SF Supervisors Approve Mayor Breed's State of Emergency Declaration for the Tenderloin
San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood is officially in a state of emergency.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Thursday night to approve Mayor London Breed’s order to declare a state of emergency in the long-beleaguered city neighborhood, where the needs of impoverished people suffering and dying from drug use have clashed with the needs of nearby families who are demanding safety.
Some of the supervisors who voted to approve the declaration still expressed their concerns that the ordinance may condone the criminalization of those struggling with substance abuse in the Tenderloin.
“I will note, the mayor can crackdown on the Tenderloin today no matter what we do,” said Supervisor Hillary Ronen, who represents the Mission District, among other neighborhoods.
However, during the meeting, the mayor’s staff promised not to use the emergency powers to boost police funding, but instead, only to use it for enabling more services to help people who are struggling with substance abuse.
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