As we've been reporting, state lawmakers just signed off on a series of reforms that could make it easier to build new housing in the state, but those projects may still stall at a local level. 

For more, KCBS Radio's Melissa Culross spoke with KCBS Radio Insider Phil Matier.

While state regulators approved a plan last week, banning gas-powered vehicle sales by 2035, it includes one major exception. 

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

Many of the parklets that sprang up on the curbs of San Francisco during the pandemic could be taken down in the coming months as restaurant owners face the dauntingly high cost of keeping up with the city's requirements. 

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

The former director of San Francisco's Department of Public Works, Mohammed Nuru, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his role in a massive corruption scandal.

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

Disgraced former San Francisco Public Works head Mohammed Nuru has been sentenced to seven years in prison for what federal prosecutors called a long-running scheme of bribes and kickbacks. 

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

A new UC Berkeley report shows that San Francisco's financial district is the slowest out of 62 major U.S. cities studied in bringing people back into the office....at only 31 percent of pre-pandemic activity. And that's putting local businesses in a tough spot. 

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

It's time for our daily chat with KCBS Radio Insider Phil Matier.

Democrats in the state legislature are moving ahead with a plan to overhaul the recall process and it's not sitting well with those on the other side of the aisle. 

For more, Phil joins KCBS Radio anchors Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising. 

A San Francisco Supervisor candidate referred to a local Jewish journalist as a Nazi in social media posts yesterday. She's running in District 4, but is facing questions on whether or not she lives there, which is a requirement to run in that district. 

This comes as some say politics in San Francisco are becoming increasingly toxic. 

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

A new poll shows that Governor Gavin Newsom holds a huge lead over his Republican challenger on the November ballot. This comes despite most people surveyed, believe the state is heading in the wrong direction. 

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill yesterday that would have legalized safe consumption sites at a state level, but San Francisco leaders say they'll still be moving forward with their own plans to open dedicated safe consumption sites. 

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