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Democrat San Francisco mayor announces plan to require drug testing, treatment to receive homeless services
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a new proposal to require welfare recipients to take a drug test and undergo treatment to receive benefits.
"San Francisco is a city of compassion, but also a city that demands accountability," Breed said in a statement. "We fund a wide range of services, and we want to help people get the care they need but under current state law, local government lack tools to compel people into treatment. This initiative aims to create more accountability and help get people to accept the treatment and services they need." Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
"I strongly support Mayor Breed’s initiative, which will better incentivize treatment and recovery for a population that’s at wildly disproportionate risk for drug addiction and overdose fatalities," Dorsey added. "We’re facing an unprecedented loss of life in San Francisco, and we know coercive interventions can work.