San Francisco is ramping up its efforts to battle a deadly fentanyl crisis with the city's new mayor declaring a state of emergency because of the drug's impact.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie this week notched an early victory with the Board of Supervisors in his crusade against the city's twin crises of homelessness and drug addiction.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie signed his priority legislation that will allow his office to forgo the typical lengthy Board of Supervisors approval process for projects related to homelessness, public safety and the drug crisis.