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Michael Bott @TweetBottNBC

Investigative Journalist/NBC Bay Area - Volunteer journalism teacher at San Quentin State Prison - 2x Peabody Award recipient - SPJ Nor Cal Board Member

Joined January 2011
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Citing due process concerns, federal judges have ordered the release - at least temporarily - of dozens of Bay Area immigrants being held in ICE detention centers across California and beyond. nbcbayarea.com/investigation…

ICE ordered to release dozens of Bay Area immigrants

As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests soar, federal judges in San Francisco are rebuking the agency over due process concerns.

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ICYMI: ICE hitting Bay Area immigrants with heavy fines, now suing to collect in court nbcbayarea.com/investigation….

ICE hitting Bay Area immigrants with heavy fines, now suing to collect in court

Government attorneys are seeking more than $300,000 combined from two undocumented immigrants in the Bay Area for staying in the U.S.

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Another SF immigration judge has been fired by the Trump Administration, NBC Bay Area has confirmed nbcbayarea.com/news/local/an…

Another San Francisco immigration judge fired by the Trump administration

Another San Francisco immigration judge was fired by the Trump administration Friday, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has confirmed, marking the third Bay Area immigration judge to be let go since...

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Join us tonight at @KALW to raise funds for the @SPJ_NorCal satellite chapter inside San Quentin. We’re raising money to cover the cost of annual dues and events for our incarcerated members. Details here: eventbrite.com/e/san-quentin… Hope you’ll join us!

San Quentin Media Fest

A Fundraiser for the San Quentin State Prison Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists of Northern California.

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ICE agents just arrested 4 more immigrants at SF immigration court this afternoon. 3 women, one man. All apparently from Columbia. More @ 5:30 on @nbcbayarea, including video of arrests
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We’ve been in SF immigration court all morning and witnessed plainclothes ICE agents detain four separate people here and put them into unmarked vehicles. nbcbayarea.com/news/local/im…

ICE activity in Bay Area: Several people detained by agents in SF and Concord

Several people were detained by federal agents Tuesday after they showed up for hearings at immigration courthouses in San Francisco and Concord.

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Detention #2 around 10 am. Had to run down the block to catch this one
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Here’s the third detention just before 10:30 am. My colleague @ANDRESBRENDERTV caught the 4th one
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ICE agents have been spotted in hallways and waiting rooms of Bay Area immigration courts this week, concerning attorneys who say courts, and those with pending cases, have typically been hands off nbcbayarea.com/news/local/ic…

Attorneys speak out as ICE agents spotted in San Francisco, Concord immigration courts

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been spotted at immigration courts in San Francisco and Concord throughout the week, signaling a shift in enforcement policy.

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Congratulations to 2024 FAC Award winner @CandiceNguyenTV of @NBCBayArea for "CA Next Gen 911: Too Big to Fail." This series investigated the failures of California’s new, statewide, internet-based emergency calling system. These failures put lives at risk.
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‘This has to stop:' Residents blast San Jose HOA over excessive fines, seek board recall nbcbayarea.com/investigation…

‘This has to stop:' Residents blast San Jose HOA over excessive fines, seek board recall

For more than a year, residents of the Garden Park Village say they’ve endured a barrage of petty and excessive fines from the HOA board at their San Jose condominium complex, with some owing...

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At just 22 years old, the man NBC Bay Area is calling John Doe might be the youngest clergy abuse survivor now suing the Catholic church in California. #WeInvestigate nbcbay.com/Fh5GKqM

‘The house is still burning': Young clergy abuse survivor says crisis isn't over

He’s possibly the youngest clergy abuse victim now suing the Catholic church in California. Now, he’s speaking out for the first time, saying abuse within the church is not a problem of the past. 

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Next Generation 911 is California’s new statewide emergency calling system. The entire state was supposed to be in the network but public safety concerns led to @Cal_OES suspending deployment. Now @nbcbayarea is uncovering new problems with the system — call problems and a 6 hour outage just months ago. #WeInvestigate Producer: @TweetBottNBC Photographer: @Jeremyphotog nbcbayarea.com/investigation…

New emergency call and outage problems with CA's Next Generation 911 system

Another 911 center using California’s new Next Generation 911 network reported busy signals and a 6-hour outage just months ago, according to records obtained by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit.  

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Latest on looting arrests from the LA fire zones nbclosangeles.com/investigat…

Charges filed in some LA County fire evacuation zone looting arrests

Burglary charges were filed against at least six of the people who law enforcement authorities said were arrested in recent days inside the wildfire evacuation zones in Altadena and Pacific Palisad...

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SF Archdiocese quietly removes priest from its list of those approved to do ministry, and survivors file complaints with the Vatican to have San Francisco’s archdiocese removed. nbcbayarea.com/investigation… Producer: @TweetBottNBC Editor: @Jeremyphotog

SF Archdiocese removes priest from ministry, survivors file complaints against Archbishop

Blasting Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone for his steadfast refusal to release a list of suspected abusers within the ranks of San Francisco clergy, abuse survivors and their attorneys publicly named...

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Oakland Diocese accused of transferring $106 million just before bankruptcy. Records show the Oakland Parochial Fund, created in 2014 by the Diocese, is under the direct control of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland and had been dormant for years. nbcbayarea.com/investigation…

Oakland Diocese accused of transferring $106 million just before bankruptcy

Attorneys representing child sexual abuse survivors allege the Oakland Diocese and Bishop Michael Barber are attempting to hide assets to minimize a potential settlement in the ongoing bankruptcy...

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Abuse victims address court in Oakland Diocese bankruptcy case, Bishop Barber apologizes W/ @CandiceNguyenTV and @BeasomONE nbcbayarea.com/investigation…

Abuse victims address court in Oakland Diocese bankruptcy case, Bishop apologizes

In front of a packed courtroom, with Oakland Bishop Michael Barber looking on, eight survivors who East Bay priests sexually abused as children or teens recounted traumatic stories in front of U.S....

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EXCLUSIVE: California suspends all deployment of @Cal_OES’ new #NextGeneration911 network. Now, state 911 officials are trying to figure out if they were misled when they weren't informed of safety concerns. The result of @nbcbayarea's investigations. Producer: @TweetBottNBC Photographer: @BeasomONE nbcbayarea.com/investigation…
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Teacher at Oakland’s Bishop O’Dowd High School fired for insubordination after she refused to stop wearing a “Free Palestine” pin at school. W/ @BigadShaban nbcbayarea.com/investigation…

Oakland teacher fired for wearing ‘Free Palestine' pin

Bishop O’Dowd High, a private Catholic school in Oakland, fired an English teacher for “insubordination” after she refused to stop wearing a pin bearing the Palestinian flag and the words “Free...

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