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Committee backs creation of street-level drug-dealing task force for Tenderloin and Mid‑Market
Summary
The Rules Committee accepted amendments and forwarded an ordinance establishing a city task force to address open-air drug dealing in the Tenderloin, Civic Center, Mid‑Market and South of Market; sponsors said $200,000 was secured to fund the effort and the group will include residents, service providers, law enforcement and formerly incarcerated individuals.
The San Francisco Rules Committee on Sept. 16 accepted amendments and forwarded legislation to establish a street-level drug-dealing task force aimed at addressing harms in the Tenderloin, Civic Center, Mid‑Market and South of Market.
Supervisor Matt Haney, who introduced the measure, said the task force responds to constituent reports of pervasive open-air drug sales and aims to bring residents, business owners, experts and relevant departments together to propose evidence-based solutions.…
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