A recent ranking by WalletHub shows that, out of 149 U.S. cities, San Francisco ranks at the bottom for management.
The chief medical examiner's report showed that from January to May 2023, 346 people in the city died of drug overdoses-a 40 percent increase over the same period last year.
City leaders claim to have made some progress with the drug problem, but residents don't see it, and they're not buying officials' attempts to spin the fentanyl and overdose crisis as proof that the city needs sanctioned drug-use sites.
In a 2022 San Francisco Chronicle poll, a paltry 12 percent say that the Board of Supervisors has done a good or excellent job in making the city a better place.
The city has at last begun to crack down on drug dealing, with 58 people arrested in a recent ten-day span.
On June 22, Breed announced that the city would take firmer action against drug use and possession, too.
Starting in July, the city will force people taken into custody into a special court that will refer them to drug treatment, mental-health care, and other necessary programs.
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