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Bill To Require Opioid Medicine Availability In Numerous Businesses Introduced in Assembly

December 20, 2022 2:22 amDecember 19, 2022 7:22 pm

A bill to require Narcan, the opioid reversal medicine, to be available in bars, gas stations, public libraries, and single-room occupancy hotels, was introduced on Monday in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 24, authored by Assemblyman Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) would...

SF Mayor London Breed Announces State of Emergency for Tenderloin Neighborhood

December 18, 2021 2:22 amDecember 17, 2021 9:31 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Friday that she is declaring an official State of Emergency in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco over high crime, public drug use, and other health and safety concerns. The Tenderloin district, long...

Fentanyl Will Now Be Considered A Contaminant To Property Under New Law

October 11, 2019 3:29 pm

Fentanyl became the second drug in California to have specialized decontaminate laws after Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1596 into law earlier this week. AB 1596 revises the Methamphetamine Contaminated Property Act to the Methamphetamine or Fentanyl Contaminated Property Cleanup Act....