A San Francisco Board of Supervisors Committee is negotiating new Mayor David Lurie's plan to address the city's fentanyl crisis. Organizations across the city are backing the ordinance. Supporters rallied at City Hall, calling for urgent action to mitigate the crisis.
A San Francisco Board of Supervisors Committee is negotiating new Mayor David Lurie's plan to address the city's fentanyl crisis.And now, organizations across the city are backing the ordinance, too.
"As a mom who's had to deal with the gut-wrenching pain of not knowing if their child was alive on these streets," said Gina McDonald, Co-Founder ofSurrounded by people still in recovery, including those part of the Salvation Army's Harbor Light program, McDonald's speaking in support of Mayor Lurie's proposed fentanyl state of emergency.
They say, since 2019, more than 4,000 lives have been lost to overdose deaths on San Francisco streets.
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