Jeremy Carroll

2 weeks ago | nbcbayarea.com | Gia Vang |Christine Ni |Jeremy Carroll

On June 12, Filipino Independence Day, the hood in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood got a little stronger. Rudy Corpuz, the founder of United Playaz – a violence prevention and youth development organization – along with community members and local politicians, were on hand for the opening for UP's new building at 1044 Howard Street. United Playaz is expanding right next door to its original location. It's a violence prevention and youth development organization.

2 weeks ago | nbcbayarea.com | Bigad Shaban |Jeremy Carroll

Nonprofit organizations across San Francisco are expected to gather on the steps of City Hall Wednesday to rally against what they describe as “unconscionable” budget cuts proposed by Mayor Daniel Lurie in his recently unveiled financial plan for the city. “My overall reaction is extreme disappointment,” said Adrian Tirtanadi, founder and executive director of Open Door Legal, a legal aid nonprofit and one of the organizers for Wednesday’s rally.

4 weeks ago | nbcbayarea.com | Hilda Gutierrez |Michael Bott |Jeremy Carroll

A recent wave of detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at Bay Area immigration courts is sparking concern among former immigration judges, who warn the practice could undermine the integrity of the immigration court system and instill fear in vulnerable communitiesOver the past week, at least eight individuals were detained by ICE after attending immigration hearings in San Francisco and Concord, according to eyewitness accounts, immigration attorneys, and activists.

1 month ago | nbcbayarea.com | Candice Nguyen |Michael Bott |Jeremy Carroll

Messages between engineers working for one of the companies hired to help build the state’s “Next Generation” 911 system appear to show internal doubts the technology was ready just before it was delivered for testing in Oklahoma and 10 months before it went live in a California dispatch center. The screenshots were sent to NBC Bay Area by a former employee of state contractor NGA, who said they are copies of online chats the engineers had on the messaging app Telegram.

1 month ago | nbcbayarea.com | Christine Ni |Jeremy Carroll |Ginger Conejero Saab

He's the voice Golden State Warriors fans know at home games, but this is a story about hype man Franco Finn many don't know. The San Francisco native is on a journey to find his biological father. "People see the energy guy, always in front of thousands of people, always getting people juiced up, but there's a son," Finn said. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are A son who cares for his paralyzed mother at their San Francisco home, and a son who has a lot of questions.