Phil Matier

The high speed rail project San Francisco is pushing for is getting pricier and pricier... estimates for the project are now almost two billion dollars more than they were back in 2016. For more, KCBS Radio anchors Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer are  joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

The latest crystal ball looks a lot like a cell phone and it shows that San Francisco has been the slowest city in North America to recover from the pandemic.  For more on this, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

It's not just cars that'll be using more electricity in the future, it could also be your household appliances and although that's better for our health, it could be an issue with outdated energy grids. For more , KCBS Radio anchor Margie Shafer is joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier...

While California has set a goal of having all cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2035, some are questioning whether the state's power grid can handle the extra number of electric vehicles. How much of a stress could this put on the system?  

The California Employment Development Department is facing questions from Congress about pandemic unemployment fraud that a House Committee calls the worst in the nation. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Margie Shafer is joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier...

In 2014, Californians approved Prop 1 which set aside more than $2.5 billion dollars for new water storage projects. But in light of the state's recent struggle with drought conditions, many are asking where did the money go? For more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with KCBS insider Phil Matier.

New analysis released on Friday shows that Governor Newsom's new spending plan probably overestimated state revenues, meaning the deficit will be higher than expected. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Radio Insider Phil Matier.

A lot of people are throwing their name in the running for Diane Feinstein's senate seat even though she hasn't said she'll be stepping down when her term ends.

Supervisors in Alameda County are calling for a recount for some of the races in last November's election. This after election officials discovered an error in the way some ballots were tabulated. But will a recount count? For more, KBCS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising, Phil...what are the issues?

Google tracking data shows that people in the Bay Area visited workplaces last year about 40 percent less than they did pre-COVID but still more than they did in the middle of 2020.  For more, KCBS Radio anchor Margie Shafer is joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier...

Congresswoman Barbara Lee says she plans to run for the senate seat currently held by Dianne Feinstein. This comes a day after Congresswoman Katie Porter threw her hat in the ring. For more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke to KCBS insider Phil Matier. 

From a $100 billion surplus to a $22 billion deficit, that's a big change and that's what California Governor Gavin Newsom says he predicts for the upcoming fiscal year. For more KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer is joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Congresswoman Katie Porter has announced her plans to run for Senator Dianne Feinstein's seat next year. The move comes before the Senator has announced whether she will run for re-election. What do you make of the timing of Porter's announcement?

As we've been reporting, with all the floods comes some sewage too which means it's not a good idea to get too close to all that water. The Chronicle did an in depth review of what that looks like specifically in San Francisco.  For more , KCBS Radio anchors Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer are joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has a new President, but it took even more ballots than House Speaker Kevin McCarthy needed last week. The supes picked someone whose choice comes as a surprise to many following politics in the City. For more on this, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke to KCBS inside Phil Matier.

The severe flooding in San Francisco in the last few weeks has caused lots of damage to businesses and residents, but the city doesn't want to give payouts for those damages. For more KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas are joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

House members are about to begin their fourth day of voting on the new speaker, and Kevin McCarthy is still trying to gather enough votes by making even more concessions to the lawmakers blocking him.  For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with former SF Mayor Willie Brown and KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed is downplaying a reported dispute with the National Weather Service over the agency's New Year's Eve forecast. Officials had predicted 2 to 3 inches of rain, but the City actually saw almost five and a half inches. The waters inundates some businesses South of Market. For more on this, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier. 

The City of San Francisco tried to blame the National Weather Service for its poor response to last weekend's big floods but the National Weather Service says the city was actually included in a flood watch and the agency had forecasted things could get bad. For more KCBS Radio Anchors Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer are joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Officials all across the Bay Area have been preparing for the storm which is now hitting the Bay Area. San Francisco is one of several agencies having trouble meeting the demand for sandbags. Some businesses in the City suffered pretty heavy damage over the last storm on New Year's Eve. So what can and can't the City do? For more, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.