The Oakland City Council voted to move ahead with a new housing project near the West Oakland BART Station, after a nearly year-long delay and state investigation. 

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Melissa Culross and Bret Burkhart spoke with KCBS Radio Insider Phil Matier.

A war of words is already brewing between San Francisco's Public Defender and the city's new D.A, with the Public Defender accusing Brooke Jenkins of trying to bring back the war on drugs.

A war of words is already brewing between San Francisco's Public Defender and the city's new D.A, with the Public Defender accusing Brooke Jenkins of trying to bring back the war on drugs.

Last year, a video of a man scooping armfuls of goods into a trash bag in a San Francisco Walgreens went viral, and that man eventually served a prison sentence after his arrest. 

Over the weekend, he was arrested again for shoplifting from a CVS.

Police say up to $15,000 dollars worth of goods has been stolen, and he's made about a dozen trips to that store. 

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Bret Burkhart and Melissa Culross spoke with KCBS Radio Insider Phil Matier.

Last year, a video of a man scooping armfuls of goods into a trash bag in a San Francisco Walgreens went viral, and that man eventually served a prison sentence after his arrest. 

Over the weekend, he was arrested again for shoplifting from a CVS.

Police say up to $15,000 dollars worth of goods has been stolen, and he's made about a dozen trips to that store. 

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Bret Burkhart and Melissa Culross spoke with KCBS Radio Insider Phil Matier.

While the number of COVID-19 cases in the Bay Area remains high, BART has lifted its mask requirement as of this morning. The agency was the only one in the Bay Area to go back to requiring masking. With the number of cases so high, why are they lifting the mandate now?

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Kris Ankarlo and Patti Reising spoke with KCBS Radio Insider Phil Matier. 

While the number of COVID-19 cases in the Bay Area remains high, BART has lifted its mask requirement as of this morning. The agency was the only one in the Bay Area to go back to requiring masking. With the number of cases so high, why are they lifting the mandate now?

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Kris Ankarlo and Patti Reising spoke with KCBS Radio Insider Phil Matier. 

San Francisco is shelling out over half a million dollars on a pilot program to find the perfect trash can to solve the city's problem of dirty streets. 

For more KCBS Radio new anchors Melissa Culross and Bret Burkhart are joined on  by KCBS Insider Phil Matier. 

San Francisco is shelling out over half a million dollars on a pilot program to find the perfect trash can to solve the city's problem of dirty streets. 

For more KCBS Radio new anchors Melissa Culross and Bret Burkhart are joined on  by KCBS Insider Phil Matier. 

Amid a sagging approval rate, a new poll finds many Democrats are souring on the idea of President Joe Biden running for re-election in 2024. 

For more KCBS Radio news anchor Melissa Culross is joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier and Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.