The county is in critical need of treatment facilities due to an onslaught of mental health program closures, but San Mateo residents are oppo…
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For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children's mental health through the way they design their platforms, deliberately addicting kids and failing to protect them from sexual predators and dangerous content. Now, these tech giants are getting a chance to make their case in courtrooms around the country, including before a jury for the first time. Some of the biggest players from Meta to TikTok are facing federal and state trials that seek to hold them responsible for harming children's mental health
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A new facility aimed at connecting drug users to treatment instead of taking them to jail is set to come to San Francisco after Mayor Daniel L…
I’m a high school junior, which means I’ll be putting on a cap and gown next year. But before I do, I’d really like to see California formally…
Jurors in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold companies responsible for harms to children got their first glimpse into what will be a lengthy trial characterized by dueling narratives from the plaintiffs and the two remaining defendants, Meta and YouTube. At the core of the Los Angeles case is a 20-year-old identified only by the initials "KGM," whose case could determine how thousands of other, similar lawsuits against social media companies will play out. She and two other plaintiffs have been selected for bellwether trials — essentially test cases for both sides to see how their arguments play out before a jury.
As the county grapples with behavioral health contractors shutting down operations over fiscal hardship, two providers offering intensive outp…
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The San Francisco Department of Public Health is aiming to treat the underlying cause of drug addiction to mitigate the city’s overdose deaths…
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie on Monday signed an executive directive he says will break cycles of homelessness, addiction and government f…
Generation Z, also known as iGeneration, is the demographic of those born from 1997 to 2012. Known for their entrepreneurial acumen, risk-taki…
California’s drug crisis has only escalated, with so-called “compassionate solutions” like harm reduction and past policies that decriminalize…
