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This California City Has Been Named the Drug Trafficking Capital of the State

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San Francisco boasts numerous attractions, from the majestic Golden Gate Bridge to its vibrant cultural tapestry, thriving tech sector, and progressive political landscape. However, beneath its surface lies a shadowy underworld fueled by drug trafficking, a clandestine network driven by the insatiable demand for illicit substances and the influx from global cartels.

The Fentanyl Crisis

In San Francisco’s drug landscape, a troubling surge in fentanyl, a synthetic opioid significantly more potent than morphine, has emerged. Often laced with other drugs like heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine to enhance effects and profits, this practice escalates the peril of overdose and death due to uncertainties in dosage and composition.

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This California City Has Been Named the Drug Overdoses Capital of the State

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San Francisco, the city of the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, and tech innovation, has also earned a dubious distinction: it has the highest rate of drug overdoses in California, and one of the highest in the nation.

According to data from the California Department of Public Health, San Francisco recorded 713 fatal drug overdoses in 2020, more than double the number of deaths from COVID-19 in the same year. The city’s overdose death rate was 81.2 per 100,000 residents, far surpassing other large cities in the state such as Los Angeles (26.1), San Diego (24.6), and San Jose (12.3).

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Modesto ranked second worst for traffic crashes among cities of similar size in California

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Modesto was ranked the second worst for traffic crashes among its peer cities across the state, according to the latest rankings from the California Office of Traffic Safety, sustaining a trend since 2017.

The rankings look at about a dozen types of collisions, including drivers hitting pedestrians, fatal crashes, DUI crashes, hit-and-run and speed-related crashes. 

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Less affordable to live and work in Modesto than New York City? What a new study says

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Modesto is among the country’s least affordable cities in which to live, a new study shows.

According to a 2022 study from GoodHire, a background screening software company in Redwood City, Modesto ranks sixth among the least affordable cities in the country, one spot ahead of the New York City metropolitan area.

Leading the ranking for least affordable cities is Los Angeles, followed by Hartford, Connecticut; Corpus Christi, Texas; Shreveport, Louisiana; and Bakersfield.

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