After State Bill Stalls, San Francisco Mulls Creating Safe-Injection Site On Its Own
The Safe Injection Task Force that the Board of Supervisors created in April will present its first report next month, with evidence on how these clinics have lowered overdose rates and prevented deaths in other cities.
San Francisco Chronicle:
San Francisco Moving Toward Opening Nation’s 1st Safe Injection Clinic
San Francisco political leaders have been steadily coming around to the idea of opening safe injection centers where addicts could shoot drugs in a controlled situation instead of outside on the sidewalk. And now, it seems, they won’t let state or federal law get in their way. (Swan, 9/22)
In other news from across the state —
The Press Democrat:
Sonoma County Law Enforcement And People With Autism Gather To Teach Each Other
For people diagnosed with autism, the basic elements of an emergency situation, from the startling nature of a patrol car’s lights and sirens to a police officer’s commanding voice, are circumstances that can cause great distress. “It’s a two-way education,” said Lt. David House, an organizer of the program and administrator with the Sonoma County Jail whose autistic son, Isa, 21, was on hand. (Johnson, 9/21)
Los Angeles Times:
Multiple Cases Of West Nile Virus In Glendale Prompt Education Campaign
With eight cases of West Nile virus reported in Glendale so far this year, health officials took part in a door-to-door education campaign Wednesday, informing residents of what they can do to protect themselves from infection. Conducted by the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District, the effort informed residents in Glendale, Los Feliz and Atwater Village about the preventive measures they can take to reduce the risk of being bitten by mosquitoes. Levy Sun, a spokesman for vector control, said wearing insect repellent and dumping out any stagnant water near homes are measures people should take regularly. (Nguyen, 9/21)