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Officials in San Francisco are poised to end the City's boycott of 30 states that have passed laws limiting the rights of the LGBTQ community. For more on this, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke to KCBS insider Phil Matier Phil.

As we've been reporting San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously to accept a draft reparations plan yesterday although some parts of the plan might be difficult to put into practice. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom has praised the Biden Administration's handling of the Silicon Valley Bank failure, saying the White House acted swiftly and decisively to strengthen public confidence in the banking system. But, a new report shows the governor might have had another reason to be happy.  For more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

A state appeals court yesterday upheld an initiative that keeps thousands of California rideshare and delivery drivers as independent contractors as opposed to employees, something that 59% of voters in the state approved in 2020, but was widely regarded as an effort by the app-based companies to avoid paying drivers benefits.  For more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas are joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

State Republicans held a convention in Sacramento over the weekend and with the primary less than a year away no one has stepped forward to announce a run for Senator Dianne Feinstein's seat. What do you make of that?

San Francisco Assemblyman Matt Haney is looking to give voters a chance to enshrine housing in California's constitution, and it's not the first time something like this has been on the table in the state. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Newly released data shows that while police officers in San Francisco have worked a fewer hours over the past five years, the city still spent millions more in compensation. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

BART's Inspector General Harriet Richardson is stepping down. Her last day will be next week. KCBS Radio news anchor Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom announced more details of his decision NOT to renew Walgreens' multi-million dollar state contract yesterday... which was set to renew several months from now on May 1st. For more, KCBS Radio's Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

California lawmakers are trying to figure out how to find billions of extra dollars to fund high-speed rail in the state, as costs keep creeping up. For more, KCBS Radio's Eric Thomas & Margie Shafer are joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom says the state will no longer do business with Walgreens after the company decided to stop selling abortion pills in 20 states, most of which have restrictions on the procedure in place. The move comes after the Republican attorney's general in those states threatened legal action against the chain. KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart are joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier for more.

In a newly proposed contract with the police union, the city of San Francisco said it would give officers a 10.75% raise over three years, which Mayor London Breed hopes will help with staffing levels in the city. For more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.  

Getting a parking ticket in San Mateo has gotten a whole lot more expensive since the start of the pandemic, with the cost of citations going up a whopping 86%. For more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.  

The Oakland A's took a trip to Las Vegas over the weekend, and that's just adding fuel to speculation that Oakland's push to keep the A's might not be strong enough. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Vice President Kamala Harris comes home to the Bay Area this afternoon for a quick visit to the Bay Area, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis arriving in California on Sunday.  For more, KCBS Radio news anchors spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier and the former  Mayor of San Francisco Willie Brown.

While downtown San Francisco may be on a painfully slow rebound, traffic in the Bay Area is is not. At first glance, it would seem traffic should have eased with less folks communizing from all points into the city but that is not what the data show or what most Bay Area commuters will tell you. For more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS insider Phil Matier.

A program to help get the homeless off the streets of San Francisco during the COVID-19 pandemic has ended up costing the city much more than anticipated, as the hotels taking part in the program file claims for property damage caused by those they were housing. KCBS Insider Phil Matier spoke with KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart on the program's successes and shortcomings.

A megaproject that once envisioned a four-track rail crossing that would serve BART and other rail lines, looks like its going to be less ambitious than planned. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

San Francisco Supervisors are considering a controversial tweak to the City's long established Sanctuary City policy. what's the tweak and why is it controversial?

California is lifting its COVID-19 state of emergency today, although most of the restrictions related to the emergency order have already been dropped.  Several other states are still keeping their emergency orders in place. For more KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas are joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier.