Bigad Shaban

Senior Investigative Reporter @NBCBayArea | Floridian-Egyptian🐫 now Cali guy | God is good | @UF Gator | Bego to my Kels | Peabody, duPont, 19-time Emmy Winner

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1) Living in San Francisco is like being in a relationship: you’re head over heels one day, & heartbroken the next.

We love SF, but are still deeply frustrated by many of its problems. 

It’s time we start talking about #SavingSanFrancisco.
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@Scott_Wiener taking the stage claiming victory in being able to head into runoff for California’s 11th congressional district, long held by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.

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Legal aid advocates in San Francisco warn the mayor's roughly $16 billion proposed budget includes deep cuts to legal services that could increase homelessness across the city.
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#Breaking: Waymo limiting service of driverless cars in parts of San Francisco per “guidance from law enforcement.”

Yesterday, Waymo cars were set on fire in LA amid anti-ICE immigration protests.

“Out of an abundance of caution,”Waymo is avoiding potential protest areas in SF.

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Farmers are fuming over California's ban on driverless tractors. Driverless cars have been allowed to navigate busy roadways across the state for years, but farmers can't use similar tech in smaller and slower robots on their wide-open farms.
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2) Even though Waymo is approved to service a large swath of the Bay Area, the company has chosen to expand gradually and is only currently offering its driverless taxi service in:
- San Francisco
- Los Altos
- Sunnyvale
- Mountain View
- Palo Alto (select parts)

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1) #BREAKING California regulators just approved Waymo's plans to expand its driverless ride-hailing service to more cities across the Bay Area.

Orange outline reflects new service area. Gray is what was already approved. No timeline on when Waymo will begin servicing new area.

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#Breaking - An American Cardinal has been elected Pope.

Robert Prevost is the first American pontiff in history.

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A single mom in San Francisco says help from a legal aid group helped keep her family housed, but now the city's looming budget cuts could eliminate the program.

@nbcbayarea @OpenDoorLegalSF

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@CandiceNguyenTV continuing to hold the Oakland Police Dept. accountable for having the worst 911 call response times…for years.
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Here’s what you need to know about the history of Oakland’s 911 emergency calling system. https://t.co/f07jECSSry

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12) What do YOU think about all this? Get caught up on our full
investigation ⬇️ and let us know in the comments.

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1) Children, seniors with disabilities, and men and women living with AIDS are just a few of the groups now in danger of losing their housing in California because of a major delay in funding from the federal government.

https://t.co/gkgLwqoVXT

#HUD #homeless #Trump @nbcbayarea

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11) Johnson, 64, suffers from kidney, heart, & vision problems.

He was homeless for about a year before getting connected to housing, medical care, & other services.

“We used to be a more compassionate country,” he said.

“I don't know what's going on.”