San Francisco Is a Drug Tourist Destination, New Report Shows

“We must continue doubling down our efforts to shut down our drug markets that are attracting people to come here,” says the mayor.

Homeless men in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb, 22, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Almost half of those cited for drug offenses in San Francisco’s open-air drug market were from out of town, police data show in a new report.

“These numbers serve as proof that we must continue doubling down our efforts to shut down our drug markets that are attracting people to come here,” Mayor London Breed said in a Feb. 29 press release.