"SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is unveiling a new plan to tackle the city's drug crisis. A new report shows the city plans to open a new sobering center on 6th Street early next year. It will be overseen by the San Francisco Sheriff's Office and run by a nonprofit contractor. MORE: CA mothers navigate children's struggle with drug abuse, mental illness: 'A Mother's Hope' Instead of jail cells, the center will offer reclining chairs and on-site addiction specialists."
"Lurie calls it a "fundamental change," giving police a faster way to arrest people using drugs in public and connect them directly to treatment. Copyright © 2025 KGO-TV. All Rights Reserved."
San Francisco will open a sobering center on 6th Street early next year overseen by the San Francisco Sheriff's Office and operated by a nonprofit contractor. The facility will provide reclining chairs and on-site addiction specialists as an alternative to jail cells for people using drugs in public. The plan gives police a faster option to arrest individuals using drugs in public and immediately connect them to treatment services. The initiative aims to reduce criminalization of substance use and increase access to care while situating treatment within a law-enforcement oversight structure.
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