State and San Francisco officials have announced the formation of a new multi-agency task force to combat illegal opioid sales in the city. 

The task force is expected to be up and running early next year and will include members of the San Francisco Police Department, the city’s District Attorney’s Office, the California Highway Patrol and the California National Guard.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.