Top Trump administration officials visited Alcatraz Thursday morning as part of the controversial plan to reopen the federal ...

ABC7 News insider Phil Matier discusses the political implications of Ricky Pearsall's shooting in San Francisco in the upcoming mayoral election.

By Phil Matier, Columnist Updated July 28, 2019 10:57 a.m. Stanlee Gatti prepares a package for a customer at Meraki Market on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 in San Francisco, Calif.

By Julian Glover, Monica Madden, and Phil Matier. Friday, March 28, 2025. Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor sat down one-on-one with ABC7 News to discuss the top issues facing the city.

One of the key reasons San Francisco is suffering from a glut of empty storefronts appears to be the city itself and a permitting process that can take an incoming business anywhere from six ...

San Francisco’s Municipal Railway, citing public complaints and uncertainty over future regulations, is proposing to ban both medical and recreational pot advertising on city buses, streetcars ...

Breed’s comment and reference to the latest Supreme Court ruling sparked a follow-up question from the moderator, Phil Matier, a former political columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle, who ...

Larry also talked to ABC7 News Contributor Phil Matier about the matter. Matier described the situation as "both sides have a way out." "The City Council and the mayor voted 'yes' on their plan ...

ABC7 News insider Phil Matier has thoughts on why Union Square is the focus versus other neighborhoods in the city. MORE: New street barriers aiming to deter sex work causing slew of safety issues ...

According to ABC7 News Insider Phil Matier, having Harris at the top of the ticket could be the best way for Democrats to avoid chaos at the Democratic National Convention next month - a shift ...