San Francisco crackdown on open-air drug use intensifies
San Francisco has been getting tougher with open-air drug use and, in July, enforcement will intensify.
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San Francisco has been getting tougher with open-air drug use and, in July, enforcement will intensify.
San Francisco has been getting tougher with open-air drug use and, in July, enforcement will intensify. Wilson Walker reports. (6-26-23)
San Jose's mayor, Santa Clara County officials and the police department are joining forces to combat drug use in the city. Devin Fehely reports. (6-24-23)
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Wednesday results from an ongoing multi-agency crackdown on fentanyl sales in the city's Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods.
San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto spoke on the KPIX Morning Edition about his department's role in combating the city's fentanyl crisis, the Five Keys charter school for inmates, and the recent online backlash over the department's Pride Month celebrations.
As a fentanyl crisis grips the Bay Area, health officials in Santa Clara County reported the number of overdose deaths attributed to the drug more than doubled in the month of May.
May was the deadliest month for drug overdoses in San Francisco history prompting a debate over how to deal with the crisis.
May was the deadliest month for drug overdoses in San Francisco history, prompting a debate over how to deal with the crisis. John Ramos reports. (6-17-23)
A San Francisco grocery store owner said by and large there have been no major changes to the downward spiral he's witnessed in SoMa, despite recent crackdowns.
A longtime SoMa grocer tells KPIX 5's Betty Yu he has not seen much improvement in the plague of street drug crime despite the city's efforts to stem the scourge of fentanyl. (6-16-23)
The fentanyl crisis in San Francisco shows no sign of ebbing according to a new report which shows last month was one of the deadliest.
The fentanyl crisis in San Francisco shows no sign of ebbing according to a new report which shows last month was one of the deadliest. Max Darrow reports. Read more here.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on indications that San Francisco experienced a surge in fentanyl deaths last month. ba href=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/fentanyl-overdose-deaths-san-francisco/ target=_blankbRead more here/a/b.
In its first six weeks of deployment in San Francisco, the California Highway Patrol has seized enough fentanyl to kill all of the city's population nearly three times over, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
The San Francisco Sheriff's office is joining the city's fight to control widespread drug use and sales in troubled downtown neighborhoods, officials announced Thursday.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on San Francisco's Sheriff announcing a plan to use the department's deputies to fight the fentanyl crisis in the city (6-8-2023) Read more here.
Murder charges have been filed in Napa County for two men accused of selling fentanyl to a teenager who overdosed and died, the District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.
Mayor London Breed officially unveiled her budget plan Wednesday ahead of what's expected to be a long negotiation with the Board of Supervisors. Judging by the mayor's comments, she's ready for a fight.
San Francisco was supposed to have a public discussion about the fentanyl crisis on Tuesday. It ended in chaos and with someone throwing a brick at city officials. So what comes next?
San Francisco was supposed to have a public discussion about the fentanyl crisis on Tuesday. It ended in chaos and with someone throwing a brick at city officials. So what comes next? Wilson Walker reports.
An Alameda County woman was accused of distributing the drug fentanyl to a person who subsequently died, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
A long-planned and unprecedented Board of Supervisors meeting was held Tuesday afternoon at UN Plaza, the epicenter of San Francisco's open-air drug market crisis.
A planned outdoor San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting at United Nations Plaza quickly recessed and moved into City Hall Tuesday after officials were shouted down by the public and someone threw a brick.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is about to question Mayor London Breed in a first-of-its-kind outdoor hearing, right in the heart of the city's challenges with drug addiction and drug dealing.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is about to question Mayor London Breed in a first-of-its-kind outdoor hearing, right in the heart of the city's challenges with drug addiction and drug dealing. At least, that's the plan. Wilson Walker reports.
