Coverage dated April 21, 2023

Newsom sending National Guard to San Francisco to disrupt fentanyl trafficking

Headline from KTVU San Francisco

San Francisco has struggled to stem its fentanyl crisis, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to direct the state National Guard and California Highway Patrol to join the city's efforts to fight fentanyl trafficking.

KTVU San Francisco's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

9 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Gov. Newsom calls on CHP, National Guard to combat S.F. fentanyl crisis (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Gov. Newsom on Friday directed the California Highway Patrol and California National Guard to use their resources to assist San Francisco with its fentanyl trafficking crisis.

  2. NPR

    Gov. Newsom sends National Guard and CHP to tackle San Francisco's fentanyl crisis (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The two agencies will join forces with local police and the district attorney's office to ramp up efforts against fentanyl trafficking in San Francisco.

  3. KTVU San Francisco

    Newsom sending National Guard to San Francisco to disrupt fentanyl trafficking (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    San Francisco has struggled to stem its fentanyl crisis, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to direct the state National Guard and California Highway Patrol to join the city's efforts to fight fentanyl trafficking.

  4. Fox News

    Gov. Newsom directs National Guard to help combat San Francisco's fentanyl crisis (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the National Guard and California Highway Patrol to help local San Francisco authorities combat the fentanyl trafficking crisis

  5. CBS News

    California to help San Francisco with fentanyl drug crisis (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced that the state highway patrol and state national guard will provide additional people and resources to help San Francisco battle its worsening fentanyl drug crisis.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Newsom sending National Guard to San Francisco to tackle fentanyl crisis (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) directed the state National Guard and California Highway Patrol to help fight San Francisco's fentanyl trafficking crisis.

  7. UPI

    Newsom calls in National Guard to help San Francisco fight fentanyl crisis (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The city of San Francisco will get help from the California National Guard and other state agencies in its struggle against an ongoing fentanyl crisis, Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced.

  8. New York Post

    Newsom directs National Guard to help combat San Francisco’s fentanyl crisis (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The effort specifically singles out San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, which has seen open-air drug use and trafficking.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.