KCBS Radio In Depth

It’s been a tumultuous time for Californians and their electric bills. Since the start of this year alone, PG&E customers have seen one rate hike after another. Now, a fixed fee is being brought into the mix, leaving many wondering: how did we get here and is there any way to make sure California’s energy systems stay

Project Roomkey, Governor Gavin Newsom’s initiative that turned hotel and motel rooms across the state into temporary shelters for the homeless during the height of the covid pandemic, is the subject of a recent independent evaluation. The goal of this report is to figure out if Project Roomkey was successful in provid

We are continuing KCBS’s State of San Francisco conversation this week and seeking to answer the question of what will it take to ensure that San Francisco thrives in the years to come?  Is it workers returning to offices? Does the city need more financial investment? Or should the focus be on building – or, in some ca

It’s a question that’s been pondered ever since we emerged from the covid pandemic: what is the state of San Francisco? Some say that San Francisco has been spiraling into a ‘doom loop’ ever since the pandemic passed as once thriving businesses and hotspots are now languishing. Others say that San Francisco might be do

Last week, KCBS Radio looked at the state of the environment. We touched on how cities are responding to the rising tides and the extreme effects of climate change. We looked at the change in how we get around the Bay Area - EVs, bikes, and more - and how young people are stepping up to take on climate justice. And we

KCBS Radio has been taking a closer look at the state of the environment in the Bay Area - from extreme weather and rising sea levels to what people are doing to try and make the world around us better. But how is the San Francisco Zoo faring with all these environmental changes? What are their conservation efforts loo