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Supervisor Fielder calls hearing on 'four pillars' drug strategy; Supervisor Dorsey seeks waste‑water drug testing analysis
Summary
Supervisor Shamann Fielder announced a hearing to explore adopting a Zurich‑style four‑pillars strategy (prevention, treatment, harm reduction, enforcement) citywide; Supervisor Matt Dorsey submitted a letter of inquiry asking three city agencies to estimate resources to implement wastewater‑based drug surveillance and to provide pilot data.
At the March 4 meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Supervisor Shamann Fielder said he will hold a hearing to study a comprehensive "four pillars" approach to the city's drug overdose and open‑air drug market challenges, and Supervisor Matt Dorsey delivered a formal request for information on wastewater‑based drug testing.
Fielder said the model—used in parts of Europe and cited in the Board’s Budget and Legislative Analyst report—combines prevention, treatment, harm reduction and enforcement. He told colleagues the approach requires coordinated, long‑term investment and day‑to‑day…
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