In the midst of a financial crisis, Oakland is seeing a shift in power.

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

The US Department of Energy is giving PG&E a whopping $15-billion loan to modernize the electrical grid and support clean energy infrastructure in California. This comes as the utility company continues to raise prices for customers.

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

More trouble for California's long-anticipated high-speed rail project, but there could be even more problems on the way.

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Come 2025, San Francisco will have a new transportation chief.

Jeffrey Tumlin, who has led the agency for the last five years, is stepping down before the end of 2024. Is this because of a newly elected mayor, a transit budget crunch, or something else?

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

One San Francisco driver is going to need to shell out a small fortune to get out of the red with the city's traffic enforcement, racking up a bill of 22 thousand dollars.

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

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has overturned a controversial policy put forward by Mayor London Breed that would have helped move some RVs and campers off of city streets.

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

President-elect Donald Trump announced his pick to serve as the US ambassador to Greece, and it's a familiar name to Bay Area residents.

Kimberly Guilfoyle has been nominated to take on that role, and it comes amid a swirl of tabloid speculation around her relationship with Donald Trump Jr.

For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

The state is launching a new program that will give 2-thousand dollar rebates to people buying new e-bikes. So, how will this program work?

For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Bret Burkhart spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

We have some developing news in the Oakland corruption probe. In a recent court filing, the Alameda County prosecutors are accusing a powerful Bay Area family of supporting Sheng Thao's run for mayor in 2022, with an expectation that they would get something in return.

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

California's high-speed rail project may be facing another major hurdle -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk. President-elect Trump has said Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will help advise him on ways to cut federal spending.

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