San Francisco Cleans Up Downtown for APEC Summit Amid Criticism
City's efforts to relocate homeless and drug addicts for international event seen as temporary fix, as world leaders including Biden and Xi Jinping prepare for key meeting
- San Francisco has relocated homeless and drug addicts from downtown areas in preparation for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, drawing criticism for the temporary nature of the solution.
- The city's efforts focused on seven intersections in the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods, which are home to concentrated encampments of drug-addicted individuals.
- Residents and business owners have expressed concern that once the APEC summit concludes, the city's issues with homelessness and drug addiction will resurface.
- The APEC summit, which will include a meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, is expected to draw over 20,000 visitors to San Francisco.
- Despite the city's efforts to clean up, San Francisco is still grappling with a severe drug overdose problem, with the city on track to reach 800 deaths this year due to overdoses, primarily caused by fentanyl.
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