SF records first overdose death from a synthetic opioid sold at gas stations
A San Francisco resident has died from an overdose involving MGM-15, a powerful opioid sold in gas stations…
Newsom’s do-over on sober housing could help erase a 2028 campaign liability
Published Sep. 29, 2026at5:04pm By signing a law to expand drug-free housing for homeless people, Gov. Gavin Newsom…
How Glide is fighting SF’s overdose crisis one haircut at a time
Nick Shuford gets a cut at The Shop inside Glide Memorial Church. | Source: Morgan Ellis/The Standard The…
How the deadly drug still has San Francisco in its grip
The coroner’s office struggled to keep up. During a 24-hour-span on Aug. 8, 2023, nine people in San…
This fentanyl treatment is a breakthrough of hope — for anyone who can endure it
Candra Jordan had used fentanyl for years in San Francisco when she got her first injection of extended-release…
Toddler hospitalized for fentanyl overdose
Two people were arrested after an 18-month-old was found unresponsive from what officials described as “an accidental overdose”…
National Guard won’t fix city’s drug crisis
Mayor Daniel Lurie has finally spoken out against President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to send the National Guard…