San Francisco is in the process of allowing local non-profits to open so-called supervised injection sites in the city. Democratic leaders say it would limit overdoses among drug users, but it has been met with opposition by state leadership.
San Francisco is in the process of allowing local non-profits to open so-called supervised injection sites in the city, a step that local Democratic leaders say would limit overdoses among drug users but a program that has been met with opposition by the state’s leadership.
So far, the city has not received any formal site proposals but has had ongoing conversations with several groups that are interested in opening them, Jeff Cretan, a spokesman for Breed, told CNN. Newsom has opposed previous efforts to open sites Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that would have created supervised injection sites in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Oakland.
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