{"id":236824,"date":"2026-03-26T02:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/236824\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T02:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:03:14","slug":"speaker-hits-sf-leaders-over-fentanyl-crime-says-nick-shirleys-coming-to-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/236824\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker hits SF leaders over fentanyl, crime, says Nick Shirley\u2019s coming to town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The San Francisco Board of Supervisors was confronted with a heated <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfrancisco.granicus.com\/player\/clip\/52067?view_id=192&amp;redirect=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">public comment<\/a> this week as conservative independent journalist Darren Stallcup warned that &#8220;Nick Shirley&#8217;s coming to town,&#8221; tying the visit to broader concerns over child fentanyl deaths, crime, and homelessness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;This week, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/crime\/article\/child-suspected-overdose-death-investigation-22080750.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2-year-old child overdosed<\/a> and died on fentanyl in San Francisco,&#8221; the speaker said before the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. &#8220;This is not the first child who&#8217;s died from fentanyl in our city, and unfortunately, it probably won&#8217;t be the last.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The remarks come as San Francisco continues to grapple with a years-long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/opioid-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fentanyl crisis<\/a> that has driven thousands of overdose deaths. City data and public health reporting have documented a sharp rise in fentanyl-related fatalities since 2019, with the synthetic opioid now the leading cause of overdose deaths in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Officials also face ongoing scrutiny over public safety conditions, open-air drug use, and homelessness across major corridors and neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nick-shirley-security-fraud-fox-news.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Shirley holds a camera while filming protesters gathered during a demonstration on a city street.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Conservative influencer Nick Shirley films protesters demonstrating against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests in New York, New York, on Oct. 22, 2025. (Adam Gray\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/noticias.foxnews.com\/us\/california-school-district-allegedly-gave-fraudulent-diplomas-chinese-students-enter-us-colleges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICT ALLEGEDLY GAVE FRAUDULENT DIPLOMAS TO CHINESE STUDENTS TO ENTER US COLLEGES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Walking around downtown San Francisco today, I see outside of our schools and playgrounds\u2026 just everywhere you look are the signs of the decline of Western civilization,&#8221; Stallcup said, pointing to visible drug activity and street conditions.<\/p>\n<p>In the address, the speaker characterized fentanyl trafficking as part of a broader international pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fentanyl is a form of chemical warfare on the American people. It comes from China, across the southern border into our community, big cities and small towns.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He argued the crisis is driven by international trafficking networks, linking the flow of fentanyl into U.S. communities to broader cross-border dynamics.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tenderloin-san-francisco-3.jpg\" alt=\"tenderloin sign at intersection of urban streets\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>At the intersection of Leavenworth and Golden Gate Streets, people all walk to work and hang out in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco, California, on Jan. 26, 2022. (Melina Mara\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/noticias.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-education-department-unleashes-top-5-most-striking-wins-against-gender-dei-extremism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TRUMP 2.0&#8217;S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT UNLEASHES TOP 5 MOST STRIKING &#8216;WINS&#8217; AGAINST GENDER, DEI EXTREMISM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love immigrants. I believe they&#8217;re some of the best people in the world,&#8221; the speaker added. &#8220;Unfortunately, there are fentanyl dealers here in our community, transnational narco-terrorists who are exploiting and taking advantage of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sanctuary city<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stallcup&#8217;s comments also referenced the scale of fatalities in San Francisco over recent years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Five thousand people of all races and religions have died from fentanyl in San Francisco between the years 2019 [and] 2026, including many of my family and friends,&#8221; Stallcup noted.<\/p>\n<p>Stallcup further criticized local leadership and spending priorities tied to homelessness programs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Corrupt, far-left Democrats such as yourselves have enabled chaos and lawlessness for financial gain via fentanyl through corrupt nonprofits\u2026 that benefit from the suffering of the less fortunate on the streets,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tenderloin-san-francisco-2.jpg\" alt=\"homeless encampment with tents\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Homeless people consume illegal drugs in an encampment along Willow St. in the Tenderloin district of downtown on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in San Francisco, CA.\u00a0 (Gary Coronado \/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/noticias.foxnews.com\/us\/underperforming-california-school-district-paying-enormous-sum-teach-kids-rap-curriculum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">UNDERPEFORMING CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICT PAYING ENORMOUS SUM TO TEACH KIDS WITH A &#8216;RAP CURRICULUM&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are on the 20th-year anniversary of Gavin Newsom&#8217;s ten-year plan to solve homelessness. Billions of dollars have been spent only for the situation to get worse,&#8221; Stallcup added, saying he had dealt with multiple break-ins.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/noticias.foxnews.com\/media\/journalist-who-exposed-alleged-minnesota-fraud-says-newsom-california-his-next-targets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Nick Shirley\u2019s coming to town<\/a> next week, and you guys will all be under the magnifying glass,&#8221; Stallcup said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco Board of Supervisors and Stallcup did not respond to Fox News Digital&#8217;s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>CJ Womack is an associate editor at Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>CJ joined Fox News Digital&#8217;s team in 2026, which highlights the vital role journalism plays in shaping politics and culture. He has years of experience analyzing and reporting on the news media.<\/p>\n<p>CJ graduated from Long Beach State University in 2025 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Journalism.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Story tips can be sent to cj.womack@fox.com, and you can follow on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/womackche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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