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San Francisco Announces Record 806 Overdose Deaths In City In 2023

January 18, 2024 2:45 amJanuary 18, 2024 2:46 am

New data from the City of San Francisco released on Wednesday found that 806 total drug overdoses occurred in 2023, marking the highest yearly number of overdoses ever in the city, and over 150 more than the 2022 amount of...

CHP Announces Massive Seizure Of Fentanyl From Tenderloin District in SF Since May

December 22, 2023 4:05 pmDecember 22, 2023 4:05 pm

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that the CHP has seized more than 40 pounds of fentanyl in the approximately 10-block radius of San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood since the CHP first began an increased...

Effort Grows To Have Former SF Mayor, Supervisor Mark Farrell Run For Mayor In 2024

November 30, 2023 2:26 amNovember 30, 2023 2:27 am

Former San Francisco Mayor and Supervisor Mark Farrell received a large boost of support in the past few weeks to enter the 2024 San Francisco Mayoral race, despite Farrell having shown no prior interest in the position. The 2024 Mayoral...

Paul Pelosi Attacker David DePape Found Guilty In Federal Court

November 16, 2023 6:34 pmNovember 16, 2023 6:34 pm

David DePape, the man who broke into the home of now-former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and severely injured her husband Paul Pelosi, was found guilty by a jury in a San Francisco federal court on Thursday with one count...

Armed Robbery of Czech Camera Crew Overshadows Beginning Of APEC Summit

November 14, 2023 1:10 pmNovember 14, 2023 1:10 pm

Crime in San Francisco on the eve of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit rose on Sunday and Monday with several high profile robberies taking place across the city, dampening the mood of the city and Summit organizers and calling...

Federal Trial Of Paul Pelosi Attacker Begins In San Francisco

November 10, 2023 2:29 amNovember 10, 2023 2:30 am

The trial of David DePape, the man who broke into the home of now-former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and severely injured her husband Paul Pelosi, began on Thursday in San Francisco. On October 28, 2022, Paul Pelosi, then home...

City Attorney, SFPD Announce A Crackdown On Illegal License Plate Covers

November 1, 2023 5:57 pm

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu and San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Chief Bill Scott announced on Wednesday that the city would be ramping up their effort to eliminate the usage of illegal license plate covers. The covers, which range...