Phil Matier

San Francisco has 3,000 garbage cans citywide, but the city has struggled to find leadership to properly manage them. The Department of Public works announced last year that it would hire a "trash can czar," but that process has lagged. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

State regulators are considering relaxing restriction on where hazardous waste can be dumped. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Patti Reising spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom has notified lawmakers that the state will need to borrow $3.4 billion dollars to close a budget gap in its Medicaid program. POLITICO reports that a spokesperson from the Department of Finance said that will only be enough to cover state Medicaid bills through the end of the month. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom's podcast is rubbing some of his fellow Democrats the wrong way. In his first two episodes, the governor has spoken out against transgender athletes and had a friendly chat with President Trump's ally Steve Bannon, who once again stated that Trump really won the 2020 election. For more on what Newsom may be up to, KCBS Radio news anchor Patti Reising spoke with KCBS insider Phil Matier.

Facing some pushback from a city leader, San Francisco is walking back plans to open a mental health service center on the border of the mid-market and SoMa Neighborhoods. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

A new report says San Francisco is struggling to meet the needs of the homeless even though it's providing more shelter beds and housing per capita than other cities. But why is that? For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Patti Reising spoke with KCBS insider Phil Matier.

As we've been reporting, Katie Porter is putting her hat in the ring to be California's next governor. For more, KCBS Radio anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom is delaying the implementation of a law aimed to cut back on plastic waste. What's behind the delay? For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Patti Reising spoke with KCBS insider Phil Matier.

In what would be a first for a major US city, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is announcing a plan to attach performance to pay raises for city leaders. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

SFPD officers swarmed the 16th and Mission street BART station this week in efforts to shut down the open-air drug scene. For more, KCBS Radio anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom took many of his fellow democrats by surprise, saying that allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's sports was deeply unfair. The comments came on the governor's first episode of a new podcast he just launched this morning. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Environmentally conscious leaders in California are facing a quandary: with more EV's on the road using less gas, the less money the state is getting from gas sales, that could in turn help the environment. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

State Democrats have rejected a proposal by Governor Gavin Newsom to provide 20 million dollars in funding for a private arts college in San Francisco. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke with KCBS insider Phil Matier.

As we've been reporting, early results show voters in San Mateo County seem to be in favor of recalling embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus. For more we're joined, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

In his first few weeks in office, the President has already set his sights on the state's high-speed rail program, the Presidio Trust, and even the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building as ways to save the government money. He's also threatened to put conditions on the state to receive federal disaster relief following the Southern California wildfires. For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Brett Burkhart spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom is asking state workers to come back to the office starting this summer. For more on this, KCBS Radio anchor Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom is ordering state workers back to the office. The governor says starting July 1st, employees should plan on reporting for work at least four days a week. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke with KCBS insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom is trying to speed up wildfire prevention efforts by curtailing certain environmental laws. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

San Francisco authorities continue to conduct drug sweeps across the city two weeks after the city organized an outdoor triage center in a Sixth Street parking lot. Mayor Daniel Lurie's office noted that in comparison with this time last year, illegal activities have dropped off. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Law enforcement officers descended on a park in San Francisco's Western Addition last night, arresting close to 90 people in a massive drug raid. We've heard a lot about the city cracking down on drug dealers over the past few years. But has there even been a raid of this scale before? For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Bret Burkhart spoke with KCBS insider Phil Matier.