Medication-assisted treatment is the gold standard for treating opioid addiction. Yet, despite its proven track record, health care professionals are struggling to ensure people stick with them.
Mayor Daniel Lurie is hoping a new, coercive approach can help officers tackle open-air drug use in San Francisco while getting more people off the streets and connected to addiction treatment.
Legislation proposed by Mayor Daniel Lurie and passed by the Board of Supervisors in July bans large vehicles from parking for more than two hours starting this weekend.
This 82-room motel, which has sat vacant in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood since early 2023, was purchased by new owners who are open to creating sober housing on the site.
Starting Nov. 1, RVs will be banned from parking in the same place for more than two hours in San Francisco. But residents eager to see roads devoid of large vehicles should manage expectations.
The mayor overhauled the city's street outreach teams by consolidating their ranks, focusing on specific neighborhoods and putting them under the oversight of one leader. Here’s how it’s going.
A scathing report stated that the Alameda County Department of Children and Family Services often failed to investigate allegations of child abuse and neglect with the urgency required.
The new initiative under consideration would present an opportunity to increase the length of time that fentanyl users stay on medication-assisted treatment.
A nonprofit has admitted to wrongdoing, removed its executive director and two other employees who participated in the alleged misconduct and reorganized its board of directors.