New permanent supportive housing in San Francisco must prohibit on-site drug use in order to receive full city funding, after a controversial vote this week at the Board of Supervisors.
The board voted 7-4 to approve the ordinance, authored by Supervisor Matt Dorsey, that enables evictions on the basis of drug use in city-funded housing projects. The plan has drawn criticism from public health and homelessness advocates who say it could send more drug users to the street if they relapse, a common experience for people recovering from substance-use disorder.
But proponents say it will create environments where more people in recovery can succeed…