San Francisco is grappling with a severe fentanyl crisis that is impacting its homeless population and local communities. Despite increasing its annual spending on homelessness, which saw a 22% jump in unsheltered homelessness from 2017 to 2022, the city faces criticism for the effectiveness of these expenditures. The situation is exacerbated by the city's status as a hub for cheap fentanyl, which is linked to a cycle of addiction and crime fueled by monthly government assistance checks. This crisis is affecting local businesses, with many restaurants closing not due to the pandemic but due to the rampant drug issues. The problem is further complicated by the drug money flowing back to Honduras, where it allegedly contributes to mansion building.
San Francisco: a city trapped in a doom spiral as homelessness and crime runs rampant and the city does nothing to fix any of it. https://t.co/WTmTZvlsgF
San Francisco is a regional magnet for the homeless. Why? - $5 Fentanyl. - City allows open drug use. - Free cash, food stamps, health insurance. - Free pipes, needles, foil, and straws Why wouldn't you come here? @SteveHiltonx @TheKevinDalton https://t.co/059bjWVV25
This is a compelling thread. San Francisco spends hundreds of millions every year on homelessness, and the problem gets worse. How do we fix this? @garrytan @elonmusk @balajis @pmarca @jaltma @levie https://t.co/dgkuM4LW5f
WATCH: Citizen journalist @darren_stallcup documents San Francisco’s fentanyl corridor, where several people lie motionless on the sidewalk https://t.co/sIQYXUxAXP
Fentanyl ZOMBIFIES people. Fact. @nbcbayarea #SanFrancisco on Ellis and Hyde. #OnlyInSF #Travel https://t.co/FPphcdT8oW
A project of Lurie, who's still promoting this in his mayoral campaign "San Francisco’s Tipping Point Community pooled big private money to halve chronic homelessness in five years. A new study finds the effort failed to reach that goal" https://t.co/Wvfy8Srjxt
A new audit found despite San Francisco increasing its annual spending on the unhoused by hundreds of millions of dollars, unsheltered homelessness jumped by 22% from 2017 to 2022. https://t.co/cGnmKJnAn9
F E N T A N Y L M A N S I O N S THE FENTANYL BLOOD TRAIL, FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO HONDURAS: How Homeless Use Government Assistance Checks To Buy Fentanyl From Hondo Fentanyl Dealers Who Then Send The Money Back Home Where They Are Building Mansion In Siria Valley, Honduras… https://t.co/jYWdb8o9ox
The Government-Checks-To-Buy-Fentanyl cycle repeats itself month after month, leaving our community scarred and hopeless. San Francisco's streets become a battleground, as the homeless fight for survival and the city struggles to maintain order. Honduras seeing HUGE boom loop.
Honduras fentanyl dealers eagerly await the beginning of each month, knowing their business will thrive. As San Francisco's homeless population gets their checks, the city braces for the inevitable consequences. We're caught in a never ending nightmare. Our community is at the…
It is the month of May and Our community is STILL trapped in the vicious cycle of government assistance, where every month's end brings a new wave of despair. San Francisco, once a beacon of progress, now watches helplessly as the homeless receive their monthly checks and turn to…
Druggies repurposing the drug paraphernalia that @SF_DPH and nonprofits like @GLIDEsf hand out. #SanFrancisco https://t.co/lknlVHke2E https://t.co/E8hwOztMor
San Francisco drug tourists installed a new art exhibit on Ellis and Polk. #Art #OnlyInSF @KTVU https://t.co/CrWYkjNHe9
San Francisco, a city known all around the world for its eclectic culinary scene and innovative dining experiences, is facing a grim reality as numerous restaurants are forced to close their doors NOT BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC BUT BECAUSE OF FENTANYL. Contrary to popular belief,…
San Francisco spent about the same as L.A. on homelessness in 2021-22. Yet has only 16% of L.A.'s homeless population. Where did that money go? @SF_HSH @SF_DPH @LondonBreed @sfbos https://t.co/sEAhKgFymz
How is your tolerance for drug dens and corrupt San Francisco leaders this morning? #BayArea https://t.co/bLGFAvM3H0
My neighbor. San Francisco is the drug tourism capital of the world…⬇️ #Travel #OnlyInSF https://t.co/3Ly4ozL5e1 https://t.co/bNGys0Qpjp
Clean up drug den row: Ellis and Polk. @sf311 @LondonBreed @nbcbayarea @KTVU #SanFrancisco #OnlyInSF https://t.co/J0GiSBpszB
How is $100,000 we spend per homeless person in #SanFrancisco reaching out this human being, @LondonBreed? Polk and Ellis. @nbcbayarea @KTVU #Friday https://t.co/6GFircQz52
The Most Dangerous Construction Site In San Francisco History: The Fentanyl Bazaar, 7th and Market San Francisco https://t.co/TFt9Ui6XFX
The Most Dangerous Construction Site In History: The Fentanyl Bazaar, 7th and Market San Francisco https://t.co/TFt9Ui6XFX
Just walked the Tenderloin in San Francisco. While it was still bad on Ellis St, there's no question it looks better than it has in a while. I didn't even have to use my Narcan and only saw 3 drug dealers. Today was a good day. @BrookeJenkinsSF @SFPD @beyondchron