Council updates diversion policy; requires diversion-response timing data
The council passed CB 121248 to update city enforcement policy for public possession/use of controlled substances and adopted an amendment removing the undefined term 'timely' in favor of requiring recorded response times for diversion providers — a move supporters said will create usable data about so-called 'warm handoffs.'
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Council member Kettle, reporting from the public-safety committee, described CB 121248 as a step toward improving outcomes for neighborhoods and people in crisis by strengthening diversion frameworks and data collection.
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