Phil Matier

Getting around the Bay is going to cost even more come the New Year with rate hikes going into effect on public transit and bridge tolls. For more, KCBS's Rebecca Goodeyon spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

California's proposed 2026 "billionaire tax act," intended to fund social services by increasing taxes on the wealthy, has encountered resistance from the business community. Will the proposed "Billionaire Tax Act" cause companies to move outside of California For more KCBS Raidio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

It turns out that a bill that would have protected Californians from rising electric bills due to AI data centers won't be doing that for now at least. This after major changes were made before the bill was finally passed. For more on this KCBS Radio News Anchor spoke with KCBS insider Phil Matier

Customers are growing increasingly frustrated with PG&E as thousands of residents in San Francisco's Richmond and Sunset districts were without power for a second Saturday in a row. This weekend's outage was the fifth in Sunset in recent weeks. For more KCBS Radio News Anchor, Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

We're breaking down the messy Politics following a massive PG&E power outage in San Francisco over the weekend. For more KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Data shows fewer people coming to California. Immigration rates have been cut in half within the last year and it's largely linked to the current administration. For more, KCBS's Rebecca Goodeyon spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

This past weekend's massive power outage left Waymos stalled across the city raising concerns about how the autonomous vehicle company could handle a major disaster like an earthquake For more KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier

State Senator Scott Wiener says he plans to introduce legislation that will let San Francisco and other cities break away from PG&E and run their own power grids. For more, KCBS's Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

2025 was a year of extremes in terms of weather patterns and natural disasters, from deadly floods in Texas, to Canadian wildfire smoke blanketing the Midwest and California's record-setting wildfires. Plus, it marked the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Here's the year in natural disasters.

Here's a snapshot of what happened in every sector of the US economy in 2025, from housing to retail, interest rates to unlikely breakout businesses.

District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong wants San Francisco to hold another vote regarding the closure of the Great Highway to vehicle traffic. The resulting Sunset Dunes has divided San Francisco residents. For more, KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott, spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

This week, we’re focusing on the murders of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner last Sunday in their Brentwood home. Their son, 32-year-old Nick Reiner, has been arrested for the slayings. This case is still developing, but it has brought questions and concerns about what exactly happened and what, if anything, could have been done to prevent it. Audacy stations around the country grapp...

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is going to be re-named after President Donald Trump. The President took control of the Kennedy Center in February and has made a number of leadership and programming changes since. For more, KCBS's Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.

The latest jobs reports paints a dark picture of the US economy, but that's playing into the problems? Experts and analysts weigh in. Have you heard of performative job postings? they're a thing.

A task force in San Francisco has ruled that Mayor Daniel Lurie broke the law by not releasing all the information about his phone call to President Trump...that stopped a surge of federal immigration agents being deployed. For more, KCBS's Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

While the San Francisco housing market is heating up, ongoing tech layoffs have dragged down the city's economy. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom is once again trolling President Trump, this time with a new website. For more, KCBS anchor Rebecca Goodeyon spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Oakland's City Council has voted to renew the city's $2 million contract to keep hundreds of Flock license plate cameras up. That's despite residents' concerns about data privacy and federal immigration enforcement. For more, KCBS's Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

The last of the National Guard troops deployed to L.A. by President Trump earlier this year made a quiet exit over the weekend. This follows the most recent ruling by a panel of judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last Friday. For more, KCBS anchor Rebecca Goodeyon spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

There are nearly a dozen candidates trying to become the next governor of California in 2026 and the surplus of Democrats in the field could end up helping the state's Republican candidates. For more KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott, spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Rob Reiner, who was found dead along with his wife in their Brentwood home yesterday, is being remembered not only for his career in Hollywood, but also for his political activism. For more, KCBS's Rebecca Goodeyon spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

The death of Rob Reiner has America reacting, and it came amidst a sudden outburst of violence both internationally and nationally. There was an anti-Semitic mass shooting on Bondi Beach in Australia, a terror attack on U.S. staffers in Syria and a mass shooting at venerable Brown University. Here's the latest.

PG&E says it's prepared to help triple San Jose's energy use as it looks to establish the "premier destination for AI data center development" But who will foot the bill? To answer that question KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

In this episode we get the latest on the debate around funding Obamacare subsidies, talk to Sen. John Kennedy about an alternative GOP plan -- is there one? -- And dive into a University of Michigan study about the huge number of seniors driving while high.