Commuters in San Francisco are arming themselves with baseball bats and shock guns after a newly-opened drug sobering center attracted hordes of violent drug addicts to a hitherto tranquil neighborhood.
Since the SoMa RISE drug sobering facility opened in June, residents of the SoMa neighborhood in northeast San Francisco are outraged, claiming that ‘troublemakers’ have plagued the neighborhood.
Residents told Fox News that rather than reducing drug use, the center has instead attracted serious drug users to the area.
Residents asserted that with these users comes crime, which creates a cloud of danger over the community.
The center was opened with the assistance of Democratic San Francisco Mayor London Breed, who described it as a safe refuge for recovering addicts.
In June, the SoMa RISE facility was inaugurated in the SoMa neighborhood of northeastern San Francisco.
After a drug’sobering’ clinic relocated into the SoMa district of San Francisco, residents have begun carrying defensive guns.
The SoMa RISE clinic was inaugurated in June, with San Francisco Mayor London Breed describing it as a place for recovering addicts to regain their footing.
The office of Mayor Breed described SoMa as a’safe indoor area’ for addicts to ‘get off the streets,”regroup,’ and’stabilize.’
Mark Sackett, a SoMa resident and business owner, stated that the city’s intentions were not being realized.
Sackett told ABC7, “They’re allowing their clients to come out here and get high, then go inside and get sober and then get high again.”
Another resident, identified only as Ghis, provided ABC7 with a similar account.
“More troublemakers are settling here, feeling comfortable using drugs, urinating and defecating in the street, and obstructing the walkways,” Ghis claimed, adding that the neighborhood is experiencing “a moment of lunacy.”
Bill, a local resident, stated that he had questioned his safety every time he left home for work since the center’s opening.
Every morning is a game of chance. ‘Are there going to be ten people passed out in front of your office when you arrive?’ he said. Are they planning on being violent? This was never an issue prior to HealthRight 360’s arrival.
Bill continued, “If you ask me, it should be shut down and other ways should be taken to the homelessness and drug problem we all face.”
The office of Mayor Breed described SoMa as a’safe indoor area’ for addicts to ‘get off the streets’ and’regroup’ and’stabilize’
Locals assert that the facility has drawn hordes of dangerous, drug-addicted individuals to the area.
San Francisco’s streets are populated by homeless junkies. Residents of SoMa claim that a new sobriety clinic has exacerbated the problem.
When the center opened in June, Mayor Breed predicted that it will affect the lives of ‘every San Franciscan.’
She stated, “Our city is witnessing a substance abuse and mental health crisis affecting far too many individuals.” “As we continue to confront the difficulties on our streets, we must do everything possible to concentrate our resources and efforts on those who have the most need.”
The opening of the SoMa RISE Center will not only provide a safe haven for those in need, but it will also move us one step closer to making a difference in the lives of these individuals and all San Franciscans.
ABC7 reports that the center will get at least $4.2 million from taxpayers in 2022 and 2023.
Vitka Eisen, the chief executive officer of HealthRight 360, the organization that manages the clinic, urged neighbors to “be patient with us.”
Eisen stated, “We cannot repair everything, but we are a part of the solution.” A portion of the city experimenting with novel responses to homelessness, substance abuse, and mental illness.
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