit Shows 998 COVID-19 cases in child care facilities across California. The Investigative Unit documents how two Bay Area child care centers scrambled to prevent outbreaks after learning of COVID-19 positive cases among the kids who attend their facilities.
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COVID at Work – State Sees 30% Rise in Safety Complaints
State regulators say they’ve received a flood of safety complaints from workers claiming their employers are not doing enough to protect against COVID-19.
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Following the CARES ACT Money: Why Some Small Businesses See Little to No Relief
Since March, in four separate pieces of congressionally approved legislation including the CARES Act, the federal government has spent more than $810 billion backing small business loans, yet several local business owners tell the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit that those federal dollars have yet to find their way to those who need it the most. Stephen Stock reports.
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COVID-19 Outbreaks May Arise From Immigrant Detention Centers, Doctors Say
Doctors fear a wave of new infections will explode into communities around ICE detention centers.
