San Francisco's Fentanyl Crisis Strategies Hotly Debated Ahead Of Mayoral Election

CBS Bay Area

August 30, 2024

KPIX has been marking Overdose Awareness Week by looking at a city with a similar experience to San Francisco. Fentanyl actually arrived in Vancouver before San Francisco. The results have been devastating for both cities. There are several different approaches British Columbia has tried to save lives, things like opening safe consumption sites and providing a regulated supply of drugs for some users.

The more permissive approach has stirred some opposition from Vancouver residents.

In San Francisco, there was an unofficial safe-use site in operation for a little while. The Tenderloin Linkage Center was opened in early 2022, operated by contractors for the city. It was originally announced as a connection point to services. It ultimately became adefacto safe consumption site for users, generating some controversy and pushback from neighbors. Mayor London Breed decided to close it down at the end of that year.

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