It's been nearly 10 years since Proposition 47 was passed in California, reclassifying some drug possession and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. The idea was to thin out overcrowded prisons and save space for more serious crimes, spurred on by a desire for criminal justice reform in the state.

But now, with a decade of data to reflect on, the long-term effects of Prop 47 are becoming clearer, and with a growing focus on improving public safety and fighting theft, taxpayers and lawmakers alike are paying attention to the findings.

For a closer look, KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by Magnus Lofstrom, Policy Director of Criminal Justice at the Public Policy Institute of California. He's one of the authors of a new study analyzing how crime in California has been affected by Prop 47 and the pandemic.

Today, Doug Sovern, KCBS political reporter and host of “The State, Of California,” spoke with 98-year-old political activist, Dorothy Witt—who's putting her funds behind Kamala Harris. What has her suddenly politically motivated?

Today, Doug Sovern, KCBS political reporter and host of “The State, Of California,” joined KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart from the Merchant Exchange building in downtown San Francisco—the site of tonight’s debate in the San Francisco Mayor’s race.

Four major candidates trying to unseat Mayor London Breed will face off in that showdown tonight, which you can see live on KPIX Channel 5 at 6:00.

It is Debate Night at last, the first showdown of the presidential campaign between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

We'll bring you the ABC News Presidential Debate Simulcast live right here on KCBS Radio starting at 6:00 tonight.

For more on this, KCBS Radio Insider Doug Sovern was joined by Martin Kaplan, an expert in political communications who is a professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, where he directs the Norman Lear Center. He was chief speechwriter to Vice President Walter Mondale and deputy campaign manager of Mondale’s 1984 presidential campaign

Vice President Kamala Harris is hunkered down in Pennsylvania, preparing for tomorrow night’s pivotal debate with former president Donald Trump

You’ll be able to hear that debate live right here on KCBS, beginning at 6pm tomorrow

Harris has stayed in the Keystone State for the last few days, after her campaign appearance in Pittsburgh, to prep for the biggest debate of her career, and depending on how it goes, it may be the only one she and Trump have.

For more on what to expect, KCBS Insider Doug Sovern was joined by Professor Amber Boydstun, chair of the Political Science Department at UC Davis and a founding member of the “Women Also Know Stuff” political science initiative.

The focus is squarely on seven battleground states that will decide this Presidential election, which remains a tossup and probably will be for the next two months.

Polling shows Vice President Kamala Harris with a narrow lead over former President Donald Trump nationally, and in many but not all of those swing states, but they’re all within the margin of error and could swing either way. That means that turnout, ground game, voter registration and mobilization will once again determine who wins, just as was the case in 2016 and 2020, with such a closely divided electorate.

So both campaigns are working hard to identify low propensity voters and get them on their side, which makes a new study from USC’s Center for Inclusive Democracy all the more interesting. It takes a look at just who votes and who doesn’t, in nine states, including the seven major swing states plus Texas and Florida.

For more on this, KCBS Political Reporter Doug Sovern spoke with Mindy Romero, Founder and Director of the Center, and the lead author of this study.

It's officially that time of year, football season is kicking off today and the 49ers will be back on the turf at Levi's Stadium on Monday.

Before the team became the Bay Area's most successful professional sports franchise, the origin story and the pioneering nature of the 49ers are often overlooked.

But not for long, as a new book detailing the team's history and revealing some rare pictures will be hitting the stands in 10 days.

To hear all about it, KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by Mark Purdy, Award-winning Bay Area sports journalist and author of "The San Francisco 49ers An Illustrated Timeline."

Vice President Kamala Harris added some new pieces to her economic plan today while visiting a brewery in New Hampshire.

The Democratic presidential nominee is focusing her attention on boosting small business startups, as she tries to seize the lead on economic issues from rival Donald Trump.

Polling consistently shows that voters favor Republicans, in this case former President Trump, over Democrats when it comes to the economy—even though historically, the economy fares much better under Democratic presidents than under Republican ones, with stronger economic growth and job creation when a Democrat occupies the Oval Office. With the economy one of Harris’ perceived vulnerabilities, she is unveiling some more moderate, pro-business proposals to counter Trump’s claim that she would pursue a radical, left-wing, even “Communist” and “Marxist” agenda.

For more, KCBS political reporter Doug Sovern, along with KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart, spoke with Dr. Larry Harris, professor of finance and business economics and the Keenan Chair in Finance at the USC Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles. He is the former chief economist for the Securities and Exchange Commission...and no, Dr. Harris is not related to Kamala Harris.