What's California's Department of Public Health Hiding At The $1.7B COVID Testing Lab? Lawmakers Demand Answers

State Senate Republican Leader, Scott Wilk, is demanding answers from the Department of Public Health following an ongoing CBS13 investigation into shocking public health failures at the state's $1.7 billion COVID testing lab. The state said it would make it's investigation public by mid-March but now says "the investigation is ongoing" as problems continue and the lab contract is set to renew at the end of the month.

• Oct 13, 2021

One In Three Students At Local California Schools Failed Last Year - But Who's Tracking?

It's no secret that students struggled with distance learning last year, but it's been difficult to quantify the actual impact on California students - until now.

• Oct 7, 2021

Schools Aren't Required to Report Increasing Cyber Attacks: Kids at Risk, Parents in The Dark

Cybercriminals are targeting schools at an alarming rate and putting kids at risk of identity theft - and their parents may never know.

• Sep 29, 2021

CBS13 Investigates: Problems With State's Digital Vaccine Registry

As more employers and schools districts require proof of vaccination, problems with the state's digital vaccine records could prevent some from proving that they're vaccinated.

• Aug 12, 2021

Tracking Summer Camp Sex Abuse: How To Better Protect Your Kids

With summer camp in full swing after a year at home, there are new questions about how sexual abuse at summer camps is tracked and reported.

• Jul 29, 2021

Why Some Child Predators May Get Reduced Probation – And May Never Have To Complete Treatment

It was intended to reduce the caseload for probation officers so they could focus on rehabilitating convicts, but some say the new law is letting child sex predators off early - in some cases before they complete rehabilitation.

• May 26, 2021

Delayed Investigation Report, Denied Interview Requests Amid School False Positives & Quarantines Linked to CA COVID Lab

After months of denied requests for information and interviews from public health officials, CBS13 turned to the Governor for answers. His response indicated he may not be aware of what's been going on inside the state's $1.7 billion COVID testing lab.

• May 24, 2021

Are False Positives or Sensitive Tests Responsible For School COVID Spikes? CBS13 Investigates - Troubled State Lab

At least one school district has paused COVID testing after students got false-positive results from the state's troubled COVID-19 testing lab. Another says their positivity rate increased 1000% after switching to the state lab which has a 60% higher positivity rate than CA overall. Administrators are now calling for a state-wide moratorium on asymptomatic PCR testing for student athletes.

• Apr 23, 2021

Delayed School COVID Results, Canceled Games and Contamination Concerns - More Trouble For CA COVID Lab

Parents are demanding answers now a month after the state was supposed to release its investigation into its troubled COVID testing lab.

• Apr 15, 2021

CBS13 Investigates: Should School Athletes Use Rapid COVID Tests Instead of State Lab PCR Test?

Delayed COVID tests from the state lab forced some schools to cancel their football games Friday. Other teams decided to get rapid tests before the game and got to play. Now, two of those teams are quarantined because, when the state's results finally came in on Sunday, a player who had a negative rapid test Friday got a positive result from the state lab.

• Apr 13, 2021

Same COVID Test, Different Results: FDA Looking Into State Lab 'Test Result Concerns'

Same COVID test, same measure of virus, several different results: Negative, Positive, Inconclusive. So, who is right? The FDA says it's looking into "test result concerns" related to the PerkinElmer COVID test at the center of the state's $1.7 billion dollar lab contract.

• Mar 22, 2021

PerkinElmer Sues Whistleblower After Allegations About Troubled CA COVID Testing Lab

Following a CBS13 investigation into the state's COVID testing lab and its $1.7 billion contract with PerkinElmer, the company is now effectively suing one whistleblower and indicating it may sue others.

• Feb 24, 2021

Regulators Find 'Significant Deficiencies' At CA COVID Testing Lab - Whistleblowers Respond

State regulators found "significant deficiencies" at the state COVID testing lab that has also been the focus of a CBS13 whistleblower investigation.

• Feb 22, 2021

'Inconclusive' COVID Results Should Be 'Reported as Positive' – CA Lab COVID Test No Longer FDA Authorized

Tens of thousands of inconclusive COVID test results from California's billion-dollar lab should be reported as positive, according to the FDA. The $1.7 billion dollar state lab contract requires test be FDA authorized. It isn't.

• Feb 19, 2021

Questionable COVID Results - More Concerning Whistleblower Allegations From State COVID Lab

New whistleblowers are coming forward following a CBS13 investigation into California's billion-dollar COVID testing lab - sharing new allegations including concerns over compromised COVID results after quality controls failed.

• Feb 16, 2021

Who's Investigating Teacher Abuse Investigations?

School districts are supposed to protect kids from predators, but far too often they don't.

• Feb 11, 2021

CA's Billion-Dollar COVID Testing Lab Under Investigation Following CBS13 Whistleblower Report

One day after a CBS13 investigation revealed shocking whistleblower allegations from inside California's billion-dollar COVID testing lab, state regulators have launched an investigation of their own.

• Feb 8, 2021

Asleep At Lab: Whistleblower Allegations From Inside CA's Billion-Dollar COVID Lab

Lab techs sleeping while processing COVID samples for testing. COVID test swabs found in the restrooms. These are just two of the concerning allegations from whistleblowers about what's happening inside the state's new billion-dollar COVID testing lab.

• Feb 8, 2021

The Fight For The Right To Grieve: Could The '4th Time Be The Charm' for CA Bereavement Leave Bill?

As coronavirus deaths begin to increase, there's a new push for job-protected bereavement leave after a loved one dies.

• Dec 8, 2020

CBS13 Investigates: CA Still Storing Newborn DNA Without Consent. Golden State Killer Case Raising New Concerns

It's a little known fact: California stores newborn blood spots collected from every child born in the state. Parents don't have to consent, so many don't even know. So what is the state doing with them and why didn't they ask permission? CBS13 is getting answers.

• Dec 7, 2020

CBS13 Investigates: EDD Inmate Fraud 'Just The Tip of the Iceberg'

The billion-dollar EDD fraud linked to California inmates is likely just the tip of the iceberg. This is just the latest in a long line of EDD failures -- several of them first exposed by CBS13.

• Nov 25, 2020

EDD Did Not Comply With State Audit, Putting Californians At Risk Of ID Theft

The state auditor found the Employment Development Department has put millions at risk of identity theft amid the pandemic, violating state law.

• Nov 19, 2020

CBS13 Investigates Virtual Classroom Sexual Misconduct: 'It Can Feel So Innocent Until It's Not'

From sexual harassment inside virtual classrooms to texting and DMs between teachers and students, virtual learning is leading to new concerns about sexual predators.

• Nov 11, 2020

CBS13 Investigates: Spike in Concealed Weapon Applications, Who's Carrying & Why?

The shelves are bare at local gun stores and firearms training courses are overwhelmed with people applying for permits to carry concealed weapons ahead of the election.

• Nov 2, 2020

Coronavirus Unemployment: What To Do If You've Been Victimized By EDD Fraud

From stealing your identity to using your address, thousands are getting caught up in Employment Development Department fraud even if they never filed for unemployment.

• Oct 6, 2020

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