A rally to save San Francisco streets from open-air drug dealing and drug use, in the midst of a Fentanyl crisis. Neighbors and advocates stood together Sunday, demanding safer streets for all. But not everyone supported the message.
Wynne has posted to social media his exchanges with suspected drug dealers and users in front of his SOMA apartment house.
"We can't ignore the problem anymore, the only way we can get this done is come together as San Franciscans and fix the issue," said JJ Smith from San Francisco. Advocates believe that fix, should involve increased staffing for police and greater consequences for drug dealing. "I come from a long line of addiction, people who used in my family, when they got caught with drugs they went to jail but you know what? It got them clean," said Wynne."The sidewalk can't be the place, neighborhoods can't be the place where we're letting this happen, public drug use," said San Francisco Supervisor Matt Dorsey.
Earlier this month Mayor London Breed requested Federal help from the DOJ, to both arrest and prosecute drug dealers. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins welcomes the partnership."I agree. We're not going to be able to do this alone. It's exploding. I'm doing my level best with SFPD but we'd love assitance from Federal Government," Jenkins said."You want to lock up people who need help but I'm the problem," said the protester.
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