attorney for california, ismail ramsey, saying the problem is beyond the city's control. mayor breed: we definitely need some help, because when we look at, not only are we in our police departments shortstaffed, but the arrests and the whole process that goes into that, to having the capacity to meet the challenges has been difficult. cornell: breed says the city needs help and support from the department of justice to both arrest and prosecute drug dealers, at a time when the fentanyl-driven overdose epidemic has brought open air drug dealing to a new level. the san francisco department of public health tweeted its street teams responded to more than 2200 911 calls last year, treating overdoses and providing medical, mental health, and medications for addiction. in 2021, breed declared a three-month emergency in the city's tenderloin, using city resources to crackdown on drug dealing. mayor breed: all the various pieces we need to make that as effective as i know it could have been were not necessarily there, but i am optimistic about the future. cornell: district attor