The California State Senate passed Assembly Bill 186, which allows San Francisco to implement safe injection sites.
KRON4’s Lydia Pantazes reports this would allow San Francisco to establish locations where drug users can inject drugs under the supervision of staff trained to treat and prevent drug overdose.
San Francisco would be the first city to be allowed to implement a safe inject site under a three-year pilot program.
Those trained staff members can also link people to drug treatment, housing, healthcare, and other services.
Last year, the bill was passed by the Assembly, making it the first legislative body in the U.S. to pass such a bill. however, it was two votes shy in the Senate.
AB 186 now heads back to the Assembly for a concurrence vote.
If the Assembly votes to concur, the bill will be sent to the Governor’s desk for his signature.