As the end of a record-setting year for fatal overdoses approaches, San Francisco health officials have begun sampling wastewater in The City to track the spread of fentanyl and other illicit drugs.
In response to widespread concern over the condition of The City and its government, Mayor London Breed is ratcheting up her criticism of others and even herself.
San Francisco is on pace to surpass its total fatal drug overdoses from each of the last two years in October, based on recent preliminary figures from the San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Zurich, San Francisco’s sister city, offers lessons and a possible path forward to curb open-air drug use and fatal overdoses. Swiss leaders met with their San Francisco counterparts and shared their insights.