Newsom mobilizes National Guard to combat San Francisco's fentanyl crisis.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has directed the National Guard and California Highway Patrol to help combat San Francisco’s fentanyl trafficking crisis. The agreement will focus on dismantling fentanyl trafficking and disrupting the supply of the deadly drug in the city by holding the operators of large-scale drug trafficking operations accountable. The National Guard has been directed to identify personnel and resources that will help dismantle fentanyl trafficking rings. San Francisco had the second-highest overdose rate in the nation along with the second-highest death rate from fentanyl overdose in 2020.