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San Francisco Supervisor Ahsha Safaí has officially confirmed to the San Francisco Chronicle that he's considering running against current SF Mayor London Breed when she runs for re-election next year. For more KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas are joined by Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and KCBS Radio Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom's proposal for capping oil companies' profits is up for discussion by state lawmakers today and if approved, the bill could land on the governor's desk as early as next week.  For more KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas are joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

As San Francisco continues to bounce back from the pandemic, officials are taking steps to bring tourists back to the City. While convention bookings at Moscone Center have recovered a bit this year, things look a bit slower in 2024 so far. That's part of the reason behind a new ad campaign featuring San Francisco Giant's Hall of Fame broadcaster Jon Miller. For more on this, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with KCBS insider Phil Matier

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins spoke at the city's annual tourism conference yesterday, criticizing her predecessor Chesa Boudin and making her pitch for how her law enforcement strategy could bring in more tourists. For more KCBS Radio's Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer are joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

  San Francisco Supervisors are working on a plan to provide a safe place to sleep for every homeless person in the City. It's called 'A Place For All'. 

BART is putting more police on trains, the agency's biggest police presence on its trains in 25 years, all in efforts make riders feel safer. For more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

State lawmakers are considering a change to the rules over what it takes to put a statewide referendum before the voters. So what prompted this?

Drug overdose deaths have increased dramatically in San Francisco since December last year. That lines up with when the city closed the Tenderloin Center, where people could use drugs under medical supervision, though the city health department says it's too early to tell whether the increase in overdose deaths is related to the closure. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom is expected today to officially announce his new plan to transform San Quentin prison into a rehabilitation facility for incarcerated people, a big shift in how the prison could fit into the future of public safety. For more KCBS Radio''s Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas are joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier.  

Governor Gavin Newsom is laying out plans to transform San Quentin into a place for rehabilitation. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom released more details of his plan to cap oil company profits yesterday and it's not going quite the way some legislators expected. For more Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Officials in San Francisco are poised to end the City's boycott of 30 states that have passed laws limiting the rights of the LGBTQ community. For more on this, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke to KCBS insider Phil Matier Phil.

As we've been reporting San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously to accept a draft reparations plan yesterday although some parts of the plan might be difficult to put into practice. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom has praised the Biden Administration's handling of the Silicon Valley Bank failure, saying the White House acted swiftly and decisively to strengthen public confidence in the banking system. But, a new report shows the governor might have had another reason to be happy.  For more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

A state appeals court yesterday upheld an initiative that keeps thousands of California rideshare and delivery drivers as independent contractors as opposed to employees, something that 59% of voters in the state approved in 2020, but was widely regarded as an effort by the app-based companies to avoid paying drivers benefits.  For more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas are joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

State Republicans held a convention in Sacramento over the weekend and with the primary less than a year away no one has stepped forward to announce a run for Senator Dianne Feinstein's seat. What do you make of that?

San Francisco Assemblyman Matt Haney is looking to give voters a chance to enshrine housing in California's constitution, and it's not the first time something like this has been on the table in the state. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Newly released data shows that while police officers in San Francisco have worked a fewer hours over the past five years, the city still spent millions more in compensation. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

BART's Inspector General Harriet Richardson is stepping down. Her last day will be next week. KCBS Radio news anchor Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom announced more details of his decision NOT to renew Walgreens' multi-million dollar state contract yesterday... which was set to renew several months from now on May 1st. For more, KCBS Radio's Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.