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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...

Walgreens To Pay $230 Million Settlement to San Francisco for Contributing to Opioid Epidemic

May 17, 2023 8:05 pmMay 18, 2023 5:00 am

San Francisco reached a $230 million settlement with Walgreens on Friday over the companies role in the opioid crisis in the city, completing a District Court case last year that had found Walgreens guilty. The city, like many areas of...

San Francisco Public Health Dept. Announces End to COVID-19 Emergency Order

February 17, 2023 2:30 amFebruary 17, 2023 2:31 am

The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) announced on Thursday it will be ending their COVID-19 public health emergency declaration at the end of the month, on the same day as Gov. Newsom’s end to the California state of emergency....

SF Mayor London Breed Proposes $6.5 Million Program to End Transgender Homelessness

May 31, 2022 3:47 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Tuesday that she would be adding a $6.5 million, five-year program to end all transgender homeless in San Francisco by 2027 to her upcoming two-year city budget proposal. According to her plan that...

San Francisco Adds New COVID-19 Mega-Event Vaccination Requirements

January 13, 2022 2:17 amJanuary 12, 2022 10:02 pm

The San Francisco Department of Public Health issued a new COVID-19 health order this week, changing mega-event vaccination rules above and beyond what is needed by new state requirements. New state requirements announced on December 31st and to come into...

State Health Officials Exempt San Francisco From Returning Mask Mandate

December 15, 2021 12:08 pm

Shortly before the new statewide mask mandate was reinstalled in California on Wednesday, the California Department of Health announced that the city and County of San Francisco would be largely exempt from the order due to a large percentage of...