SF Mayor Announces Plan to Facilitate Safe Injection Sites Despite Lack of State Authorization

San Francisco plans to try to thread a legislative needle to allow the opening of safe injection sites in the city.

Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Hillary Ronen announced Wednesday the expected introduction of a bill next week that, if enacted by the Board of Supervisors, would remove one hurdle to the opening of “Overdose Prevention Sites” in the city.

Such sites would allow individuals to use heavy drugs like heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl in a safe and supervised environment where there would be access to wraparound services for addiction.

The new bill is necessary to remedy a problem the city inadvertently created in July 2020 when it passed

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