SF is doing more. Residents are waiting longer and wondering if it's working.
SF is doing more. Residents are waiting longer and wondering if it's working.
When you call 911 for a non-emergency, you're now waiting nearly two hours for a response. That's not a data point — that's a Tuesday night in your neighborhood.
Meanwhile, the city approved its most housing units in months, overdose calls dropped, and violent crime ticked up in District 2. The numbers pull in every direction.
Here's what's actually moving — and what the fine print says.
More 911 Calls. Slower Responses. SF's Emergency System Is Getting Stretched.
You called 911. Nobody came fast.
Total 911 calls are up 7.5% year-over-year through March 2026. The system isn't keeping pace. Priority C calls — non-life-threatening but still real — now average nearly two hours for a response.
That's the kind of gap that turns a bad situation into a worse one. And it's getting wider, not narrower.
223 New Housing Units Approved in March. Contracts Hit $1.4B.
Housing approvals finally had a good month.
SF approved 223 net new housing units in March via final occupancy — up 119% from February and the highest monthly total since September. That's real progress on a number that rarely moves.
One good month isn't a trend. But it's the kind of signal worth watching if you've been waiting for the city to actually deliver units, not just approve plans.
Fewer Overdose Calls. More Narcan. More Drug Crime. Pick Your Narrative.
The drug crisis has three stories at once.
Overdose 911 calls are down 13.8% year-over-year. Narcan deployments by SFPD are up 26.9%. Drug crime incidents are up 30.8%. All three are true simultaneously.
Pick the wrong headline and you miss the picture. More Narcan means more people being saved — but more drug crime means the underlying problem isn't shrinking.
Violent Crime Incidents Jump 34% in the Latest Count
Violent crime jumped in District 2.
District 2 logged a 34% jump in violent crime incidents — from an average of 143 to 191. Robberies and assaults are driving it. That's not a rounding error.
Citywide, violent crime is near a two-year low. But that average doesn't mean much if your neighborhood is above the trend line.
West of Twin Peaks Got 19 Traffic Stops in One Week This March
Traffic stops spiked 15x nearby. Why?
The week of March 25, West of Twin Peaks — just over the hill from District 2 — saw 19 traffic stops. Its 12-week average is 1.25. That's a 15x spike with no public explanation.
It could be a targeted enforcement push. It could be a data blip. Either way, residents in adjacent neighborhoods deserve to know what changed.
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