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Ripple founder and crypto billionaire Chris Larsen wants to donate nearly more than $9 million dollars to the San Francisco Police Department to build a a state-of-the-art tech hub. Police commissioners are scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss the funding proposal. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

San Francisco's new fire chief says the City could be in trouble in case of a major emergency because of an aging fleet of fire trucks. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

A Democratic convention held in Anaheim this past weekend featured one notable absence in former Vice President Kamala Harris. She's been non-committal about whether she might run for governor of California next year, and could wait until the end of summer to make her decision. For more on Harris's decision and where that leaves the field in the meantime, KCBS Radio anchor Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Radio insider Phil Matier.

It's time for our daily chat with KCBS Insider Phil Matier. Big cuts are coming to San Francisco City Hall, as Mayor Lurie is planning to cut 1,400 city jobs in order to close a budget deficit.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. changed the guidelines for woman and children and the COVID vaccine shortly after issuing a new health report that blamed America's food supply for growing illness in children. Catch up on the Trump Administration's latest efforts to 'Make America Healthy Again' and why so many health professionals are deeply skeptical of it.

San Francisco Mayor Lurie is looking to change how the city spends on the homelessness crisis. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

President Trump is threatening to withhold federal funds from California after a transgender athlete qualified for the girl's state track and field championship this upcoming weekend. Governor Newsom made headlines earlier this year when he told a conservative guest on his podcast that he thought allowing trans athletes to compete in girl's events was deeply unfair. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

As we continue to recognize the 5 year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, how has the political climate around police reform in the Bay Area evolved since? For more on that, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Continuing our coverage on President Trump's aims to get Alcatraz back as a working prison, federal officials were on the island last week kicking the tires. For more, KCBS anchor Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.

It's time for our daily chat with KCBS Insider Phil Matier, hosted by KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott. The Senate has killed California's plan to ban the sale of gas-powered cars in the state by 2035.

Former President Joe Biden revealed that he has an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread into his bones, which has raised questions about whether medical guidelines about the screening of older men should be revisited and if Biden and his team kept the diagnosis a secret while he was president. On Deadline is hosted and produced by Lauren Barry and produced by Christy Strawser.

Mayor Daniel Lurie could be heading for some conflict between his office and San Francisco supervisors over proposed legislation that would spread out the city's homeless shelters. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

As we've been reporting, speed cameras are up and warnings have been issued, but there's still some work to be done in San Francisco to get all the speed cameras the city wants out there up and running. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee was sworn in as Oakland's 52nd Mayor today. Lee won a special election back in March to finish out the term of former Mayor Sheng Thao who was recalled by voters. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting Oakland's police union has rebuffed an attempt to deter annual pay raises this time around as the city trudges through a budget crisis. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

One new mom in Philadelphia took her trip to first time motherhood slow and steady. She – a Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise – waited until she was 97 years old. Host Mike Rogers talked with Lauren Augustine, curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Philadelphia Zoo, all about Mommy and her new tortoise babies, named after the “Golden Girls”.

It's time for our daily chat with KCBS Insider Phil Matier. Governor Gavin Newsom's revised budget which he unveiled last week could have devastating effects on women's reproductive healthcare, especially hitting Planned Parenthood.

General Motors is trying to change course on some of the country's electric vehicle initiatives, as market demand for EVs deflates. For more KCBS Radio anchor Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Donald Trump promised this week that he has a plan to force drug companies to lower prices for struggling Americans, but not everyone is on board. Here's a review of the plan from experts. On Deadline is hosted and produced by Lauren Barry and produced by Christy Strawser.

It's time for our daily chat with KCBS Insider Phil Matier, hosted by KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott. Governor Gavin Newsom says President Trump and his administration's policies are to blame for a good chunk of the 12 billion dollar shortfall in the state budget. The governor unveiled his May revise today, calling for cutbacks to health insurance for undocumented migrants.