point of the narcan spray it's easy to use. anyone can put a spray in someone's nose. >> reporter: he happened to have it in his bag because he is the man who invented narcan. >> it was the initial step to allow him to be on his way to recovery from the overdose. >> reporter: that first dose and a second one from paramedics and the man was able to communicate again as he was taken to a hospital. it was a moment roger and michelle won't soon forget because it came minutes after they were sworn in as u.s. citizens. >> we just came from our citizenship swearing in. >> it's an extraordinary day because we are so lucky that we have become citizens of this country. >> reporter: a country dealing with an opioid epidemic. with narcan, anyone can be that right person at the right time. >> in case something you see like i saw today happened, you can save a life. >> amazing coincidence. that was jonathan gonzalez reporting. >>> with ongoing climate change burlingame leaders want to make sure people are ready for a natural disaster. the pa

again, narcan was administered, but it didn't save him.has yet to be identified in the says like school and people's going back home is wow. this bart rider was shocked by the timing of the fremont death and by the sheer number of recent suspected drug fatalities on the system. she uses regularly that's a lot of his scary. while another writer i talk to says. >> he surprised it doesn't happen more often. >> i think the number of people that come on the train that have. that i could suspect of being on drugs is astoundingly high. i reached out to bart board member bevan dufty for comment. >> he replied saying, quote, we are not immune to what all is doing across the country and our officers administer narcan and have saved many lives this year. all bart police personnel are equipped with narcan. >> and their police logs show twice this week. they were successful reviving 2 unresponsive. people using the lifesaving nasal spray off at mall has not been definitively linked to these recent d's. >> debbie says heroin compared to fentanyl is like

bart says there were two other people who overdosed this week they were saved with narcan.are called on a regular basis, either for bar tour public buses. dr chris caldwell, chief of emergency medicine at zuckerberg, san francisco general tells me on a daily basis. he sees 10 to 15 cases from overdose or complications from drug addiction. he says more resources are needed. we face everyday situations where somebody wants to seek. help and rehabilitation and we sometimes just don't have room for them. passengers say overdose cases at bart raise safety concerns there are people that are dying on our trains that are just so easily kind of running around with drugs that are killing them. so it is pretty. it's definitely really concerning dr caldwell says it is important to remember that while narcan saves lives, it is not prevention or treatment in pleasant hill, amberleigh ktvu. fox two news. california water regulators say they are preparing for another dry winter. state leaders held a virtual meeting today to discuss the current drought conditions, the department of water re

again, narcan was administered, but it didn't save him. he has yet to be identified that's a lot of his scary. all bart police personnel are equipped with narcan and their police logs show twice this week. they were successful reviving 2 unresponsive. people using the lifesaving nasal spray while fentanyl has not been definitively linked to these recent d's is driving the spike in fatal overdoses here in the bay area. >> i asked a harm reduction program coordinator for the san francisco department public health about the signs of someone experiencing an overdose someone would be bluish in color unless it was someone who african american >> you know, a person of color, they may turn to greatness. you would also hear very distinctive goal in their breathing. we refer to that. that's a death rattle parts as passengers witnessing any kind of medical emergency can inform their train operator using the intercoms located at either end of the car. >> or contact brpd using the bart watch app or dialing 911. maureen kelly kron 4 news. >> california

again, narcan was administered, but it didn't save him. he has yet to be identified in the says like school and people's going back home is. >> wow. this bart rider was shocked by the timing of the fremont death and by the sheer number of recent suspected drug fatalities on the system. she uses regularly that's a lot of his scary. while another writer i talked to says. >> he surprised it doesn't happen more often. >> i think the number of people that come on the train that have. that i couldn't suspect of being on drugs is astoundingly high. i reached out to bart board member bevan dufty for comment. >> he replied saying, quote, we are not immune to what all is doing across the country and our officers administer narcan and have saved many lives this year. all bart police personnel are equipped with narcan. >> and their police logs show twice this week. they were successful reviving 2 unresponsive. people using the lifesaving nasal spray off at mall has not been definitively linked to these recent suspected toadies. it is driving the spike

