News Reporter

David Sjostedt

As fentanyl deaths continue to tear through the region, Bay Area lawmakers are calling for expanded access to the opioid antidote.

The outcome of these races may reveal the true depths of people’s animosity toward crime, homelessness, fentanyl, and the state of downtown.

It’s the first look at his plans to use powers he requested from the Board of Supervisors to address fentanyl.

In his inaugural speech, the mayor vows to offer accountability, improve street conditions, and provide solutions to fentanyl and homelessness. 

San Francisco Fire Department Captain Jonathan Baxter said the department cannot confirm the claim of ingesting fentanyl at the park. 