Christopher F. Rufo

Christopher F. Rufo

Honduran Drug Gangs Rule the Streets of San Francisco

In the Tenderloin, the “Hondos” have cornered the fentanyl market.

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Christopher F. Rufo, Ryan Thorpe, and Jonathan Choe
Jun 04, 2026
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It’s 3 a.m. in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, and an all-night, drug-fueled party has been raging for hours. The sidewalks are littered with trash and human feces. Addicts huddle in the alleys, inhaling fentanyl fumes through plastic straws; others are slumped over, barely conscious. Makeshift homeless encampments line block after block.

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