Thom Jensen

San Francisco

Freelance Reporter at NBC News

Freelance Reporter NBC Bay Area News, Emmy Awards for Investigative, Environmental and Political Reporting [email protected]

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Waymo starts service on the Peninsula, in Silicon Valley

1 week ago | nbcbayarea.com | Thom Jensen

Waymo rolled out its driverless ride-hailing service in several Peninsula and Silicon Valley cities Tuesday. The autonomous vehicles hit the streets in Brisbane, Burlingame, Milbrae, San Bruno and South San Francisco as well as Palo Alto and Menlo Park. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are Waymo has also received state approval to expand into San Jose but so far hasn't outlined any timeline for that expansion. NBC Bay Area's Thom Jensen has more in the video report above.
‘This is the tone that Trump has set': Padilla talks removal from Noem's news conference

1 week ago | nbcbayarea.com | Thom Jensen

After a weekend of protests and the Trump administration’s actions to manage them, California Sen. Alex Padilla spoke out again Monday about the administration and federal agents forcibly removing him from a news conference and handcuffing him. Speaking to NBC Bay Area, Padilla continued to defend his actions and push back against the administration’s narrative. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are “This is the tone that Donald Trump has set," Padilla said. "It is one of chaos.
Fisherman's Wharf to receive $10M renovation to draw back tourists

2 weeks ago | nbcbayarea.com | Thom Jensen

San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf is about to receive a $10 million facelift to draw visitors back to the area. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism to the Whard has dropped significantly, impacting local businesses. Six of the city's largest seafood restaurants didn't survive, including Alioto's, which opened in 1925. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are The port and the city have not been able to find tenants for the shuttered restaurants.
Leaders talk pressing issues at Bay Area-Silicon Valley Summit

1 month ago | nbcbayarea.com | Thom Jensen

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was in San Francisco Tuesday afternoon speaking at the 2025 Bay Area-Silicon Valley Summit. The annual event, formerly known as the Pacific Summit, brings top tech, political and higher education leaders together every year to address the region’s and the nation’s most pressing issues. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are NBC Bay Area's Thom Jensen has more in the video report above.
2 acre fire in Livermore forces business to shortly evacuate

1 month ago | nbcbayarea.com | Thom Jensen

A fire in Livermore on Saturday scorched a few acres and scared businesses enough to evacuate customers and employees. The fire, which broke out around 1:40 p.m., was first caught on a fire alert camera. Crews then responded and controlled the fire to a little over 2 acres. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are Embers from burned fence posts, brush, and rubble in the area have since kicked back up into small flames because the wind has been constant.
Elizabeth Holmes’s partner launches blood-testing startup

1 month ago | nbcbayarea.com | Thom Jensen

Elizabeth Holmes's partner and father of her children, Billy Evans, is starting his own blood-testing company and is seeking investors, according to the New York Times. Some say the new company sounds eerily similar to Theranos, the failed blood-testing startup through which founder Holmes defrauded investors and patients and is now serving prison time for those crimes.
Elizabeth Holmes's partner launches blood-testing startup

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Thom Jensen

4 hours agoIt sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but it actually comes from a lab in Maryland. In 2018, Liangbing Hu, a materials scientist at the University of Maryland, devised a way to turn ordinary wood into a material stronger than steel. It seemed like yet another headline-grabbing discovery that …
San Jose granite business searches for new home to make room for BART

1 month ago | nbcbayarea.com | Thom Jensen

A longtime South Bay business is desperately trying to find a new home this week after being told it may be evicted from its current location to make room for BART's extension into San Jose. Silicon Valley Granite, located on North 30th Street next to Highway 101, has been in the same spot for a quarter-century, selling all things granite, from headstones to raw slabs for contractors.
Fans cheer at San Francisco's Thrive City as Warriors advance to West semis

1 month ago | nbcbayarea.com | Thom Jensen

Close to 2,000 Golden State Warriors fans cheered at San Francisco's Thrive City as the team secured a spot in the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday. The No. 7-seeded team secured its spot after beating the No. 2 seed Houston Rockets 103-89 in Game 7 of the NBA playoff series at Toyota Center. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are "We’re popping champagne for the Warriors," said Phillip Parker, a Warriors fan.
California reservoirs exceed normal water levels

1 month ago | nbcbayarea.com | Thom Jensen

The latest California water data showed the state's largest reservoirs are nearly 20% higher than normal. The San Pablo Reservoir in the East Bay is nearly full, currently at 75% capacity, and will likely reach capacity as it collects more water from the melting Sierra snowpack. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are The reservoir is one of four East Bay MUD-managed water supplies.