Overview

• Supervisor Matt Dorsey’s Recovery First ordinance has been amended to explicitly include harm reduction services and now emphasizes abstinence as the primary goal of drug policy.
• The ordinance is expected to pass next month with seven of eleven Board of Supervisors members sponsoring or cosponsoring the proposal.
• San Francisco continues to face a severe overdose crisis, with the Office of the Medical Examiner reporting an average of 64 deaths per month over the past three months.
• Community rallies in the SoMa neighborhood have highlighted demands for tougher enforcement, expanded treatment capacity, and safer streets.
• Mayor Daniel Lurie’s earlier restrictions on public distribution of drug paraphernalia remain in effect, requiring treatment offers before access to certain supplies.