Governor Newsom seems ready to hop into the debate ring. Not only has he challenged Florida governor Ron DeSantis to a televised debate, but Newsom also says he'll get into it with the Republican candidate for California governor as well.

For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Melissa Cultoss spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

The governors of Texas and Florida have been sending buses and planes with undocumented immigrants to cities in the northeastern part of the country, and now Governor Newsom is calling them out, saying this move might be illegal, while President Biden calls these actions all part of a political games.

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Melissa Culross and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier, and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.

There is a new poll that suggests Governor Gavin Newsom seems to be coasting into his second term as governor, and he may have the failed recall to thank. 

For more, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke with KCBS Radio Insider Phil Matier.

As we get closer and closer to Election Day in November, the likelihood of seeing California democrats in a televised debate with their Republican opponents is pretty slim.

For more on why this is,  KCBS Radio's Melissa Culross spoke with  KCBS Radio Insider Phil Matier.

The San Francisco Superior Court is wiping out 50 MILLION dollars in late fees charged to traffic scofflaws in the City.

KCBS Radio's Phil Matier, Patti Reising, and Bret Burkhart discuss. 

A $14M payroll system the San Francisco school district began using at the beginning of the year needs a costly fix after months of errors in paying staff.

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Melissa Culross and Eric Thomas spoke KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Experts say the iconic San Francisco ferries that shuffle commuters through the Bay are essentially on life support with the Bay Area News Group reporting that per-person costs to the ferry agencies during the pandemic soared over $300 in some cases and that ridership still hasn't been able to rebound to pre-pandemic numbers. 

This is as ferry agencies say the subsidized costs still may not be enough to keep them afloat and that money could run out by 2025.

For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Melissa Culross spoke with KCBS Radio Insider Phil Matier.

San Francisco's crackdown on illegal street vendors kicks into high gear tomorrow. Workers handed out final warning to vendors today, saying if they don't have a permit, they'll be told to pack up their goods. And if they don't, their goods will be seized.

For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart are joined by KCBS Radio Insider Phil Matier. 

San Francisco may soon crack down on scooter riders on the sidewalks, with three supervisors bringing a resolution encouraging the MTA to better enforce users who double ride, use the sidewalks, and park illegally.

But scooter companies operating in San Francisco are already supposed to be required to use "geofencing" to keep their scooters off the sidewalk by law, a rule not regularly enforced with technology that's been slow to roll out.

For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Melissa Culross spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

As we have been reporting, Queen Elizabeth II has died marking the end of an era, literally, and sending Britain into a period of mourning as they say goodbye to the longest-serving monarch.

And later today, her successor and son, now King Charles III, will be addressing the people for the first time with his new title.

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Melissa Culross and Eric Thomas spoke with spoke with on the KCBS Ring Central Newsline by KCBS Insider Phil Matier and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, who met the queen on her visit to California.