@philmatier

Bay Area political insider & journalist. Find me on @KCBSradio & @abc7newsbayarea. RT≠ endorsement Got a tip? [email protected]

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You walk in, you walk out, you pick up the phone, you read the reports, you talk to people, you walk the walk, you find the story. You put it out there and then you go and do it again. @sfchronicle
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“The progressive “abundance” movement is getting an election test in CA, where the climate lobby and unions have come out swinging against Prop. 45, a ballot initiative that would accelerate permitting for housing, green energy and public works.’ wsj.com/opinion/prop-45-cali…

Opinion | Do Liberals Really Want ‘Abundance’?

California’s Prop. 45 tests if progressives believe their new slogan.

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How Mayor Willie Brown Celebrates the 4th 👠
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Why does Vance keep looking at the camera like this
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Scoop: @SFFFLocal798 launches $1.2m ad buy to pass Prop H, to lower pension age to 55. The ballot measure's become a centerpiece of SF Mayor's race, with @LondonBreed opposed & the union endorsing @MarkFarrellSF instead. Exclusive details on @KCBSRadio: youtube.com/watch?v=zolMdQ30…
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@CNN14 May 2023
What’s really happening in San Francisco? @SaraSidnerCNN examines the city’s struggles with homelessness, drugs, crime, and the heavy cost to the community on a new episode of #TheWholeStory with @AndersonCooper. Tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CNN
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@jmart6 Apr 2023
NEW: Jerry Brown — 85 tmrw and animated as ever — has a message for Washington: don’t stumble into war w China 20 years after Iraq, Brown’s esp alarmed about the same bipartisan DC consensus on 🇨🇳 Plus: His vivid insights on Biden, Kamala, Gavin politico.com/news/magazine/2…

Jerry Brown Is Angry: Why Is America Barreling Into a Cold War With China?

The ultimate elder statesman sees huge economic consequences to a superpower decoupling: “Another serious banking failure, mortgage meltdown . . . We can’t stabilize the world economy without China.”

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@jmart6 Apr 2023
Two St. Ignatius grads and the pride of the Mineola (Tex.) Colored High School #415
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Inbox: @katieporteroc raises $4.5 million in Q1
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Lara Korte
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Packed house here in the swing space today as we prepare for the first hearing on two controversial housing bills — #SB4 and #SB423, both by @Scott_Wiener. As with so many things, it's the Carpenters v. the Trades. #caleg
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Weather has officially entered "Greek gods expressing their displeasure" status
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New: tomorrow, @GavinNewsom will come to San Quentin to announce he plans to change it from a maximum security prison to a Scandinavian-style model of rehabilitation & education for inmates. It already has a remarkable array of programs unlike any other prison I’ve ever been to.
Anita Chabria@anitachabria16 Mar 2023
San Quentin is California’s most iconic prison. Friday, @CAgovernor will announce the facility will change by 2025 to model after Scandinavian ideals of rehabilitation -- transforming what incarceration means in California. 1/3 latimes.com/california/story…

Column: California to transform infamous San Quentin prison with Scandinavian ideas, rehab focus

Gov. Gavin Newsom this week will announce plans to remake San Quentin, one of the state's most storied prisons, using a Scandinavian prison model that emphasizes rehabilitation.

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@cspan7 Jan 2023
.@RepJeffries tribute to Nancy Pelosi. #118thCongress
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If this was @GavinNewsom last inaugural speech, he showed a different side of himself sfchronicle.com/politics/joe… via @sfchronicle

If this was Gavin Newsom’s last inaugural speech, he showed a different side of himself

Newsom opened perhaps his final chapter in executive office by defining not just what he...

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President Joe Biden will welcome the Golden State Warriors to the White House on Jan. 17 to celebrate their 2021-22 NBA Finals victory over the Boston Celtics. trib.al/ObfPY2a

Warriors set to visit White House for first time since Obama administration

President Joe Biden will welcome the Golden State Warriors to the White House on Jan. 17...

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@jmart6 Jan 2023
PELSOI, btw, says she's staying in the House "through the term" and has not yet talked to @sfpelosi about succession in SF. cc @philmatier
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Gavin Newsom takes aim at 'small men in big offices' as he's sworn in for a second term sfchronicle.com/politics/art…

Gavin Newsom takes aim at ‘small men in big offices’ as he’s sworn in for a second term

In his second inaugural address, Gavin Newsom sought to contrast the support he has...

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#Listen 🔈California state school officials are trying to figure out where all the students have gone.KCBS Radio news anchors @jbellnews and @pattireising spoke with spoke with KCBS Radio Insider @philmatier to understand more. bit.ly/36eroGG
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CA High-Speed Rail 🚄@CaHSRA14 Apr 2022
NEW POLL: By a 5-3 margin (56% to 35%) voters support the plan to #BuildHSR in the Central Valley & expand to the Bay Area & LA. The voters demanded electrified #CleanGreenHSR with Prop 1A & that's what we're delivering. @CA_Trans_Agency @CAgovernor 🔗 bit.ly/3M6tGH4
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In other news, I'm starting a three-month leave from @sfchronicle to write a book on our Ferry Building, and what its rise and fall and rebirth says about the ongoing evolution of urban waterfronts. Watch this space!
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Beautiful piece by @peterhartlaub about Chronicle cartoonist Don Asmussen's talent, his wit, his loves, and his drive to keep creating as long as he could. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti… via @sfchronicle

Chronicle cartoonist Don Asmussen: Brilliant artist found humor in the headlines (and everywhere...

The illustrator and cartoonist who created Bad Reporter and San Francisco Comic Strip had a ceaseless wit that infused his work and his life. He died Dec. 9 at 59.

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