According the Mayor London Breed's office, 300 overdoses have been reversed at the center, more than two hundred people have been placed into housing and another thousand connected to shelters. It's also a place to get a free meal and warm shower.
"It makes absolutely no sense and it's been a real source of frustration," said Dean Preston, San Francisco Supervisor for the Tenderloin District. "We have been saying this since the mayor announced months ago she was going to close the center."The mayor's plan is to open more permanent facilities, dubbed "wellness centers" - offering similar services, but time has run out.
"The Board of Supervisors is on record urging the mayor to make sure there was no gap - either to stand up a new site or extend the Tenderloin Center - and she's not doing either."The Mayor's office provided a statement, reading in part: "After the closure of the TLC, the City will continue to partner with community organizations to prevent fatal drug overdoses, reduce open-air drug use in and around neighborhoods, and provide services such as behavioral health programs."
Darrel Arrington lives in the neighborhood and said he has mixed feelings about the closure. "I know it provides a lot of distractions for the community and the community doesn't want it here because it's an eyesore in a way, but also I think it's saving lives."
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