Jeremy Carroll

5 days ago | nbcbayarea.com | Christine Ni |Jeremy Carroll

Kaitlyn Chen is the first Taiwanese American ever drafted into the WNBA. It's been a whirlwind month for Chen, winning the NCAA Championship with UConn to the WNBA Draft in New York. With the 30th pick, the Golden State Valkyries drafted Chen in the third round. It was a surprise for the Southern California native. She wasn't expected to hear her name called. She was at the draft to support teammate and #1 draft pick, Paige Bueckers.

1 week ago | nbcbayarea.com | Raj Mathai |Christine Ni |Jeremy Carroll

Natalie Nakase has broken barriers every step in her journey:First Asian American player in the National Women's Basketball League. Coached in the men's league overseas. And, in the National Basketball Association, Nakase turned an internship with the Los Angeles Clippers into an assistant coach position, learning from championship coaches like Doc Rivers and Ty Lue.

1 week ago | nbcbayarea.com | Bigad Shaban |Jeremy Carroll

Waymo is releasing new research that shows its fleet of driverless cars are dramatically better than humans at avoiding a wide range of collisions on public roads. According to the peer-reviewed paper, which is set to be published in the Traffic Injury Prevention Journal, Waymo’s self-driving cars experienced 82% fewer crashes with bikers and motorcyclists compared to human drivers, and 92% fewer crashes with pedestrians.

2 weeks ago | nbcbayarea.com | Jaxon Van Derbeken |Jeremy Carroll

A modification made before the recent Moss Landing battery storage plant fire may have compromised the effectiveness of the plant’s fire safety system, experts say. The plant burned for two days in January, ravaging a showpiece of the state’s green energy future. When it opened in 2021, Texas-based Vistra boasted in news releases that the world’s largest plant was a “keystone” to the state’s clean energy efforts.

3 weeks ago | nbcbayarea.com | Hilda Gutierrez |Michael Bott |Jeremy Carroll |Alex Bozovic

Among the Trump administration’s sweeping changes to our immigration system are new policies that threaten to limit pro-bono legal services in immigration court. In the Bay Area, a group of lawyers who volunteer in immigration court through the San Francisco Bar Association’s Attorney of the Day program say a recent memo from the U.S. Department of Justice could jeopardize their work aiding immigrants who don’t have legal representation in court.