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Mayor and Protesters Clash Over San Francisco's Response to Drug Crisis

  • Mayor London Breed and the Board of Supervisors planned to address San Francisco's ongoing issues with open-air drug dealing and drug overdoses at a meeting in United Nations Plaza.
  • Protesters disrupted the meeting, forcing officials to move to City Hall where the discussion continued.
  • A woman threw a brick, striking a high school student and bystander.
  • Officials are considering stiffer enforcement and consequences to combat drug dealing and public drug use.
  • Critics argue more police intervention will not solve the root causes of addiction and poverty in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.
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