San Francisco Mayor London Breed pledged to crack down on open-air opioid drug sales and rampant public drug use that she says is destroying the city.
over her plans to increase the number of police officers to battle drug dealing, saying that money should be spent on housing and drug treatment.
Jenkins, appointed by the mayor in July to replace Boudin, said that upon taking office, she revoked 30 plea offers to fentanyl dealers that she considered too lenient. “We are a city of compassion. But compassion is not leaving people to languish on the street, potentially to die of overdose. It’s using the tools that we have to propel people to change their lives,” Jenkins said.
San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju said in a statement Wednesday that he appreciated the mayor's efforts to expand treatment and services, but that relying on police and punishment does not deter crime and drug use.
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