Phil Matier

As we've been reporting the proposal to put the Upper Great Highway back on the ballots of San Franciscans has failed.

For more, KCBS's Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Vanderbilt University has bought the former California College of the Arts campus in San Francisco.

KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer discusses what this change will bring to the city with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

The United States did not completely destroy Iran's capability to create a nuclear weapon with strikes this summer, but is President Donald Trump ready to get involved as thousands are killed in nationwide protests in Iran?

The EV market has cooled as incentives like federal tax credits have expired but California governor Gavin Newsom's new budget aims to bring back the state's EV rebate program.

To tell us more, KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

It's time for our daily chat with KCBS Insider Phil Matier, hosted by KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer.

San Franciscans found a lot to complain about in 2025. The San Francisco Chronicle found nearly 800,000 reports on the City's 311 app and phone number.

The government announced a new health schedule for childhood vaccines, and then released new guidelines for the American diet that added a heavy emphasis on meat and fats. Here's the latest.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced he WON'T be running for governor

Meanwhile there's a Bay Area mayor mulling a run of his own and for more, KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier

Episode three turns inward, focusing on family, memory, and the long road toward rebuilding. Through conversations with her mother at the property site, Nataly captures the emotional complexity of losing not just a house, but a home built over decades - and the life that existed inside it.

The episode highlights the generational impact of loss, the challenge of accepting a “new beginning,” and the strength required to move forward without erasing the past. It also introduces moments of unexpected hope, including community support and symbolic items recovered from the rubble that helped the family keep going.

Episode 3 explores how grief can isolate - and how family and community help restore a sense of grounding when everything familiar is gone.

President Trump often likes to mention his cognitive tests, both in boasts and insults to other politicians. This past week, Governor Gavin Newsom decided to join the conversation.

Newsom posted on social media challenging President Trump to a cognitive test on live TV. For more KCBS Radio news anchor, Steve Scott, spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.

Episode two picks up in the quiet aftermath of the fire, when the adrenaline fades and reality sets in. Nataly Tavidian reflects on the moment she learned her family home was gone—a phone call from a close colleague/TV reporter who was reporting live from the property.

The episode centers on the shock of seeing what remains for the first time and the emotional weight of hearing devastating news from someone who knew the house, the family, and its history. Through archival audio and a year-later one-on-one conversation with her friend, the episode explores how grief shows up in unexpected ways, even for journalists trained to stay composed.

Episode 2 examines the human side of disaster reporting, the role of compassion in moments of loss, and the difficult transition from breaking news to personal reckoning.