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Supervisors approve pilot "reset" sobering center contract after tense debate
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a contract to operate a 25‑bed reset center as an alternative to jail for people detained for public intoxication or drug use, amid sharp questions about funding, medical staffing, and whether the facility is a detention site. The resolution passed 9–2.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 9–2 on Feb. 10 to authorize the sheriff's office to enter a contract with Connections CA LLC to operate a 25‑bed rapid enforcement support, evaluation and triage center (the “reset” center), a pilot intended to provide a non‑jail sobering option for people detained for public intoxication or drug use.
Supporters described the center as a narrowly tailored alternative that will let law enforcement hand off people who are intoxicated to clinicians and peer specialists instead of booking them into jail. “This center is designed as an alternative to bringing somebody to jail for a health reason,” Sheriff Miyamoto said, describing the project as a space where people would be monitored and issued a certificate of release rather than…
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