"The RESET center opened today despite concerns about its legality and conflicting answers from city officials about whether intoxicated people there would be free to leave."
"A city attorney memo obtained by Mission Local in February flagged a 'high risk' that a court would find the RESET center to be a 'detention facility,' which, by state law, would be required to meet certain standards that the center does not appear to meet."
"Inside, a dozen staff in sheriff's deputy uniforms and nurses' scrubs gathered around the man. Earlier, a deputy told Mission Local that the team had been expecting someone any minute, ready to offer what the deputy described as an 'alternative to jail.'"
San Francisco's 24-hour sobering center, the RESET center, opened to provide an alternative to jail for intoxicated individuals. The first person was delivered by police, raising concerns about the legality of the facility. A city attorney memo indicated a risk of being classified as a detention facility, which would impose legal standards the center may not meet. Staff at the center, including sheriff's deputies and healthcare workers, were prepared to assist individuals brought in by law enforcement.
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