{"id":1603418,"date":"2022-08-12T13:34:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T17:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1603418"},"modified":"2022-08-12T13:34:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T17:34:15","slug":"california-passes-bill-for-more-safe-drug-use-sites-after-san-franciscos-failed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-passes-bill-for-more-safe-drug-use-sites-after-san-franciscos-failed\/","title":{"rendered":"California Passes Bill For More \u2018Safe\u2019 Drug Use Sites After San Francisco\u2019s Failed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-passes-bill-for-more-safe-drug-use-sites-after-san-franciscos-failed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1603418&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new California bill headed to the governor\u2019s desk would expand taxpayer-funded \u201csafe\u201d drug use sites across the state\u00a0despite the failure of a pilot site in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>California Democrats passed the bill last week, which would allow San Francisco, nearby Oakland, and Los Angeles to set up new supervised drug use sites, which will run for five years through January 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The so-called \u201csafe injection\u201d sites are aimed at reducing overdoses, but critics say they have a poor track record of success.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB57\">bill<\/a>, Senate Bill 57, passed in the state Senate, with just 21 Democrats and zero Republicans voting for it, but it was enough to send it to Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom\u2019s desk.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom has not\u00a0commented publicly about whether he will sign the bill.\u00a0However, during his campaign in 2018 Newsom said he was \u201cvery very open\u201d to the concept of safe injection sites. <\/p>\n<p>The new sites would allow addicts to inject or smoke their illegal drugs in a sterile environment with clean drug paraphernalia in hopes of reducing the spread of diseases like hepatitis and HIV as well as preventing overdoses from illegal drugs like heroin, meth, and fentanyl. <\/p>\n<p>Selling drugs is supposed to be prohibited at the sites.<\/p>\n<p>Critics say that San Francisco\u2019s experiment with a safe injection site was not successful and that the program should not be expanded to other cities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco originally launched its flagship \u201csafe\u201d injection site as the Tenderloin Linkage Center in the Tenderloin District. The neighborhood is known for being flooded with drug dealers and struggling with homelessness and violence. <\/p>\n<p>Mayor London Breed <a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2021\/12\/17\/breed-declares-state-of-emergency-in-tenderloin-over-nasty-streets\/\">said<\/a> the neighborhood is in a state of emergency when it comes to drug addiction and started the center in an attempt to curb overdoses and help addicts get treatment, but the numbers have not changed much.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In January, the month the center opened, 48 people overdosed in San Francisco, and that number <a href=\"https:\/\/sf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-05\/2022%2005_OCME%20Overdose%20Report.pdf\">stayed<\/a> about the same in the following months. Nearly 50,000 people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/news\/bay-area\/sf-tenderloin-center-drops-linkage-from-its-name\/\">used<\/a> the center between January and May, but only 163 people were referred to substance abuse treatment and only 38 were connected to treatment between the end of January and mid-May, according to Kron4. <\/p>\n<p>The city changed the name of the Tenderloin Linkage Center to the Tenderloin Center, and city officials said the center was focusing on providing basic services and reducing fatal overdoses.<\/p>\n<p>In December, the city is slated to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2022\/06\/16\/the-tenderloin-formerly-known-as-linkage-center-to-shut-down-at-the-end-of-the-year\/\">shut down<\/a> the center, which is estimated to\u00a0have cost the city about $<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11077587\/California-state-senate-passes-bill-allowing-open-air-drug-sites-California.html\">19 million<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The governor is facing pressure from Democrats to sign the bill as it is a longtime wishlist item for the progressive base in California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrug addiction is a health issue, not a criminal issue,\u201d Democrat State Sen. Scott Weiner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/california-bill-safe-consumption-sites\/2974043\/\">said<\/a> Wednesday, according to NBC Bay Area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe status quo is filling our prisons and our morgues,\u201d said Oakland Democrat Mayor Libby Schaaf, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Both Democrats claimed the bill will save taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Republicans are urging Newsom to veto the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis dangerous measure endangers neighborhoods, communities, and businesses,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofsandiego.com\/politics\/2022\/08\/02\/republicans-in-state-senate-call-on-gov-newsom-to-veto-bill-allowing-drug-dens\/\">said<\/a>\u00a0Republican state Sen. Brian Jones, according to the Time of Sand Diego. \u201cAllowing people to get higher than a kite on heroin and other dangerous drugs, then turning them loose afterwards onto the streets is just crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new California bill headed to the governor\u2019s desk would expand taxpayer-funded \u201csafe\u201d drug use sites across the state\u00a0despite the failure of a pilot site in San Francisco. 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