In October, San Francisco police arrested 24-year-old Miguel Ramos in the Tenderloin for possession of illicit substances. Officers found two ounces of methamphetamine as well as individual ounces of crack-cocaine and heroin. Then they made a startling discovery. Also in Ramos’ backpack were 7.8 pounds of fentanyl. Interim District Attorney

Seeing as New Year’s Eve is nearly here, and people will be partying their faces off on the last night of the year, I figured it was really important to get this public service announcement out there: TEST YOUR DRUGS AND CARRY NARCAN! Honestly, I have no problem with recreational

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

by Suki Jones Going to Bay Area parties as a teen is a rite of passage. From suburban backyard parties to underground warehouse parties, you would be hard pressed to encounter anyone raised in the Bay Area that has not partaken in this experience. Shout out to Oakland and New

Sundays are generally relaxed, hangover days. But the party was apparently still going for one passenger on a JetBlue JFK-SFO flight this past Sunday, as KGO reports that flight was diverted because of a drug-snorting passenger without a mask or shoes, who was also verbally abusive to other passengers, groped

This website has long been encouraging people to get Narcan and get training in how to use it, as opioid overdoses have skyrocketed with fentanyl showing up more and more in the pandemic-disrupted narcotic supply chain. Narcan is an emergency drug that can quickly reverse the effect of opioid overdoses

For Felanie Castro, it was like the world had just stopped. The first Shelter in Place order had just been announced, and she was stuck in her office at Glide Memorial Church with no marching orders and no messaging about safety precautions. But she worried for the unhoused communities she

Earbuds in, you’re rushing up the steel subway stairs two at a time. Running late, bagel in one hand and Metro Card in the other. New York comes at your broke ass pretty fast, but so far you’re keeping up.  Then you round a corner, and everything slows down. Prone

As our insurance systems seem to swing farther and farther from any kind of sane healthcare reality, it’s old and depressing news that people on the low-end of the income spectrum have little to no recourse. If our government is going to stick it to the majority, maybe the answer