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CAN SFPD FINALLY CLOSE DRUG MARKETS?

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by Randy Shaw on January 22, 2024 (BeyondChron.org) Dealers and Users fill 7th and Market Clearing Tents, Users, Nighttime Drug Markets Last Thursday at 2:30 am rival drug gangs fired over twenty gunshots on the 400 block of Turk. A block with senior housing, permanent supportive housing, a “tot lot” playground and the headquarters of… Continue reading →

What Zurich’s ‘Needle Park’ can teach S.F. about drug policy

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OPINION Our biggest barrier to replicating Zurich’s drug policy model is one we have total control over: collaboration Nuala Bishari Oct. 14, 2023 (SFChronicle.com) The park was filthy. Trash lined the sidewalks. People huddled in groups injecting drugs or slept wrapped in blankets. Used syringes were everywhere, and paramedics were… Continue reading →