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- Local public health officials are expressing cautious optimism that 2024 was a turning point in San Francisco’s opioid crisis. From January through November, overdose deaths saw a 20% decrease when compared to the same period in 2023. [Examiner]
- The funeral service for local skateboarding legend Joe Fong was “standing room only,” with people from across the Asian American and skateboarding communities cramming in to pay their respects. Fong died unexpectedly of liver cancer in late November, at the age of 65. [Chronicle]
- Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie named a slew of staffers for his oncoming administration on Friday. Namely, local philanthropist Penny Coulter will be his chief of protocol, a position that tasks her with welcoming prominent foreign guests to…