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Two ODs, one death: Man gets eight-year sentence for selling fentanyl-laced pills
Seaside man was sentenced to eight years for selling fentanyl-laced pills that allegedly caused two people to overdose, one of whom died.Read More
Tenderloin road rage shooting leads to federal gun and fentanyl charges
Federal prosecutors have filed gun and fentanyl possession for sale charges against an Oakland man after a violent road rage incident in the Tenderloin.Read More
Breed Tenderloin plan sharply criticized by neighborhood advocates
Homeless advocates in San Francisco on Tuesday blasted The City's recent plan to address mental health and drug use in the Tenderloin.Read More
Tenderloin emergency declared, opening door for additional policing, services
Mayor London Breed is doubling down on efforts to crack down on public drug use and other criminal activity in the Tenderloin.Read More
Marin County holds drug take back month to reduce overdose risks
In an effort to reduce the number of drug overdoses, Marin County declared October Prescription Drug Take Back Month.Read More
Feds seize more than 40 pounds of fentanyl, equaling about 9.5 million lethal doses
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced Tuesday what it described as the largest federal seizure of fentanyl — more than 40 pounds — in...Read More
Public defender says fentanyl overdose task force would lead to over policing
San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney on Tuesday called for funding a new approach involving both prosecutors and health experts to address the uptick in fentanyl overdose deaths. During the...Read More
City attorney seeks civil injunctions to curb Tenderloin drug dealing
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has moved into civil injunction territory in an effort to prevent known drug dealers from entering the Tenderloin neighborhood. Herrera said Thursday morning...Read More
Police say man arrested for shelter noncompliance was selling heroin, cocaine, fentanyl
A 20-year-old Oakland man who was warned about violating the shelter-in-place order and refused to comply was arrested later Saturday night by officers from the San Francisco police Tenderloin...Read More
DA charges man with murder for allegedly selling opioids leading to fatal overdose
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday announced a murder charge has been filed against an 22-year-old San Jose man who allegedly sold powerful opioids to a...Read More
Police say two women who died of fentanyl overdose presumed to be mother, daughter
Two women who were found dead at a residence in Santa Rosa Thursday are believed to be a mother and daughter who overdosed on fentanyl, a police sergeant said....Read More
Judge gives 16-year sentence for fentanyl conspiracy conviction
A 43-year-old San Francisco man was sentenced on Friday in federal court to 200 months in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Kia...Read More
Fentanyl exposure sends nine deputies, five inmates to hospital
Nine San Francisco sheriff’s deputies and five jail inmates were hospitalized Tuesday after being exposed to fentanyl, according to sheriff’s officials. Around 5:30 p.m., deputies discovered an unresponsive inmate...Read More
SF supes approve Street-Level Drug Dealing Task Force legislation
San Francisco supervisors passed legislation Tuesday that establishes a 12-member Street-Level Drug Dealing Task Force. The task force will make recommendations to the mayor, Board of Supervisors and city...Read More
Los Altos officer hospitalized for possible fentanyl exposure
A Los Altos police officer was transported to a hospital Monday morning after a possible fentanyl exposure at police headquarters. Fire Capt. Bill Murphy of the Santa Clara County...Read More
Potential fentanyl exposure at Los Altos Police Department
Firefighters were responding to a possible fentanyl exposure at the Los Altos Police Department Monday morning. Fire Capt. Bill Murphy of the Santa Clara County Fire Department said the...Read More
Petaluma police arrest woman with 102 grams fentanyl, scales, $3,000
A woman was arrested in Petaluma after a traffic stop led to the discovery of fentanyl and more than $3,000 in cash late Monday night, according to police. The...Read More
Jail guards treated with Narcan for opioid exposure
Two guards at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin were taken to a hospital Sunday after possible exposure to fentanyl, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. Around 11:45...Read More
Alameda Co. officers exposed to fentanyl
An Alameda County sheriff's sergeant and detective are recovering after being exposed to a lethal dose of the potent opioid fentanyl while conducting a drug investigation in a motel...Read More
Trio found dead from overdose identified
Three men found dead last month on a street in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood have been identified by the medical exam.Read More