Jaxon Van Derbeken is an Investigative Reporter at NBC Bay Area. He focuses on public safety and critical local infrastructure, covering significant topics such as Millennium Tower, PG&E, and the Bay Bridge, while also delving into themes of security, law enforcement, and regional interest. His work has been featured in Telemundo Fresno, NBC Connecticut, San José Spotlight, NBC Los Angeles, and NBC News.
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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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By: Jaxon Van Derbeken
A root cause analysis of a string of smoky incidents and fires inside the Transbay Tube last year concluded that one likely contributing factor was BART’s failure to reactivate an electrical surge projection system that had been deactivated during seismic retrofit work in the underwater tunnel.
By: Jaxon Van Derbeken
It's been six months since a third of San Francisco went dark – as long as three days in some neighborhoods – but one city supervisor says he's still waiting for answers.
By: Jaxon Van Derbeken
The San Francisco Fire Commission met in closed session Wednesday to consider a $6 million legal settlement with a former firefighter who accused
Under a deal struck with state regulators, PG&E would pay $22 million in penalties for the Mosquito Fire in Placer County, without admitting any liability.
By: Brendan Weber, Jaxon Van Derbeken, Sergio Quintana, Marianne Favro, Bigad Shaban, Olga R. Rodriguez, Kristofer Noceda
U.S. Coast Guard crews have suspended a search late Wednesday for three people missing after a boat carrying 20 family members and friends as part
It may end up being the most expensive drone flight in California history.
No one was injured when glass fell from the 17th floor a 24-story Financial District high-rise Wednesday afternoon to a 6th floor balcony below, San Francisco officials said. Christie Smith reports.
By: Jaxon Van Derbeken
The window failure that sent shards of glass plunging from the 17th floor of a high-rise in San Francisco's Financial District is being attributed
It has been a year and half since the devastating battery fire and the site cleanup continues. NBC Bay Area's Investigative Reporter Jaxon Van Derbeken takes a deep dive.
By: Jaxon Van Derbeken, Jeremy Carroll
Cracks have been found on the gearboxes of dozens of BART's Fleet of the Future train cars – sometimes after only one year in service – according
