San Francisco public defender urges no drug charges for trafficking victims

San Francisco's Public Defender Mano Raju stood on the front steps of the Hall of Justice in San Francisco Tuesday, and said a man acquitted of drug charges was himself a victim of human trafficking.At the news conference, the Public Defender's office called for District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to stop charging immigrants who are coerced to sell drugs.

Opioid-related deaths to be treated as homicides, San Francisco officials announce

Starting soon, opioid-related deaths in San Francisco will be investigated as homicides. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is teaming up with San Francisco leaders to establish a new law enforcement task force to investigate and treat opioid deaths the same way as homicide cases, potentially charging drug dealers with murder, the Governor's Office announced Friday.