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San Francisco's handling of bedbug problems comes under fire

Bedbugs in San Francisco
At a hearing Monday dominated by complaints from residents of single-room occupancy hotels, Supervisor Jane Kim took the Department of Public Health to task over inspections designed to abate San Francisco’s problem with human-blood-sucking bedbugs. Read More

Bedbug cases skyrocket as legislation surfaces

Here is something that will really make your skin crawl: San Francisco has seen a dramatic increase in the number of bloodsucking bedbugs reported citywide. Cases reported to the Public Health Department have increased 44 percent during the past three years, with 373 in 2007 compared to 537 in 2009 and 501 so far this year, said Johnson Ojo, a health inspector for the agency. Read More
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