San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is making significant progress in addressing the city's fentanyl and homelessness crises with a proposed ordinance aimed at streamlining bureaucratic processes and expediting the provision of essential services.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is making significant strides in addressing the city's fentanyl and homelessness crises. This marks his first major legislative action since assuming office three weeks ago. Lurie secured majority support from the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday for his proposal to tackle San Francisco 's fentanyl epidemic, indicating a united front at City Hall.
Board President Rafael Mandelman joined as the sixth cosponsor of the Fentanyl State of Emergency Ordinance, representing more than half of the 11 supervisors and enough to pass the full board. The Budget and Finance Committee, chaired by Supervisor Connie Chan, unanimously voted to forward the legislation to the board with a positive recommendation.'San Francisco is no longer a place that you come to deal drugs or to do drugs on our streets,' Lurie declared at a rally preceding the vote. He stood alongside several supervisors and supporters of his proposal, joined by groups such as Mothers Against Drug Addiction and Deaths and the San Francisco Recovery Coalition. 'This is the biggest group from the recovery community that I’ve ever seen assembled at one of these events. There have been many in the past, but this time it feels different – why? Because the mayor is 100% behind us, and the Board of Supervisors is 100% behind us,' expressed Tom Wolf, a recovery advocate.Lurie's proposed ordinance aims to streamline bureaucratic processes, expediting the typically lengthy approval process for new contracts, grants, and leases. His office would bypass the city's competitive bidding process for agreements related to homelessness, mental health, and addiction services. 'The supervisors understood, and my thanks go out to them for cooperating and collaborating with us on this. We think it could have taken us 50 different attempts at getting legislation passed versus one, so this saves us months, if not years, in standing up 1,500 shelter beds and getting mental health and drug treatment beds up,' Lurie explained to KTVU. The mayor has frequently visited the troubled mid-market hot spot on Sixth Street. Ruben, who identifies as currently homeless and battling addiction, shared his desire to enter a drug treatment program. 'Absolutely, I’ve been trying,' he said. 'There’s a waiting list because it’s cold outside.' Ruben stated his intention to try his luck at HealthRIGHT 360, an addiction treatment center, the following morning. The city has witnessed progress in reducing fatal overdoses last year, following record highs during the pandemic. Lurie asserted that if the ordinance passes, it would accelerate the permitting process, enabling the addition of hundreds of new shelter beds. He added that people would begin to observe tangible results on the ground within six months. The proposed ordinance will proceed to a vote before the full Board of Supervisors next Tuesday, February 4th. If the vote is successful, two more readings will follow
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