SF Weekly reports that over 40% of the cases clogging SF courts are the result of undercover drug “buy-bust” operations carried out by the SFPD. Professional drug dealers? About 1% of those arrested — at a cost of roughly $20 million a year.
Mark Rabine has lived in the Mission for over 40 years. "What a long strange trip it's been." He has maintained our Covid tracker through most of the pandemic, taking some breaks with his search for the Mission's best fried-chicken sandwich and now its best noodles. When the Warriors make the playoffs, he writes up his take on the games.
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