Public Safety and Investigative Reporter
Jaxon Van Derbeken is a public safety and investigative reporter for NBC Bay Area, specializing in critical local infrastructure stories. With a focus on issues such as the Millennium Tower, PG&E, and the Bay Bridge, Jaxon's reporting sheds light on important issues affecting the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Jaxon Van Derbeken's coverage focuses on local news in California, particularly San Francisco, with an emphasis on government announcements, breaking news, and evolving stories related to crime, business & industry, scientific matters, as well as government & politics. His articles often cite data and delve into legal policy regulations.
When reaching out to Jaxon for potential coverage or collaboration opportunities consider providing insights related to ongoing criminal investigations or cases involving corruption scandals in the region. Additionally, offering expertise in fire safety policies and practices within California would be pertinent given his coverage of PG&E-related incidents. Furthermore, if you have knowledge of developments impacting businesses and industries specific to San Francisco or broader California that align with Jaxon's reporting focus areas would likely grab his attention.
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Owners of the troubled Millennium Tower could soon face hefty fines -- simply for leaving their windows open at the wrong time.
By: Jaxon Van Derbeken
A woman accused of the grisly slaying and dismemberment of her 61-year-old tenant told police that she “flipped” during what she claimed was an argument over the victim's refusal to move out.
A window -- being replaced by a crew atop a 32-floor high rise -- plunged to the street in San Francisco on Friday morning, raining glass and debris down onto one motorist's car and cracking windows across the street, authorities said.
Federal environmental officials unveiled Thursday what they hailed as a landmark deal with the Navy to clean up the shoreline around the old site of its Hunters Point Naval Shipyard—a key hurdle to make way for a large residential and mixed-use development.
By: Jaxon Van Derbeken
BART officials warned the head of the Valley Transportation Authority back in 2017 that the single-bore tunnel design now envisioned for the San Jose extension posed “serious risks to safety,” documents reviewed by NBC Bay Area’s investigative unit show.
By: Jaxon Van Derbeken
BART officials warned the head of the Valley Transportation Authority in 2017 that the single-bore tunnel design planned for the San Jose extension posed “serious risks to safety.”
Power bills have skyrocketed in the Bay Area as the Pacific Gas and Electric Company uses the funds to bury power lines, clear trees from its distribution grid, and fix storm damage.
A high-rise window broke Wednesday, sending chunks of glass down into a car parked on the street below in downtown Oakland, authorities say.
PG&E has agreed to pay a $1.7 million fine for failing to promptly alert nearly 150,000 customers that they were going to be hit by public safety
Eight years after the deadly Ghost Ship exposed significant lapses in Oakland's fire prevention efforts, the city recently cut the ranks of its fire inspectors by more than a third, NBC Bay Area's Investigative Unit has learned.
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