A California proposition has been giving homeowners an advantage when the home was passed down because they did not have to pay the rising tax rate. KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown explain what that proposition was.

Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley says she is no longer considering plea deals for the two men charged in the Ghost Ship fire. KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier explains that the public relations and the reactions of the families involved are behind this decision.

Los Angeles's transit agency is set to become the first in the country to use body scanners to screen passengers. KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier explains that this is some new technology that is being unveiled in Los Angeles and in a couple of months its going to make its way to New York and New Jersey as well.

California lawmakers are pressing a bill that would clear the way for more housing and retail development on BART parking lots. KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier explains that Bart has committed to building 20,000 units of housing at its stations by 2040.

Come 2020, California voters may have the opportunity to completely overhaul the state’s system for real estate taxes. KCBS Radio, KPIX 5 and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier talks about the ballot initiative that could lead to major changes in Proposition 13, and with it, the end to commercial businesses enjoying the same tax breaks both they and California homeowners have enjoyed for the past 40 years.

The number one complaint for many in San Francisco these days is the filth on the streets in the city. KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier explains that for the past of couple of years the folks at DPW have sent out cleaners to hit the streets.

California school officials are calling on the state's next governor to allocate billions in funding to renovate school buildings. KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier explains that the voters approve 7 billion dollars in bonds a couple of years back in improvements through K-12 buildings around the state.

A new ad is running featuring a San Francisco firefighter asking for help. KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier explains that with lawmakers trying to decide how much responsibility utilities should take for the fires, that right now it’s a matter different parties involved pointing fingers.

The new Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco is now open for business but even as the buses roll in, officials are still figuring out how to pay the millions of dollars it'll take to keep the center running. KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier explains that the Trans Bay Terminal was envisioned as the grand central station for the west and the cost to keep it going roughly 27 million dollars a year.

A ribbon cutting happened today for a two billion dollar Transbay Transit Terminal. KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier explains that San Francisco had hoped for more out the new Transit Station such as higher travel speeds bringing people in and out of the city. He does however urge the public to see it, since it is a beautiful thing to see.