KCBS In Depth: Fixing Washington
An interview with former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, who has authored a new book, "We Can All Do Better," which focuses on the political gridlock in Washington and possible solutions to solving them.
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An interview with former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, who has authored a new book, "We Can All Do Better," which focuses on the political gridlock in Washington and possible solutions to solving them.
A new law already approved by the Senate will make event data recorders - often referred to as "black boxes" - mandatory in new cars. But what will likely surprise a lot of car owners, and unnerve those concerned about digital privacy, is that box is probably already there.
More than a half-billion dollars in cuts have been proposed to the state's court system, potentially making it harder to pay a traffic fine or get a divorce.
For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday it's up to Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff to decide whether to consider additional sites for a new A's ballpark, raising the possibility of a move outside the Bay Area.
Gov. Brown's proposed budget cuts to the court system will likely go through, which is cause for an emergency meeting by the state Supreme Court.
Even if voters approve Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal for higher taxes this fall, his ballot initiative would be only a partial solution to the state's chronic budget deficits.
San Francisco supervisors joined HIV/AIDS health care providers and advocates on the steps of City Hall to call on Mayor Ed Lee to restore funding cut by the federal government.
California's high-speed rail chief has said he's seeking environmental exemptions on the first 130-mile leg of the bullet train in the San Joaquin Valley.
Another high-ranking San Francisco official looks to be in hot water as a judge has ordered the city to start garnering more than $3,000 a month from the paycheck of Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White.
A measure on the June ballot in San Francisco would require the city's waste collection services be put up for competitive bidding, but the proposal's opponents claim it would create an unnecessary bureaucratic headache.
Lawyers representing seven California schoolchildren have filed a lawsuit against the state seeking to overturn statutes that govern teacher employment, including seniority-based layoffs.
A San Francisco judge ruled on Tuesday that a video of suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's wife can be shown at his Ethics Commission hearing.
Next 10, a nonpartisan policy organization based in San Francisco, has released the 2012 version of their California Budget Challenge, an online tool that lets users understand the serious choices facing the state and determine where they stand on a series of spending and revenue policy options.
The San Jose City Council is considering offering builders incentives to help further develop the downtown area.
