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  • KCBS bids farewell to SOCA host and political reporter Doug Sovern

    KCBS bids farewell to SOCA host and political reporter Doug Sovern
    2025/04/30
    This is a special, bittersweet edition of this show because we are saying goodbye to Doug today as he retires from radio after 40 years on the San Francisco airwaves – the last 35 of them here on KCBS. Doug joined KCBS in 1990 and has been here ever since as a reporter and anchor conducting investigations, covering trials, and breaking news. For the last 19 years he has served as the political reporter and he has hosted this program, the State of California, since the pandemic began in early 2020. Joining KCBS Radio anchor Megan Goldsby to bid Doug a fond farewell are two KCBS Radio legends: longtime anchor Stan Bunger and longtime KCBS and KPIX reporter Mike Sugerman, both of whom preceded Doug in retirement.
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    12 分
  • Governor Newsom proposes AI-powered highway management initiative

    Governor Newsom proposes AI-powered highway management initiative
    2025/04/29
    Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a "first-in-the-nation" effort, to revolutionize highway traffic management in California using artificial intelligence. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott, along with KCBS political reporter Doug Sovern, spoke with David McCuan, KCBS Political analyst and political science professor at Sonoma State University.
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    9 分
  • Former California State Senator advocates for independent journalism

    Former California State Senator advocates for independent journalism
    2025/04/28
    California’s trailblazing program to help keep independent journalism alive is in danger of losing its funding At a time when legacy media are struggling to stay afloat and the world of journalism is shrinking by the day, the state of California has been a pioneer, funding dozens of reporters in newsrooms around the state, through its California Local News Fellowship program at UC Berkeley’s School of Journalism. But that money will run out unless the state legislature re-authorizes it. All of this has been the result of a tireless campaign by former State Senator and Orinda Mayor Steve Glazer, who continues his fight to save independent journalism even though he has retired from elective office. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott, along with KCBS political reporter Doug Sovern, spoke with Steve Glazer.
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    7 分
  • Universal Basic Income found to be successful in Oakland

    Universal Basic Income found to be successful in Oakland
    2025/04/24
    It’s not a new idea, but more and more cities and jurisdictions are giving it a try: Universal Basic Income, or UBI. The concept is that everyone is guaranteed a minimum amount of money, typically perhaps $500 a month, to help them meet their basic needs. In some places, only those below a designated economic threshold get the money. It was famously pioneered in Stockton in 2019, and one of the latest to give it a trial run was Oakland, where philanthropic organizations teamed up to give 600 families $500 a month for a year and a half. That pilot project is over now, and the results of how it worked are in. For more, KCBS Political reporter Doug Sovern spoke with Jesus Gerena, CEO of UpTogether, an organization founded in Oakland that partnered with Oakland Thrives to create and fund this program. Max Zolotukhin / Getty Images
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    8 分
  • Another conservative candidate joins crowded Cali governor's race

    Another conservative candidate joins crowded Cali governor's race
    2025/04/23
    Another candidate has thrown their hat in the ring in the very crowded race for California: Steve Hilton, a Republican who has never ran for office before. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott and KCBS political reporter Doug Sovern spoke with Hilton, a former British political strategist and advisor to Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron who relocated to California and became a U.S. citizen, was a fellow at Stanford, ran a Silicon Valley startup and hosted a program on Fox News.
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    8 分
  • Remembering Pope Francis and his legacy

    Remembering Pope Francis and his legacy
    2025/04/21
    Pope Francis passed away early this morning from a stroke, just hours after thrilling the faithful in St. Peter’s Square with an Easter Sunday visit. For more on the death of Pope Francis, KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott, along with KCBS political reporter Doug Sovern, spoke with Dr. Richard Wood, President of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC, and a leading expert on religion, democracy, and Catholicism in the Americas.
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    8 分
  • Citations for encampments — does this end the cycle of homelessness?

    Citations for encampments — does this end the cycle of homelessness?
    2025/04/17
    The number of tents and tent encampments of people experiencing homelessness has plunged in San Francisco, to a record low since the city started keeping track six years ago. It’s a similar situation in other major California cities, as law enforcement cracks down on illegal camping in public, empowered by a US Supreme Court decision that ruled cities can enforce those laws, even when there are not enough shelter beds available. San Francisco and other cities are being much more aggressive now in arresting people for sleeping outside and clearing homeless camps. But where are those people going? Are they getting off the streets, or are they just being shuffled somewhere else? For more on this, KCBS political reporter Doug Sovern spoke with Jennifer Friedenbach, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness in San Francisco.
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    8 分
  • Valero's "cease of operations" draws concerns of economical impacts statewide

    Valero's "cease of operations" draws concerns of economical impacts statewide
    2025/04/16
    A potential major blow to the city of Benicia, as Valero announces its intent to close down its major oil refinery there The Texas-based company submitted a notice to the California Energy Commission that it plans to “idle, restructure or cease” its refining operations at the Benicia facility a year from now, in April 2026. Hundreds of people work at the refinery, which refines about nine percent of California’s crude oil. Its closure could have a significant economic impact on the surrounding area as well as on the price of gasoline at the pump. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Steve Scott and KCBS political reporter Doug Sovern spoke with Mario Giuliani, city manager for Benicia.
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    8 分