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Michael Barba

DA backs off push for SF sanctuary city exemptions

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Brooke Jenkins said she had a change of heart after talking to victims and community leaders.

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David Sjostedt

‘This shouldn’t be normal’: Tenderloin parents grapple with neighborhood woes

Tenderloin residents who met with Mayor London Breed to plead for better conditions last November, prompting a string of fiery press conferences. 

San Francisco ties its own record for most drug overdose deaths in a month

The city is on track for the deadliest year on record as overdose deaths surged in August. 

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George Kelly

Man dies of drug overdose at downtown San Francisco BART station

A man died Monday morning after an apparent overdose at a Downtown San Francisco BART station, according to police.

SF drug overdose deaths were down in 2021 for the first time in years, but 2 neighborhoods saw a bump in the numbers

Fewer people in San Francisco died from drug overdoses in the second year of the pandemic, marking the city’s first dip in years, according to a new report. But the loss of life remains startlingly high and is actually climbing in some pockets of the city.

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DA backs off push for SF sanctuary city exemptions

‘This shouldn’t be normal’: Tenderloin parents grapple with neighborhood woes

San Francisco ties its own record for most drug overdose deaths in a month

Man dies of drug overdose at downtown San Francisco BART station

SF drug overdose deaths were down in 2021 for the first time in years, but 2 neighborhoods saw a bump in the numbers