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San Francisco Proposition F would add an assessment portion to the program if passed, that would identify those suffering from substance use issues and require them to go into treatment to continue receiving cash benefits.
A San Francisco supervisor is calling for more data on where people who are using and dying from illicit street drugs are coming from.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed defended her support of a 2024 ballot measure that would require welfare recipients in The City to be screened for drug use. Critics have labeled the proposal "performative."
The ballot measure proposed that those who are suffering from substance use disorders must participate in treatment in order to receive welfare.
San Francisco recorded more fatal drug overdoses, and more attributed to fentanyl, than any other year since 2020. Experts say the increased death toll underlines the urgency of addressing the crisis.