News Reporter

David Sjostedt

Over 400 people have died of drug overdoses this year in San Francisco

News

The city appears to be on pace to hit a new record for drug overdoses this year.

The killer of a skateboarding legend went unnamed for years. Could deaths have been prevented?

The death is part of a troubling trend of secrecy shrouding the real reason some renowned skateboarders have died. 

Investigations Editor

Matt Smith

As the drug overdose crisis rages, city fails to collect data needed to fight it

Politics

The city contractor that distributes naloxone stopped keeping track of certain basic healthcare data as of Jan. 1, 2021, according to documents obtained via public records request.

How many drugs are in San Francisco’s wastewater? The city is about to find out

San Francisco’s health department is announcing a new program to test for ‘high-risk substances’ in the city’s sewage system.

Senior News Reporter

George Kelly

San Francisco pharmacies might have to carry overdose-reversal drugs

San Francisco Supervisor Matt Dorsey introduced legislation that he says will be a “blueprint” for other cities and states in crisis.

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Over 400 people have died of drug overdoses this year in San Francisco

The killer of a skateboarding legend went unnamed for years. Could deaths have been prevented?

As the drug overdose crisis rages, city fails to collect data needed to fight it

How many drugs are in San Francisco’s wastewater? The city is about to find out

San Francisco pharmacies might have to carry overdose-reversal drugs