Public officials at the Department of Health and Human Services in San Francisco have been told to work remotely because the area around their office is too dangerous. It comes as the city confronts widespread use of the opioid fentanyl. RNBreakfast
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.San Francisco is confronting challenges of a slow post-pandemic return to offices, homelessness, and widespread use of the powerful opioid fentanyl.
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