My daughter returned from New York City last week noting that NYC doesn’t have widespread open-air drug use like San Francisco. I’ve heard the same about Chicago, Boston, LA and other cities. Mayor Lurie campaigned to close drug markets. He remains 100% committed. So what’s holding progress back?
It’s a question many are asking as Mayor Lurie completes his first six months.
Sidewalks remain drug-filled around 16th and Mission and Sixth Street, along with other parts of the Mission and SOMA. The same is true in the Tenderloin on Leavenworth, Jones, Ellis and other blocks. Two people were shot at Leavenworth and Ellis Saturday night, adding to the many recent shootings in the area. On Sunday a drug-caused car explosion occurred a block away…