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When a VTA bus driver was threatened by a passenger with a 17-inch blade machete, his panic button alert did not go straight to law enforcement, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit found.

When a VTA bus driver was threatened by a passenger with a 17-inch blade machete, his panic button alert did not go straight to law enforcement, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit found. Candice Nguyen reports. 

A VTA bus operator recalls the May 2022 incident where he was alone with a passenger who pulled out a 17-inch blade machete and hijacked his bus. Raj Mathai speaks with Candice Nguyen on this.

Copper wire thefts are creating problems at light rail stations across the South Bay.

Copper wire thefts are creating problems at light rail stations across the South Bay.

For two years during the pandemic, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority was unable to process numerous old, retired buses for auction – a process that could have helped the South Bay transit agency recoup tens of thousands of public dollars it spent on the vehicles

For two years during the pandemic, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority was unable to process numerous old, retired buses for auction – a process that could have helped the South Bay transit agency recoup tens of thousands of public dollars it spent on the vehicles. Candice Nguyen reports.

A parking lot filled with dozens of VTA-branded Priuses and vans is finally being cleared out.

The VTA is starting to take first steps to properly retire 95 paratransit cars and vans after a recent report by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit. Candice Nguyen reports.

The VTA is starting to take first steps to properly retire 95 paratransit cars and vans after a recent report by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit.

The VTA is starting to take first steps to properly retire 95 paratransit cars and vans after a recent report by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit. Candice Nguyen reports. 

A longtime female VTA employee is leading the agency’s effort to make a career in transit more appealing and inclusive to women.

NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit found 95 decommissioned VTA paratransit vehicles left in a South Bay lot for over four years. Raj Mathai speaks with Investigative Reporter Candice Nguyen about the VTA’s response to the story and what comes next.

After the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) retired nearly 100 paratransit cars and vans, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit found the agency left the vehicles in parking lots for years.

After the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) retired nearly 100 paratransit cars and vans, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit found the agency left the vehicles in parking lots for years. Candice Nguyen reports. 

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority said Monday it authorized the purchase of the transit tunnel boring machine to complete the five-mile underground section of the VTA BART Silicon Valley extension into downtown San Jose and Santa Clara.

VTA will be replacing concrete panels and rails near the intersection of Lawrence Expressway and Tasman Drive in Sunnyvale.

The green light was given to move ahead on a housing project aimed at curbing homelessness in San Jose on Thursday night.

The green light was given to move ahead on a housing project aimed at curbing homelessness in San Jose on Thursday night.