Media and other News

Mayor Lurie Appoints Community Leaders to the Reentry Council

More than 100 former criminal and addicts march to end open air drug markets

San Francisco fatal drug overdoses rank 2nd highest in the country, CDC data shows

San Francisco ends local funding for new drug-tolerant "Housing First" sites

Political stars shone at Salvation Army's Lighting the Way Gala & Fundraiser

San Francisco's first-ever sober homeless shelter just opened. Here is what it's like inside

Supervisor Dorsey's Push for Drug Free Housing Gains Momentum

San Francisco faces a hard reality on homelessness

Crazy scheme saw San Francisco taxpayers shell out booze to homeless alcoholics

Former San Francisco hotel to open as addiction recovery facility

What SF Mayor Lurie did with more power on drugs and homelessness

Supervisor Sherrill's resolution to address public drug use & drug dealing in San Francisco

SF plans to open hundreds of new beds for homeless people struggling with addiction

Mayor Lurie's new abstinence programs - Wells Place, Hope House, & the Eleanor Fagan Center

Mayor Lurie Opens 279 New Recovery & Treatment Beds

SF set to open its first abstinence-based homeless shelter

Mayor's Press Conference: Recovery First Ordinance 

SF Health Officials Show Up, Double Down on Fentanyl Response

By enacting "Recovery  First" into law, San Francisco has a clear drug policy

SF has enabled drug users for too long. It’s time for compassion—with accountability

Mayor Lurie's Fentanyl State of Emergency

Supervisor Dorsey's Recovery First Ordinance

Haney's bill challenging states 'Housing First' law would fund drug-free recovery housing​

AB255 Supportive Recovery Residence Program

Mayor's Press Conference James Baldwin Place

Mayor Lurie Opens Clean & Sober Housing at  James Baldwin Place

SF Marina District close to having new abstinence-based housing facility

Minna Project Launch:  Press Conference

Governor Newsom Grants Executive Clemency 3.29.2024

Subtle shift to SF drug policy could also alter homelessness strategy

SF has chosen a new site for it's first-of-its-kind housing project. Here's where.....

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Recognition of Commendation

Mayor Breed drops in on Recovery Summit

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Dorsey legislation would designate Prop 1 funding for drug-free Recovery Housing

Bay Area man finds sobriety through San Francisco recovery program

SF’s Grim Drug Overdose Toll Prompts Advocates To Call For More Sober Housing

Hope in San Francisco? A new initiative is challenging the city’s status quo approach

Mayor Breed blames harm reduction for surging drug overdose deaths.

Fentanyl, America's Night

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The Way Out is The Salvation Army's new Recovery System of Care in San Francisco

Hope In Combating Homelessness, Drug Addiction & Mental Illness

Supervisor's push to refocus SF drug policy runs into opposition

Proponents of Marina sober living project meet with neighbors

Fentanyl, the portrait of a mass murderer

SF Board of Supervisors: Recovery & Housing Needs of Justice Involved Adults

Can cutting red tape get more San Francisco Addicts into Treatment?

Battling San Francisco's Drug Crisis

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Why accessing drug treatment is so hard in San Francisco

How a new type of SF homeless shelter would solve the cycle of homelessness

Rehab raises hope for more SF homeless housing

In San Francisco, homelessness has become a humanitarian crisis.

Fentanyl: No Way Out!

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San Francisco seeks more ideas on fighting fentanyl crisis after chaotic forum

Salvation Army Culinary Training Academy helps  aspiring chefs overcome addiction

Candlelight ceremony in San Francisco for lives lost to drug overdoses

San Francisco's Drug and Homeless Crisis, and Overdose Epidemic

City opens first incarceration alternative abstinence treatment center

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Recognition of Commendation

San Francisco's Activist and Political Heroes in 2023

San Francisco Board of Supervisors  Treatment on Demand Hearing 2023

Drug Free Facility Aims to Transform Lives and the Surrounding Community

Refuge By The Bay: New program in SF emphasizes firm rules and abstinence 

KPIX Special Report: San Francisco Tenderloin – A State of Emergency

The Salvation Army's Holiday Luncheon 2023

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Mayor Breed's Positive Directions TRP Press Release

Solutions for Drugs & Homelessness with Steve Adami & Destiny Pletsch

School of Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, Alumni Spotlight

Is abstinence treatment the answer for probationers?

Many San Franciscans in jail struggle with addiction.  Would this option help them?

KRON 4 - Supervisor Dorsey's Right to Recovery Zones

Minna Project launch KCBS Radio Interview with Steve Adami

A promosing alternative to incarceration planned for SF

Is the homeless crisis solvable?

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SF's new supervisor pushes for police crackdown in 'drug enforcement zones'

Second Chance Month:  leading the Way Towards Restorative Justice

Fighting Crime with Housing, New Program Gives a Bed to People Awaiting Trial

Critical Connections: Strategies for Reentry Retention

Drug Use Outside of San Francisco Treatment Clinic

San Francisco Board of Supervisors  Treatment on Demand Hearing

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Recovery Summit Working Group

Chief Probation Officers Of California Annual Awards Ceremony December 2020

TL Together: Steve Adami and Cristel Tullock, SF Adult Probation Department

2019 Recovery Summit with Matt Berkey

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City and County of San Francisco Budget and Appropriations 

Twenty-three beds for justice-involved youth slated for the Mission District

SFBOS Treatment on Demand Hearing 2021

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Supervisors blast S.F. for failing to provide treatment on demand in overdose crisis

SFBOS Hearing on Drug Treatment Sparks Debate on Harm Reduction, Abstinence

SF Weighs New Approach to Tackle Drug Crisis

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Both Sides of the Conversation:  Part I - Addiction and Homelessness 

Both Sides of the Conversation:  Part II - Addiction and Homelessness 

Sunday Conversations with Steve Adami and Chief Fletcher

NCFL Recovery Rally

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Gratitude During Pandemic Holiday Times​

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Closing Drug Markets Citywide​

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S.F. police to hold town hall about fatal shooting of man allegedly wielding knife​

2,100 - San Francisco's Drug Crisis & Open Air Drug Markets

Leaders say residential treatment is critical to continuum of care

Beyond Homeless - Panel Discussion

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Supervisors Dorsey & Mandelman's Recovery Housing 1st sets new targets for sober housing

Good Samaritan Offers Help & Hope to San Francisco's homeless & Drug Addicted

Will San Francisco Blow $14 Million?

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the Lost and the Found: A true story of homelessness, found family, & second chances​

AB255 is commonsense reform for addiction recovery

The Fentanyl Fold San Francisco

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With The Salvation Army, San Francisco Opens its First Sober Shelter​

San Francisco trying to diversify drug response with recovery emphasis​

SF Opens First Ever Sober Homeless Shelter, And The Results Are Exactly What You'd Expect

Democratic mayors and the president are converging on drug policy

SF to begin arresting drug users: "Get sober, get arrested, or get out"