A coalition of SanFrancisco supervisors and health advocates will hold a news conference on Tuesday to announce plans to fast-track wellness hubs that would include safeconsumption sites in the wake of the Tenderloin Center's closure.
Center closed on Dec. 4 as winter approached. The center also provided basic services such as food and showers to those in need.
Supervisors Hillary Ronen, Ahsha Safai, Dean Preston, Matt Dorsey and President Shamann Walton are expected to discuss the details at Tuesday's 11 a.m. conference. In a news release from Supervisor Hillary Ronen's office, they said the city's Department of Public Health was set to open wellness hubs, but that the "entire program was pulled last minute by the Mayor's office.
Sup. Ronen in a Twitter thread citing that article, said SF Department of Public Health planned on opening the wellness hubs, but added, "Where is the courage? Where is the leadership? If the Mayor will not own these centers, then I will join the brave low-wage that run them & we will own them together. We are not willing to wait longer for action. I will on Tues moving these Centers forward.
Ahead of its closure, protesters decried the gap in services from the loss of the Tenderloin Center, saying for some, it could be deadly. TheRepresentatives with Healthright 360, the Gubbio Project, Code Tenderloin and Glide Harm Reduction Manager are expected to be at Tuesday's news conference. By clicking Sign Up, I confirm
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