News Bid to open safe injection sites in San Francisco, Oakland heads to Gov. Newsom's desk

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Bid to open safe injection sites in San Francisco, Oakland heads to Gov. Newsom's desk​

CBS Bay Area
1 Aug 2022

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SACRAMENTO – A bill from a Bay Area lawmaker that would allow Oakland and San Francisco, along with Los Angeles, to open safe injection sites for opioid users has cleared the legislature and is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.

Senate Bill 57 by State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) passed its final legislative vote in the State Senate on Monday, by a margin of 21-11. The bill previously passed the Assembly in late June on a 42-29 vote.

Under SB57, the three cities would be allowed to set up the sites, where opioid users can legally inject drugs in supervised settings. Trained staff would be on hand to help prevent accidental overdoses.