Phil Matier

After the showdown between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris this past Tuesday, Trump has refused to participate in another debate. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer was joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. You can listen to this entire interview and past Phil Matier interviews on the Audacy App. Download the app on your smartphone and favorite KCBS Radio. The interviews are posted in the Phil Matier section. 

It's time for our daily chat with KCBS Insider Phil Matier. Phil joins KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart. The governors of two neighboring states are asking California Governor Gavin Newsom to reconsider his proposal to require oil refiners to store a backup supply of gas to prevent future price spikes. Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs from Arizona and Republican Governor Joe Lombardo from Nevada say it will drive up gas prices in their states. It's all part of a special session the governor is calling for. 

Candidates running for Mayor of San Francisco met last night for the latest debate, but one big name was missing from the stage. For more, KCBS Radio anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

It's time for our daily chat with KCBS Insider Phil Matier. Phil joins KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart to discuss the Mayoral debate tonight. All of the candidates running for Mayor of San Francisco are set to square off in a debate next hour, except for one. Mayor London Breed pulled out of the event last week, blaming one of the sponsors, the Examiner, for not keeping in touch with her campaign—saying she has other events already scheduled. The Examiner disputes that—claiming it has a chain of emails.

Vice President Kamala Harris seemed to employ some old strategy at last night's debate. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

It's time for our daily chat with KCBS Insider Phil Matier. Phil joined KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart. Not only is this the first debate between the two, Harris and Trump have never met before. We here in the Bay Area have known Harris for years. What will she need to do to win over voters in other parts of the country?

Tonight, we'll watch Kamala Harris and Donald Trump take the debate stage with the election just 8 weeks away. For more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

It's time for our daily chat with KCBS Insider Phil Matier. Phil joined KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart. New analysis of data shows that crime is continuing to surge in Oakland, even as its gone down in the Bay Area's other major cities.

This bill would have ensured Californians are not excluded from assistance programs due to their immigration status. This as the governor heads to New York to raise money for the Harris campaign. For more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.  

As we approach the next presidential debate between Vice President Harris and former President Trump, we're looking at whether the Harris campaign's momentum is still on the rise as she's addressed her background and her economic plan. For more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier and former SF Mayor Willie Brown.

It's time for our daily chat with KCBS Insider Phil Matier. Phil joined KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart. A judge is indicating that he's likely to keep federal monitoring of the Oakland Police Department in place. That oversight was required more than 20 years ago following a civil rights lawsuits against four officers accused of assault and planting evidence. 

Make sure to check your thermostat and turn the lights off when you leave the house, PG&E rates are going up. For more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas were joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Governor Gavin Newsom is calling for a special session of the legislature to deal with rising gas prices. There's one major sticking point however: Democrats in the state senate don't want one.  For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed just secured one of her biggest cash injections to date amid a tough reelection battle. For more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.  

It's time for our daily chat with KCBS Insider Phil Matier. Phil joined KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart. The shooting of San Francisco 49er Ricky Pearsall in Union Square over the holiday weekend has become a political topic, as the candidates for mayor weigh in on what happened, and what needs to be done. 

The shooting of 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall in Union Square this weekend has prompted more police pretense in the area, as well as some rekindled political back-and-forth. For more, KCBS Anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas were joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

As we've been reporting, San Francisco 49ers' rookie Ricky Pearsall has been released from the hospital after being shot during an attempted robbery in Union Square on Saturday. For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier. You can listen to this entire interview and past Phil Matier interviews on the Audacy App. Download the app on your smartphone and favorite KCBS Radio. The interviews are posted in the Phil Matier section. 

Vice President Harris indicated some shifting positions in her exclusive interview with CNN. Last night, interviewer Dana Bash pressed Harris on her reversals on fracking and de-criminalizing illegal border crossings. For more on this, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas were joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier and former mayor of San Francisco Willie Brown.

It's time for our daily chat with KCBS Insider Phil Matier. Phil joined KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart. As State lawmakers continue to work on hundreds of bills before the end of session at the end of the week, the debate continues over a measure the legislature passed last year. Governor Newsom recently touted the state's 20 dollar minimum wage for fast food workers as creating 11,000 new jobs. The industry, however, is saying "not so fast."

California leaders are looking to rein in AI, giving Governor Gavin Newsom about a month to sign on or veto the idea.  For more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas were joined by KCBS Insider Phil Matier.