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SF Mayor London Breed Proposes New Policy Requiring Drug Testing for Welfare

September 27, 2023 12:18 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced late on Tuesday that she will be proposing a new policy requiring those going on welfare in the city to receive mandatory drug tests and to go into treatment if addicted to help combat...

San Francisco Sees Deadliest Drug Overdose Month On Record

September 19, 2023 11:49 amSeptember 20, 2023 3:57 pm

The San Francisco Department of Public Health announced on Monday that 84 drug overdose deaths were recorded in August, tying the monthly record of January 2023 as the deadliest drug overdose month in city history. For over a decade, fentanyl,...

SF Public Health Dept. Announces 385 Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Recorded This Year

August 17, 2023 12:18 pmAugust 17, 2023 12:19 pm

The San Francisco Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday that the city recorded 385 deaths from fentanyl so far this year and is currently on pace to break the previous record for fentanyl deaths set in 2020. For over...

SF DA Jenkins Blames County Courts Releasing Dealers Without A Trial For Worsening Fentanyl Situation In SF

August 4, 2023 1:16 pmAugust 4, 2023 1:16 pm

At a Tenderloin public safety town hall meeting in San Francisco, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins blamed the San Francisco County court system for the city’s current fentanyl problem, saying that they release many suspected dealers without a trial,...

Gov. Newsom Announces Another $200 Million to move 7,300 Homeless Into Housing

June 15, 2023 8:08 amJune 15, 2023 8:08 am

Governor Gavin Newsom just announced Wednesday that he is awarding nearly $200 Million to move 7,300 people out of encampments and into housing. There have been numerous reports finding that “Housing First” is an abject failure on a colossal level....

Bill To Let Californian Voters Decide On Fentanyl Consequences Introduced In Assembly

June 7, 2023 3:30 amJune 7, 2023 6:17 am

A bill if passed, would have Californian voters decide on a Constitutional amendment over if fentanyl dealers should be made fully aware of the consequences for selling the deadly drug and be held accountable, was introduced in the Assembly on...

‘Snake Oil’: Housing First Advocates Sneak Attack DAs & Sheriff’s Plan to End Homelessness

June 4, 2023 3:54 pmJune 5, 2023 12:43 pm

Last week the Globe ran a Special uncut op ed by three District Attorneys and the Sacramento Sheriff stating that they can end California’s homeless crisis in one year, and that way is to end the drug crisis. District Attorneys...