KGO 810 Podcast

A journalist who covered Vice President Pence's visit to the Mayo Clinic this week says Pence's office punished him after revealing that visitors were told to wear masks on the trip — a rule the vice president didn't follow. Pence faced criticism for forgoing a mask during the visit, which violated Mayo Clinic policy and the government's own guidance.

Members of Mr. Biden’s staff from that period have denied that Ms. Reade expressed any complaints about Mr. Biden, and they reject the idea that the office tolerated any harassment.

The White House is preventing Dr Fauci from testifying before congress.

Chip talks to Dr. John Swartzberg, Professor Emeritus from the UC Berkeley - UCSF Joint Medical Program about whether we should be talking about reopening the economy in the face of growing Covid-19 infections.

Chip chats with Washington Post National Political Reporter Holly Bailey about whether coronavirus will die down in the Summer.

Chip talks with Washington Post Political Reporter Amber Phillips about Tara Reade's allegation of sexual misconduct against former Vice President Joe Biden.

This week's guest was patch.com's White House correspondent  Mark Curtis. Some of the areas we talked about were  President Trump's handling of the Coronavirus crisis, the impact and importance this will have on Trump's re-election campaign, how the economy will still be a major factor, and the issue of the blame for COVID-19 (where of course the President is pointing his finger directly towards China), and who will Joe Biden pick for his Vice Presidential running mate. Part 2 of 2. You can listen to the Ronn Owens Special Report Friday’s from 9-9:30 pm. on KGO810 or just go to www.kgoradio.com/ronnowens/ for today's and most of the previous segments.

This week's guest was patch.com's White House correspondent  Mark Curtis. Some of the areas we talked about were  President Trump's handling of the Coronavirus crisis, the impact and importance this will have on Trump's re-election campaign, how the economy will still be a major factor, and the issue of the blame for COVID-19 (where of course the President is pointing his finger directly towards China), and who will Joe Biden pick for his Vice Presidential running mate. Part 1 of 2. You can listen to the Ronn Owens Special Report Friday’s from 9-9:30 pm. on KGO810 or just go to www.kgoradio.com/ronnowens/ for today's and most of the previous segments.

This is part two of my conversation with California Governor Gavin Newsom. We focused on the three phases he laid out for our state's recovery from the coronavirus, non-elective surgeries which can now be scheduled, and the hospitals themselves which need these operations to stay afloat financially. You can listen to the Ronn Owens Report weekdays at 11:30am, 3:30pm, and 7:30pm on KGO810 or just go to www.kgoradio.com/ronnowens/ for today's and most of the previous segments.

Iowa, Oklahoma and other states reopening soon amid the coronavirus outbreak are issuing early warnings to their worried workers: Return to your jobs or risk losing unemployment benefits. The threats have been loudest among Republican leaders in recent days, reflecting their anxious attempts to jump-start local economic recovery roughly two months after most businesses shut their doors. In Iowa, for example, state officials even have posted a public call for companies to get in touch if an “employee refuses to return to work.”