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Board of Supervisors clears path for privately funded overdose‑prevention sites; DPH says talks continue with nonprofits
Summary
The commission heard that the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved legislation allowing privately funded overdose prevention sites; DPH and the mayor are pursuing legislative and permitting changes to enable nonprofit‑run sites while broader legal issues on public funding remain unresolved.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance that clears a legal barrier to privately funded overdose prevention sites, Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax told the Health Commission on March 7.
Colfax said the change was intended to address a specific permitting barrier that previously prevented overdose‑prevention programs from opening until the state…
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