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Gabe Greschler

A ‘fentanyl state of emergency’? Mayoral candidates argue over plan

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The call for more resources to combat fentanyl comes as the drug takes the lives of hundreds of San Franciscans each year.

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David Sjostedt

San Francisco health department changes its tune as overdoses surge

The department has long made reducing the stigma of drugs a foundational part of its plan to fight overdoses.

Garrett Leahy

APEC protesters hang banner over Bay Bridge, kicking off week of protests in San Francisco

Environmental activists posted a 75-foot banner calling for climate action above the Yerba Buena Tunnel over the Bay Bridge westbound lanes on Wednesday.

Han Li

Breed pressures SFMTA to kill Chinatown bike lanes after backlash

San Francisco’s transportation agency is planning a citywide network of bike lanes — but Chinatown leaders argue that it’s not suited for the dense neighborhood.

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Annie Gaus

San Francisco Fire Department could soon place emergency psychiatric holds

A proposal to give fire department paramedics the authority to place 5150 holds, or involuntary psychiatric holds for individuals in severe mental distress, will advance to a vote in the coming weeks.  The Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to advance the proposal, which would designate fire paramedics…

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A ‘fentanyl state of emergency’? Mayoral candidates argue over plan

San Francisco health department changes its tune as overdoses surge

APEC protesters hang banner over Bay Bridge, kicking off week of protests in San Francisco

Breed pressures SFMTA to kill Chinatown bike lanes after backlash

San Francisco Fire Department could soon place emergency psychiatric holds