Phil Matier

KCBS' Steve Scott spoke with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and KCBS Insider Phil Matier about Alaska's Senate Race.

The CEO of California's High-Speed Rail Authority has resigned abruptly, in the wake of a financial scandal faced by the rail authority last month. To learn more about what this could mean, KCBS' Rebecca Goodeyon spoke with KCBS Insider, Phil Matier.

Reading the tea leaves before an election is fraught with peril, but there are some interesting signs worth paying attention to. Plus, teens dress in KKK costumes and an activist reacts, and how will the Fed's decision on interest rates affect you? A new study shows that everything costs 30% more than it did before the pandemic.

A Los Angeles federal judge has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to set aside more than 20-thousand California ballots. For more, KCBS' Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Two major AI companies are asking Governor Gavin Newsom for support in backing legislation to regulate the industry. Anthropic, which makes the Claude chatbot, and OpenAI, which is behind ChatGPT, sent letters to Newsom following an executive order he issued last month. For more KCBS Radio News Anchor Rebecca Goodeyon spoke with KCBS insider Phil Matier.

Get the latest on the billionaire's tax effort in California. Find out why Trump declared anyone who uses the term artificial intelligence is an enemy of the U.S. Find out why the US and Israel are girding for post-midterm skirmishes in Iran, and more.

There's plenty of buzz around California's proposed wealth tax with Election Day less than a week away. For more on the future of this proposition, KCBS' Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

The FBI raided a Beverly Hills mansion owned by billionaire Stephen Cloobeck. The search reportedly came in connection with the investigation into former Congressman Eric Swalwell. For more on this, KCBS Radio News Anchor Rebecca Goodeyon spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Anthropic is going public with its AI model, alongside warning that its product has gone rogue four times

It looks like the Trump administration will NOT be able to disqualify thousands of California ballots for alleged "noncitizen voting" For more on this, KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier...

A group of San Francisco billionaires and corporations are pumping millions into local issues on the ballot next week. For more KCBS' Rebecca Goodeyon spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

The Trump administration wants to toss out thousands of California ballots that it says were cast by non-citizens. For more on this KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

President Trump's approval rating is at a record low with the midterms approaching. For more, KCBS' Jason Brooks spoke with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

California appears to be falling short of goals set by a landmark climate law passed 20 years ago. For more KCBS Radio News Anchor Rebecca Goodeyon spoke with KCBS insider Phil Matier

Carriages horses in Central Park could become a thing of the past. We learn more about that, plus a security vulnerability that affects 70% of websites around the world, including those run by the U.S. government, and we end with a dive into Halloween. Don't let your costume get you fired.

You might recognize the Bay Area's big-city mayors out on the street, but they're far from household names in other parts of California. For more, KCBS' Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

A new poll shows that even though a large number of voters aren't happy with Governor Gavin Newsom, they're still backing his likely successor. For more KCBS Radio News Anchor Rebecca Goodeyon spoke with KCBS insider Phil Matier.

Good news, and bad news about jobs, plus who should protect us from tech scams?

Thousands of California state employees are going on strike today. For more, KCBS' Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

A video posted on Instagram raised questions on whether residents in San Francisco's Presidio Heights are gaming the system to reserve free parking. For more KCBS' Rebecca Goodeyon spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

The progressive-leaning Bay Area is the heart of "Big Tech" but voters now believe the industry's leaders are largely conservative. For more KCBS Radio News Anchor, Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier

Federal officials have charged 28 non-citizens with illegally registering to vote in California. Last week, the Justice Department sent state election officials a thumb drive it said contained the names of 20,000 people who were suspected of being non-citizens on the election rolls. However, state officials say federal officials did not offer proof to back up their claims. For a closer look at thi...

We dive into the explosion of measles cases, the drop in people with health insurance, and a big question: Are there planets more hospitable to life than earth?

Governor Gavin Newsom is going to bat for the Democratic Party and that effort has taken him on the road. KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

This week Kimberly Guilfoyle was asked to resign from her post within the Trump administration. But some worry her next move could mean fresh dirt on President Trump and his family. For more, KCBS' Steve Scott spoke with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and KCBS Insider Phil Matier.