SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Preliminary knowledge from the San Francisco Medical Examiner revealed that over 630 individuals died from an overdose within the metropolis final yr. That brings the whole to over 1,400 lives misplaced during the last two years. Mayor Daniel Lurie mentioned San Francisco must deal with this drug disaster just like the emergency it’s.
Mayor Lurie’s proposal for a fentanyl state of emergency ordinance would construct extra shelter house for psychological well being and drug remedy and rent extra public security workers. It could additionally assist to rent extra regulation enforcement officers and 911 dispatchers.
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“We’ve estimated that if we do this during normal times without treating it with the urgency that this demands, we would have to go to the board of supes nearly 50 times and it would go through a 3, 6, 9-month process,” Lurie instructed KRON4 Information. “We have to act more quickly.”
5 members of the board of supervisors who assist the mayor’s plan are anticipated to affix Lurie at a rally Wednesday morning. Drug restoration teams, labor teams and enterprise homeowners will even attend, the mayor’s workplace mentioned.
Following Wednesday’s rally, the teams are anticipated to testify in entrance of the board of supervisors, who will contemplate passing the laws.
