The Brief
- Each light represented a life lost to overdose in San Francisco since January 2024.
- Families and officials called for expanded treatment access and services.
SAN FRANCISCO – One thousand lights lined the steps of San Francisco City Hall on Sunday evening, each one representing a life lost to overdose in the city since the start of 2024.
City Hall was lit up in purple for International Overdose Awareness Day, where grieving families, advocates and local officials gathered for the 4th Annual Sunset Vigil: “1,000 Lights for 1,000 Lives,” organized by Mothers Against Drug Addiction and Deaths.
Each light represented a loved one – a son, a daughter, a friend – and a life cut short by the drug crisis.…