San Francisco city leaders continue to struggle facing challenges in the Tenderloin.
surged. The mayor followed the same playbook that worked to battle COVID-19 and declared the situation an emergency. "We have to move quickly. Too many people are dying in this city, too many people are sprawled out all over our streets, and now we have a plan to address it,"The emergency declaration allowed for the fast-tracking of the Linkage Center, putting people in contact with treatment and services, and also cleared the way for urban alchemy to expand patrols in the area.
The mayor said a major hurdle to address the issues facing the Tenderloin has been a lack of consequences for drug dealers, something she says recently appointed. "The jails were like a revolving door for people who should be held accountable for what's happening on our streets, and that's exactly what our district attorney is doing," said Mayor Breed.
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