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Early reports show San Francisco is headed for its deadliest year yet from opioid overdoses. While the Coastside isnât seeing the same sky-high numbers, a year of isolation has only made addiction problems worse, experts say. âIt feels like everybody is in crisis,â said Mary Fullerton, supervisor of the San Mateo Countyâs Integrated Medication Assisted Treatment team, which helps people addicted to opioids. âThere is more at stake. There is a sense of desperation, loneliness and not as many ways to get help.â According to data from the county coronerâs office, four people in Pacifica and two further down on the Coastside died from accidental opioid deaths in 2020, making up just 7 percent of the county total. The city with the most opioid deaths last year was Daly City at 12, and an additional 12 sheltered or unsheltered people without a listed city of residence died from opioids last year. Overall, the county saw 81 accidental opioid dea ....
Law enforcement personnel across the county hope to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines. San Mateo County announced last week it will offer vaccines starting Feb. 22 to first responders, food and agriculture workers, teachers and child care providers â anyone in the stateâs â1bâ tier, which includes law enforcement. As president of San Mateo County Police Chiefs and Sheriff Association, Pacifica Police Chief Dan Steidle wrote a letter to San Mateo County Health Chief Louise F. Rogers on Feb. 5 requesting the county prioritize COVID-19 vaccine for law enforcement personnel including city police departments, the San Mateo County Sheriffâs Office, District Attorneyâs Office, probation departments, coronerâs office, BART police, CHP and several federal agencies. He wanted them to be on a higher status, â1a,â for vaccines. ....