the director of health each month regarding deaths from drug overdoses. >> thank you, supervisor hainey, this item is yours. >> yes, thank you, chair. i'm here, again, with you, committee to again discuss what we can t do to take action on te most deadly epidemic facing our city which is the drug overdose epidemic. drug use and drug overuse deaths in san francisco and across california, as we all know have been increasing at a terrifying rate and today, people in our cities are dying from methamphetamine and there were 222 fatal drug overdoses in 2017, 289 in 2018 and 330 in 2019 according to thelat the laf data health. drug overdoses have reached at least 122 in 2018 and there's a 147% increase. the numbers released by the office of the chief medical examiner for the 2019 reveal revealed there were 234 deaths to have involved fentanyl compared to 90 in 2018. these numbers are shocking and they should, as we've discussed here, lead to urgent and immediate and swift action to prevent further loss of life and impact on our city. in san francisco, drug overdose has accounted for five times

committee and to my right and supervisor stephani and supervisor walton and we're joined by supervisor hainey and i want to thank corwin coolee for staffing this meeting. mr. clerk, any announcements? >> please make your you have silenced your stones and cell p. items acted upon will appear on the march 10, 2020 agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you, are clerk. please all our first item. an ordinance to require the medical examiner to report information to the mayor, the board of supervisors and the director of health each month regarding deaths from drug overdoses. >> thank you, supervisor hainey, this item is yours. >> yes, thank you, chair. i'm here, again, with you, committee to again discuss what we can t do to take action on te most deadly epidemic facing our city which is the drug overdose epidemic. drug use and drug overuse deaths in san francisco and across california, as we all know have been increasing at a terrifying rate and today, people in our cities are dying from methamphetamine and there were 222 fatal drug overdoses in 2017, 289 in 2018 and 330 in 2019 according to t

i would like to rise to second supervisor hainey's amendments and thank supervisor hainey and his office for not only bringing this legislation forward but addressing the potential inequities we all came to understand and realize. so i stand in support and second the motion. >> can we take the amendments same house, same call? so amendment passes. colleagues, while -- sorry. i recognize this legislation was crafted to address a difficult circumstance for the equity applicant that was displaced from their sight with little options to move forward with their permit application, i am unable to support the ordinance given the background and the possible precedence this sets for the future. the portability of this particular permit currently applies to two locations in san francisco, 1940 ocean avenue and 1545 ocean avenue. one of these locations previously evictses previously and operating, 33 permit holder, medical cannabis dispensary and we delayed our deliberation on this item so that their court case could move forth to a decision. the reality is that it is difficult to prove whether or

. >> supervisor hainey. i know you have a huge amount of influence of what we do from a health perspective and i think what supervisor peskin was leaning into, we need you to intervene more than you are, i think, in this question of what is happening with the thousands of people on our streets and thousands of folks who are in and in our shelters. earlier tonight, and this is the disconnect that supervisor peskin is pointing out, director roher stood up there and i said will we get people to hotels? he said that's not the priority because the public health's position is that people should be in congregate settings and people homeless, it's to get them in congregate settings which seems to me, from your perspective, not what the department of public health's perspective is and whoever we have to get clarity here, is that for people who are currently homeless and even not yet tested or quarantined or whatever it is, that the best place for them is a room for themselves. and so, for the director of hsa to stand

. >> supervisor hainey. i know you have a huge amount of influence of what we do from a health perspective and i think what supervisor peskin was leaning into, we need you to intervene more than you are, i think, in this question of what is happening with the thousands of people on our streets and thousands of folks who are in and in our shelters. earlier tonight, and this is the disconnect that supervisor peskin is pointing out, director roher stood up there and i said will we get people to hotels? he said that's not the priority because the public health's position is that people should be in congregate settings and people homeless, it's to get them in congregate settings which seems to me, from your perspective, not what the department of public health's perspective is and whoever we have to get clarity here, is that for people who are currently homeless and even not yet tested or quarantined or whatever it is, that the best place for them is a room for themselves. and so, for the director of hsa to stand

. >> supervisor hainey. i know you have a huge amount of influence of what we do from a health perspective and i think what supervisor peskin was leaning into, we need you to intervene more than you are, i think, in this question of what is happening with the thousands of people on our streets and thousands of folks who are in and in our shelters. earlier tonight, and this is the disconnect that supervisor peskin is pointing out, director roher stood up there and i said will we get people to hotels? he said that's not the priority because the public health's position is that people should be in congregate settings and people homeless, it's to get them in congregate settings which seems to me, from your perspective, not what the department of public health's perspective is and whoever we have to get clarity here, is that for people who are currently homeless and even not yet tested or quarantined or whatever it is, that the best place for them is a room for themselves. and so, for the director of hsa to stand

. >> supervisor hainey. i know you have a huge amount of influence of what we do from a health perspective and i think what supervisor peskin was leaning into, we need you to intervene more than you are, i think, in this question of what is happening with the thousands of people on our streets and thousands of folks who are in and in our shelters. earlier tonight, and this is the disconnect that supervisor peskin is pointing out, director roher stood up there and i said will we get people to hotels? he said that's not the priority because the public health's position is that people should be in congregate settings and people homeless, it's to get them in congregate settings which seems to me, from your perspective, not what the department of public health's perspective is and whoever we have to get clarity here, is that for people who are currently homeless and even not yet tested or quarantined or whatever it is, that the best place for them is a room for themselves. and so, for the director of hsa to stand

. >> supervisor hainey. i know you have a huge amount of influence of what we do from a health perspective and i think what supervisor peskin was leaning into, we need you to intervene more than you are, i think, in this question of what is happening with the thousands of people on our streets and thousands of folks who are in and in our shelters. earlier tonight, and this is the disconnect that supervisor peskin is pointing out, director roher stood up there and i said will we get people to hotels? he said that's not the priority because the public health's position is that people should be in congregate settings and people homeless, it's to get them in congregate settings which seems to me, from your perspective, not what the department of public health's perspective is and whoever we have to get clarity here, is that for people who are currently homeless and even not yet tested or quarantined or whatever it is, that the best place for them is a room for themselves. and so, for the director of hsa to stand