Oakland Assemblywoman, Buffy Wicks, has unveiled an ambitious proposal today to achieve in California what the Federal Government could not across the nation.

That is a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for ALL workplaces in the state.

The move comes on the heels of the US Supreme Court's decision to throw out President Biden's employer vaccine mandate.

For more, KCBS Radio News Anchors Patti Reising and Jeff Bell spoke with KCBS Radio Insider Phil Matier

Mask mandates are being dropped in other states, but not in California until next week. So what happens this weekend in LA for the Superbowl? 

For more, KCBS morning news anchors Holly Quan and Dan Mithchinson spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier, and former SF Mayor Willie Brown. 

Next week we should see the Governor unveil his new, "endemic," approach to living with Covid-19 in our midst, but what exactly does that mean for us? 

For more, KCBS morning news anchors Holly Quan and Dan Mitchinson spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

The San Francisco City Hall corruption scandal that kicked off with the arrest of former Public Works chief, Mohammed Nuru, back in 2020 continues to unfold. Today, the union representing City employees filed suit, saying workers faced retaliation for calling out problems in their departments. 

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Jeff Bell and Patti Reising spoke to KCBS Radio Insider Phil Matier.

KCBS Insider Phil Matier joined the KCBS Bay Current podcast host Matt Pitman to discuss the war between the San Francisco Police Department and District Attorney Chesa Boudin over his office's handling of police shooting and use of force.  The timing couldn't be worse for the city, with an officer currently on trial and Boudin facing a recall election in June.

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