Michael Bott
Investigative Producer and Journalist at KNTV-TV (San Jose, CA)
Investigative Journalist/NBC Bay Area - Volunteer journalism teacher at San Quentin State Prison - 2x Peabody Award recipient - SPJ Nor Cal Board Member
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1 week 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.
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2 weeks ago |
nbcbayarea.com | Michael Bott
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is being blasted by attorneys and advocates across the Bay Area for sending agents into immigration courts this week. The courts have traditionally been a place where agents have stayed away from, but agents in plain clothes have been spotted in courts in Concord and San Francisco. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are Advocates said at least one person has been arrested.
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3 weeks 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.
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3 weeks ago |
nbcbayarea.com | Hilda Gutierrez |Michael Bott |Robbie Beasom
Following a review of California's years-long overhaul of its aging 911 system, Cal OES announced plans to improve implementation but offered no timeline for the project's completion. The rollout of California’s new digital 911 network remains on hold after the state paused its implementation late last year, but officials announced a major shakeup Wednesday in how they plan to move the project forward.
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4 weeks ago |
nbcbayarea.com | Bigad Shaban |Michael Bott |Lucia Walinchus |Alex Bozovic
An NBC Bay Area investigation reveals DOGE’s ongoing efforts to slash government contracts have led to the termination of more than 100 contracts with ties to Bay Area businesses and nonprofitsAndrew Cameron and his small Pleasanton-based software company were in the fourth year of a federal contract with the Department of Housing and Urban Development when, without warning or explanation, he received a notice informing him the government was terminating his contract.
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