again, narcan was administered, but it didn't save him. he has yet to be identified in the says like school and people's going back home is wow. this bart rider was shocked by the timing of the fremont death and by the sheer number of recent suspected drug fatalities on the system. she uses regularly that's a lot of his scary. while another writer i talked to says. >> he surprised it doesn't happen more often. >> i think the number of people that come on the train that have. that i couldn't suspect of being on drugs is astoundingly high. i reached out to bart board member bevan dufty for comment. >> he replied saying, quote, we are not immune to what all is doing across the country and our officers administer narcan and have saved many lives this year. all bart police personnel are equipped with narcan. >> and their police logs show twice this week. they were successful reviving 2 unresponsive. people using the lifesaving nasal spray off that mall has not been definitively linked to these recent d's. >> ft says heroin compared to fentanyl

again, narcan was administered, but it didn't save him.et to be identified in the says like school and people's going back home is wow. this bart rider was shocked by the timing of the fremont death and by the sheer number of recent suspected drug fatalities on the system. she uses regularly that's a lot of his scary fall. another writer i talked to says. >> he surprised it doesn't happen more often. >> i think the number of people that come on the train that have. that i couldn't suspect of being on drugs is astoundingly high. i reached out to bart board member bevan dufty for comment. >> he replied saying, quote, we are not immune to what that all is doing across the country and our officers administer narcan and have saved many lives this year. all bart police personnel are equipped with narcan and their police logs show twice this week. they were successful reviving 2 unresponsive. people using the lifesaving nasal spray at mall has not been definitively linked to these recent d's. it is driving the spike in fatal overdoses here in the

when they do, they administer narcan.evin has a nickname. >> it's just me, narcan on the scooter man. [laughter] that's what some people were saying. >> for brown, i recovered heroin addict, the culpability of manufacturers is personal. he says he can't escape his own responsibility for past drug use, but, for many, addiction is stated and a bed by the industry -- is aided and abetted by the industry. >> i'm a casualty of that war. >> the war against addiction that plays out in the streets of every american city and cities around the globe. john hendren, al jazeera, chicago. ♪ barbara: abiy ahmed has been sworn in for a second term as ethiopia's prime minister. he vowed to protect the country from foreign interference amid global criticism of the conflict in the tigre region. there are reports of fighting in the west of the country. clashes between rebel groups and security forces have displaced thousands of people since sunday. news is emerging of amassed kidnapping that took place last month -- of a mass kidnapping that

we had more narcan being provided to our communities which reverses the effects of an overdose. we had very good success in getting more people, not just into treatment but into longer term recovery where there is a greater chance of them succeeding and not relapsing. we did that through some legislation called the comprehensive addiction and recovery act, bipartisan legislation passed here in this chamber. senator whitehouse joined with me on that as the co-authors. and we also passed additional legislation to give more money directly to the states. and we found that we were again making progress. and then the pandemic hit. unfortunately we now know from the latest data from the centers for disease control, the c.d.c., that under the cover of this pandemic, the drug epidemic has not only not gone away, it's actually gotten much worse. overdose deaths rose by nearly 30% between march, 2020, and march, 2021, the latest year for which we have data. 30% increase in overdose deaths. this is very discouraging and heart breaking, really, because that means much more devastation for ou

and it should be noted again that there are offices out there with narcan that are helping people too. and i get it. there are some folk who is have a problem with it, but at the end of the day, it's going to take all of us to work together to help address this crisis. and i apologize, but i do have another thing to go to. >> thank you. >> final questions. >> reporter: quick question for dr. colfax on another note. where do we currently stand on the indoor mask mandate? is that something you're discussing? repealing at this point? >> we're in discussions with our health officer and other science health experts looking at our numbers and figuring out where there may be sub substantiatebility. and we're on a downward path and we're going to be continuing to figure out the best time to potentially roll back some of the indoor masking mandates, but right now, we're not prepared to do that. >> do you have a timeline? >> i don't have a specific time line. >> can you expand a little bit more on san francisco in terms of that positive path that you're referring to? >> well, our cases have bee

