SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's new mayor announced that the city will have a new fire chief in weeks. Mayor Daniel Lurie looked inside the department and tapped Battalion Chief Dean Crispen as the next chief.

Within minutes on Wednesday morning, San Francisco got a new mayor — and a new plan for an emergency declaration intended to combat the fentanyl scourge that has killed thousands of people in the city over the past five years and has turned some neighborhoods into sidewalk drug markets.

San Francisco saw its lowest crime rates in over 20 years in 2024, according to former Mayor London Breed. Between 2023 and 2024: Reported violent crimes decreased by 14%. Reported property crimes dropped by 31%.

SAN FRANCISCO - Newly inaugurated San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie appointed a new fire chief on Friday, the department announced. Battalion chief Dean Crispen will replace Sandra Tong, who was appointed by former mayor London Breed in September.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has selected Battalion Chief Dean Crispen to lead the city's fire department George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan.