San Francisco Mayor Lurie to sign fentanyl state of emergency ordinance
San Francisco is ramping up its efforts to battle a deadly fentanyl crisis with the city's new mayor declaring a state of ...
How opioid deaths tripled in Philly over a decade − and what may be behind a recent downturn
Whether new data, when it’s released, will show overdose deaths in Philly have continued to decline or are back on the rise is anybody’s guess. But I do know that harm-reducti ...
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A Brief Open Letter To The San Francisco Board Of Supervisors
Making decisions that affect the quality of life is one of the most important tasks and responsibilities of local politicians. This Board of Supervisors recently collaborated with the new Mayor, ...
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Trump still thinks Canada should become the 51st state: 'A real thing'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Trump’s talk of making Canada the 51st U.S. state is "a real thing" and is linked to the country’s rich natural resources, local media reported. Trudeau’s comments ...
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S.F.’s solution to drugs, homelessness and mayhem on Sixth Street? Tents. Magical tents.
Once again, the solution to San Francisco's most intractable problems is to pitch a tent — and hope to do everything.
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Bay Area Businesses Brace for Higher Import Costs From Trump’s New Tariffs
Bay Area hardware stores face rising costs as President Donald Trump’s new tariffs target imports, citing fentanyl from China ...
NYT columnist rejects the 'good liberal' stance on drugs, blames 'permissive liberal culture' on west coast
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof admitted that the West Coast's "permissive" policies regarding drug usage and ...
Fentanyl in the US: A visual guide
Nearly 22,000 pounds of fentanyl were seized at US borders during the 2024 fiscal year, according to data from the US Customs ...
Dem mayor unleashes task force in attempt to rescue crime-ridden city: 'Restore order to our streets'
San Francisco Mayor David Lurie launched the San Francisco Police Department Hospitality Task Force as he works to clean up ...
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Questions linger over just-opened 'triage center’ for drug users
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s administration has amassed an array of city departments and service providers to launch the new site in ...
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McDowell: Fentanyl changed everything for our family
Wrought with emotion by his brother’s fentanyl poisoning, a 31-year-old freshman congressman from North Carolina on Thursday ...
Will Trump's tariffs on China stop flow of fentanyl into US? Here's what experts say
President Donald Trump has long been touting tariffs as a way to disrupt the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. and this week, he took action with a 10 percent tariff on goods imported from China. But ...