bart says there were two other people who overdosed this week they were saved with narcan. we are called on a regular basis, either for bar tour public buses. dr chris caldwell, chief of emergency medicine at sucker, berg, san francisco general tells me on a daily basis. he sees 10 to 15 cases from overdose or complications from drug addiction. he says more resources are needed to help those who are addicted. we face everyday situations where somebody wants to seek help and rehabilitation and we sometimes just don't have room for them. passengers say overdose cases at bart. raise safety concerns. there are people that are dying on our trains that are just so easily kind of running around with drugs that are killing them, so it is pretty. it's definitely really concerning. dr caldwell says it is important to remember that while narcan saves lives, it is not prevention or treatment. julie. amber lee reporting live for us at pleasant hill. bart station, amber. thank you. alameda county sheriff's deputies carried out a multi city marijuana raid this week after an 18 month. inve

again, narcan was administered, but it didn't save him. he has yet to be identified that's a lot of his scary. all bart police personnel are equipped with narcan and their police logs show twice this week. they were successful reviving 2 unresponsive. people using the lifesaving nasal spray while fentanyl has not been definitively linked to these recent d's is driving the spike in fatal overdoses here in the bay area. >> i asked a harm reduction program coordinator for the san francisco department public health about the signs of someone experiencing an overdose someone would be bluish in color unless it was someone who is african american >> you know, a person of color, they may turn to greatness. you would also hear very distinctive gergel in their breathing. we refer to that. that's a death rattle parts as passengers witnessing any kind of medical emergency can inform their train operator using the intercoms located at either end of the car. >> or contact brpd using the bart watch app or dialing 911. maureen kelly kron 4 news. >> in san

again, narcan was administered, but it didn't save him.has yet to be identified that's a lot of his scary all bart police personel are equipped with narcan and their police logs show twice this week. they were successful reviving 2 unresponsive. people using the lifesaving nasal spray while fentanyl has not been definitively linked to these recent d's is driving the spike in fatal overdoses here in the bay area. >> i asked a harm reduction program coordinator for the san francisco department public health about the signs of someone experiencing an overdose someone would be bluish in color unless it with someone who african american >> you know, a person of color, they may turn to greatness. you would also hear very distinctive goal in their breathing. we refer to that as a death rattle parts as passengers witnessing any kind of medical emergency can inform their train operator using the intercoms located at either end of the car. >> or contact bart pd using the bart watch app or dialing 911. maureen kelly kron 4 news. >> in the south bass

his bag because he's the man who invented narcan.version of the medicine that can help reverse opioid overdoses almost instantly. >> the whole point, it's easy to use. i am medically trained, but you can probably see from the shot, anybody can put the nasal spray up somebody's nose. after another dose from paramedics, the man could talk again. it happened just minutes after they were sworn in as u.s. citizens. they are originally from the uk. they said it was an extraordinary day in more ways than one. wow. >>> covering tens of thousands of miles, and one thing found its way to the bay area. the story of a man, his dogs and their important mission. >> in the lobby of a sunnyvale hotel, daniel is doing what he does best, which is letting his dogs do what they do best. >> these two guys, we are a team. >> giving comfort to anybody they meet. the most often, to those in difficult circumstances. >> we show up after traumatic things happen across the nation. >> it's a journey daniel and his dogs have been on for nine years, and one honest

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and in that same bag or the bag right next to it is the narcan. he's on -- you talked about how he swallowed some pills or something. the narcan is sitting right next to the hobble. >> he didn't comply, he fought back. why are you making that face? >> i think some of the stuff that he did didn't help him, but i also agree with what lisa said that it was a counterfeit $20 bill which doesn't even constitute being arrested. and when they did put the cuffs on him they never told him why. even though they claim to, but that was after the fact. but they put cuffs on him before they even told him why therapy handcuffing him. so i mean a lot of his actions probably didn't help the situation, but in the end result the officers were in control, and they had him on the ground and that's when things changed. >> you guys are -- i mean, you know the evidence. i mean, you know -- you got into it. this wasn't just on a motion as most people in the country are looking at this through emotion. this is on the evidence. >> not even close. i think we all knew the evid

happened to have narken in his bag because he invented narcan, a nasal version of drug that can reverse overdoses. >> i'm medically trained but can see anyone can put nasal spray up nose. >> administered one dose and after another dose from paramedics, man could talk again. won't forget because happened after they were sworn in as u.s. citizens. what a day. extraordinary day in every way. >>> today positive news out of southern california where the coast guard continues to clean up after the oil spill. fish and wildlife says impact of the pipeline rupture not as bad as expected. environmentalists feared worst but looks like region has been spared the worst and creates ribbons of oil rather than one large block. >> we've mostly been finding smaller tar balls, quarter sized, smaller. couple larger but really been very effective in making sure they're removing the product. >> 1,300 people involved in the cleanup. beaches remain closed. oil from the spill now turning up in san diego county to the south, clumps of tar washing up and health officials warning people not to try to clean it up.

