A legally blind San Jose teacher keeps getting left at the curb when ride share drivers see her service dog and say they don’t allow “pets.”
NBC Bay Area: School crossing guards dodging driverless cars
As state leaders approve expanding the testing of driverless cars into San Mateo County and Sunnyvale, school crossing guards in San Francisco say they’ve had some close calls with autonomous vehicles during the past year.
NBC Bay Area: Homeless San Jose artist creates and wears elaborate suits of armor
Jared Clark displays his life-size creations, based on characters from a game called Warhammer 40K, atop a bridge on Curtner Avenue. Underneath that same bridge is where Jared has called home for the past three years. Garvin Thomas reports.
NBC Bay Area: Lawsuits claiming sexual assault by Uber drivers could take a decade to decide
Thousands of women are suing San Francisco-based Uber claiming their driver sexually assaulted them during a ride. Some are now being told due to the backlog of cases and legal motions, their cases may not be resolved until the next decade.
A closer look: Cannabis businesses targeted by thieves in San Jose
San Jose cannabis business owners say they are increasingly being targeted by thieves. They added they not getting enough help from police. Raj Mathai speaks with Jana Kadah with the San Jose Spotlight on the recent incidents.
A closer look: Mold concerns at San Jose housing project
Last week, a labor union investigator first told San Jose Spotlight, then NBC Bay Area, that he found mold in one of the buildings being designed for the homeless in San Jose. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to Brandon Pho, who broke the story for the San Jose Spotlight, about the findings.
Alum Rock Unified facing school closures
Parents and teachers in east San Jose are celebrating a short lived win. Aptitud Community Academy at Goss was on the chopping block and parents took their complaints to the streets before facing the school board. Ultimately, the Alum Rock Union School Board voted to postpone closing the middle school. But, the impact of that decision? Now, more schools are at risk of closing. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to Lorraine Gabbert, a reporter for the San Jose Spotlight, who was at the board meeting Thursday, for some insight on this story.
A closer look: Recount requests in race for California's 16th Congressional District
The three-way race for California’s 16th Congressional District is heating up again because of two late requests for a recount.
A closer look at who paid for District 16 race recount
There’s more drama in that District 16 congressional race after that historic recount. Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has been hit with a new federal elections complaint. NBC Bay Area’s Audrey Asistio spoke to Brandon Pho, of San Jose Spotlight, for some insight.