The city of Alameda approved a plan to install license plate readers but are re-opening the bidding process. KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier explains why the first bidder is not a good fit.

Mayoral candidate Mark Leno has accused former interim mayor and current Board of Supervisors President London Breed of launching a smear campaign against him. KCBS Radio, KPIX 5 and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier talks about the ad a political action committee supporting Breed has put out, which says Breed was ousted from her position as part of a backroom deal to help Leno, and Leno’s reaction to it.

KCBS Radio, KPIX-5 and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier explains why the Bay Area has bad traffic and how it’s effecting a wider area.

Following in the footsteps of Peidmont, Alameda is voting to install licence plate cameras on the island. While some think that it will help reduce crime, others argue that it is taking away privacy. KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier talks about how the cameras will work and the issues that locals will face.

Lieutenant Govenor Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraigosa are in the lead for the Governor’s race. KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier says Newsom is in the lead financially.

The White House has indicated that President Trump will give the Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee the green light to release a memo alleging anti-Trump bias in the FBI. KCBS Radio, KPIX 5 and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown debate how meaningful the memo is, what its impact may be and whether the reactions to it might already be set in stone.

KCBS Radio, KPIX-5 and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier explains the details of who will get their records cleared with marijuana offenses.

Federal immigration officials are clarifying their policy on how they treat illegal immigrants making court appearances. ICE officials still plan on targeting specific undocumented immigrants in courtrooms. 

A proposition to repeal rent control in California may be on the ballot this November. KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier explains why it’s hard to get people to agree on rent control legislature.

Catharine Stefani will take over District 2 in San Francisco that stretches from Sea Cliff to Russian Hill.  KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier has more.