Fentanyl and open-air drug markets
Drugs and substance abuse rank as a serious problem for 72% of voters. Open-air fentanyl markets remain flashpoints; a Fentanyl State of Emergency expanded mayoral powers. Supervisors hold hearings on whether enforcement crackdowns merely displace dealing (e.g., to the Mission) versus integrating treatment, sobering centers, and policing.
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Sources
Mission Local — https://missionlocal.org/2026/10/s-f-supervisors-press-city-on-drug-markets-are-the-crackdowns-working/
supervisors have held hearings questioning whether crackdowns merely displace activity (e.g., to the Mission)
SF Supervisors — https://missionlocal.org/2026/10/s-f-supervisors-press-city-on-drug-markets-are-the-crackdowns-working/
Integration of treatment, sobering centers, and enforcement continues
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Decriminalize use, expand harm reduction and safe consumption, and avoid police crackdowns on markets
- Focus on treatment on demand and sobering centers with light enforcement only for the most disruptive dealing
- Pair expanded treatment and sobering centers with sustained enforcement against open-air dealing
- Prioritize police and mayoral emergency powers to dismantle markets, with treatment offered after arrests
- Use maximum enforcement, mandatory treatment, and swift displacement of all public dealing and use