San Francisco Authorities Increase Police Presence and Install Fences to Tackle Open-Air Drug Activity, Resulting in Overcrowding in Jails

San Francisco authorities have increased federal police presence and installed fences outside the federal building to tackle open-air drug activity. This has resulted in a slowdown in drug activity at the location. The surge in drug dealer arrests has led to overcrowding in jails, forcing the reopening of an annex at the San Bruno jail. Efforts to tackle drugs and illegal vending at the Seventh and Market corner in downtown San Francisco have been captured in photos. An Oakland man has been arrested for storing and making drugs in a Berkeley home to be sold in San Francisco. Federal agencies are targeting low-level drug dealers to crack down on drug markets in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. Federal, state, and local enforcement are collaborating to disrupt and shut down open-air drug markets in the city.