The San Francisco Sheriff's office is joining the city's fight to control widespread drug use and sales in troubled downtown neighborhoods, officials announced Thursday.
San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto appeared with other San Francisco officials in Civic Center Plaza Thursday to outline the new plan to help combat the drug crisis in the city.
"Their objectives are very simple: to eradicate open air drug use and to assist those suffering from harmful behavior into program and services, support current efforts to disrupt drug sales, increase public safety with a greater visible law enforcement presence," said Yamamoto. "We must send a clear message that our communities won't tolerate the destructive influence of drugs and open-air drug scenes. That's why I'm committed to working with the Sheriff's Department to increase enforcement efforts in the hardest-hit neighborhoods," District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey said in the release.
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