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Sylvie Sturm
Reporter
I'm a broadcast and digital reporter with the San Francisco Public Press. My reporting focuses on equity and social determinants of health. I also teach media at San Francisco State University and serve as the managing editor of the student news outlet at the University of California San Francisco where I mentor science and medical students in audio and digital journalism.
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Supervisor Matt Dorsey received backlash this month for asking the mayor to redirect the entire $18.9 million in city funding budgeted for a new drop-in addiction treatment center toward jails instead.
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San Francisco grapples with rising overdose deaths despite clashes over allocating funds for harm reduction centers versus jail treatment programs.
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The recent deployment of the National Guard and California Highway Patrol onto San Francisco’s streets to crack down on drugs comes amid intense public pressure to address open air drug use and sales.
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Addiction experts say the recent increase in overdose deaths could be linked to the closure of the Tenderloin Linkage Center, a facility that helped drug users and people without housing access services.
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As overdose fatalities accumulate, there is a crucial need for clarity around the perceived benefits and drawbacks of such facilities.