Investigators from the federal Head Start program visited the Santa Clara County Office of Education in person as part of an on-going process to determine if federal funds were used to pay salaries and other expenses for non-Head Start employees.
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NBC Bay Area: Copacabana movie remake underway in San Jose
Lorena Cortez is producing and directing a short film adaptation of the 1940s movie Copacabana in San Jose, best remembered now from Barry Manilow’s hit song in 1978. Unlike the original movie, Cortez’s version will feature mostly women of color both in front of and behind the camera.
NBC Bay Area: Uber and Lyft drivers frequently refuse service dogs
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.