As a lackluster rainy season comes to a close for California, we take stock of the state's precarious water situation and hear why the impacts of this drought are turning out to be more far reaching than many r…

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we examine the student housing crisis facing Berkeley as well as other college towns throughout California, a crisis that is pushing many low-income students to the financial br…

As the Whitehouse warns that key Covid programs will need to ramp down due to a lack of funding, on this edition of KCBS In Depth, we consider the potential impact on our ability to respond if cases begin to su…

On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we discuss why many companies have decided to continue giving employees a remote work option, even as the Covid risks fade. And in the second half, we also consider why -- duri…

In the wake of Governor Newsom's state of the state address delivered on Tuesday, on this edition of KCBS In Depth, we check in on the current shape of California politics. Guests: Lara Korte, reporter covering…

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we hear from a number of Bay Area residents suffering from long-term illnesses that put them at heightened risk from Covid-19 to discuss what’s on their minds as pandemic restri…

Just a few short days ago the possibility of a full scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia remained unthinkable to many, but then it happened, leaving us to come to terms with a suddenly-changed world.On this edit…

Just about everyone has heard the allegation against Bill Cosby of drugging and sexual abuse: We’ve been reporting on them for years now, along with the court cases that have followed. But comedian and filmmake…

Two years into this pandemic, and the economic recovery is now well underway, but not everyone is sharing in the gains. On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we hear from local experts and advocates about why the n…

In recent weeks a group of Bay Area doctors released an open letter to the governor and state health officials calling for a faster wind down of pandemic restrictions, especially in the classroom. On this editi…

This pandemic has been difficult on just about everyone, but it’s taken a special toll on frontline healthcare workers, and now after two years facing down one Covid surge after another many are reaching a cris…

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we take a grand tour of the global supply chain with Wall Street Journal technology columnist Christopher Mims. In his new book, "Arriving Today," he explains what keeps this fi…

Nearly two years into this pandemic now, and it kind of feels like we’ve seen it all -- from surprising surges to wildcard variants. But if life under Covid has taught us one thing, it’s to expect the unexpecte…

The Bay Area is facing yet another surge of Covid-19 infections, and while the Omicron variant is turning out to be milder than those that have come before, it’s spreading so quickly and so widely that virtuall…

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we take a look back at some of the biggest stories and trends out of Bay Area news over this past year to try to get a better handle on where we might be headed in 2022. Guests:…

Last May the murder of George Floyd tipped off a wave of national protests that reenergized the criminal justice reform movement and launched the “defund the police” slogan right to the center of the national c…

With climate change gathering force the Sierra Nevada and other California mountain ranges could be facing a nearly snowless future in only a few decades. That's the jarring prediction laid out in a recent stud…

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we consider the global effort to get the vaccine out to people in developing nations as warnings mount that this work isn’t moving fast enough.Guests: Carmen Paun, global health…

We live in a world of constant convenience, where  just about any material need can be met with a simple click of a button or a swipe on a phone screen. But what if this relentless pursuit of momentary pleasure…

We’re now entering our second holiday season amid a global pandemic, but while Covid-19 is still very much with us, an awful lot has changed over the past twelve months. So on this edition of KCBS In Depth we d…