Fremont mom charged in fentanyl death of 23-month-old son

Fremont mom charged in fentanyl death of 23-month-old son

FREMONT — Kristofer Ferreyra was 10 days shy of his second birthday last month when Fremont police say he somehow ingested fentanyl and became the Bay Area’s latest child victim of the deadly opioid. In San Jose last spring, Phoenix Castro was just three-months-and-1-day old when she, too, died of a fentanyl overdose. In each … Read more

Santa Clara County lawyers overrode social workers decisions to remove children from unsafe homes

Santa Clara County lawyers overrode social workers decisions to remove children from unsafe homes

SAN JOSE – Santa Clara County’s top executive acknowledged Saturday that county agencies in charge of protecting children made mistakes in allowing a father with a history of drug abuse to care for his 3-month-old daughter Phoenix Castro, who died of a fentanyl and methamphetamine overdose in May. “The county dropped the ball,” County Executive … Read more