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Board directs conservatorship filings to city attorney, signals staffing and funding plans
Summary
The Board of Supervisors on May 1 adopted an ordinance on first reading to amend the San Francisco Health Code so the City Attorney, rather than the District Attorney, would institute conservatorship proceedings under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act; the board expressed intent to add staff and appropriate funds for that work.
San Francisco9s Board of Supervisors on May 1 adopted an ordinance on first reading to amend the Health Code to designate the City Attorney9s Office, rather than the District Attorney, to file conservatorship proceedings under the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) law.
Supporters said the change is aimed at treating serious mental illness as a civil, treatment-oriented matter rather than a criminal matter. The ordinance also expresses the board9s intention to add positions to the City Attorney9s…
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