park police are being trained to administer narcan to people who appear to be overdosing.ay, although narcan can and does save lives, it's not drug prevention or treatment. in arizona. a deadly mid air collision is under investigation a helicopter crash after it collided with a single engine plane that landed safely at an airport. both people on the helicopter, though, died. the collision happened right near chandler municipal airport. nobody on the ground was heard the airport right now is closed, and the national transportation safety board is investigating several ceremonies will take place today at the las vegas strip. to honor those who died in the worst mass shooting in our country's history. four years ago today, 64 year old stephen paddock opened fire from his high rise hotel room onto a large crowd attending an outdoor country music festival. 58 people were killed, hundreds more were injured. the gunman died by suicide. the fbi says federal investigators will likely never know the motive. the fraud trial of theranos founder elizabeth holmes resumed this morning in

they administered narcan which can reverse an opioid overdose, but it didn't work. the man identified as 36 year-old frank sanders, the 4th of richmond was declared d o a the other 2 fatal suspected

to the legislatures i'm not sure that would do much good on the ground, i know everybody carries narcan including myself but maybe pat has an idea. >> patrick wrote about the protesters who went to the museum. >> i think that protest has an impact i think it probably helps on some level that it is a family in the personified support numbers like mcafee may not be. but i do think the public protest, getting out there on the street people letting people know that you are watching letting elected officials no i think the state attorney general's who push really hard to extract greater concessions and purdue i think they were driven in part by the ones who were earnest and after in driving the story they were driven in part by contact groups with community groups, they had seen the way this played out in their own communities in the context of outrage and there should be some semblance of justice and accountability. i don't know that it's enough or will ever be enough but i think that level of engagement does make a difference. >> unfortunately we are out of time, thank you to all of you wh

but doctors say, although narcan can and does save lives, it does not.nt is not an appropriate drug prevention treatment. warm day around the bay area. dry light winds fills a whole lot like some are still outside our doors, and we're going to hold on to this pattern as we roll through the weekend giving you a live look here at a beautiful golden gate bridge we've got along the coastline around the bay and inland. mostly sunny skies. air quality is moderate. for most of us today that will begin to change a little bit tomorrow and there is a spare the air expected for tomorrow. here's a look at what's happening outside our doors right now. notice how far off the coastline. we have the fog. we do have a little bit of north northeast flow generally light, but it's out there. here's a look at the future cast. as we get into the coming days, things will begin to change, not for the weekend. but as we get closer to monday tuesday, we do have a system that begins to drop in. and that will bring us a cool down. that will also bring us a very slight chance of sca

mainly near downtown but here along the guadalupe river of clothes we're gonna have food we have narcan the meth test strips to make sure there's no fentanyl in it. also dmv and social security andactis, ahower services of seetsay tackl he. itrobablyould te few there because our new ride a lot. i would always riding somewhere and there's a deeper connection driving cart right and her crew each have experienced homelessness at some point of their lives. i'm kind of overjoyed and overwhelmed right now. i was unhoused out here for approximately three and a half years. rj ramsey is now an advocate and volunteer with urge returning to his former campsite. yeah, i hear on the south side. you don't know about things like like ebt food stamps any programs. assist you we are you might as well be speaking another language out here after. gout services himself ramsey certain this fear will be the stuff of many in san jose, i'm a mess still yo abc 7 news federal law enforcement agencies have put out an alert for potential cyber threats aimed at disrupting our water and wastewater systems the alert

san jose the fair offered basics and beyond we have a lot of clothes we're gonna have food we have narcans to make sure there's no fentanyl in it. also dmv and social security assistance shower services youth outreach and vaccinations, michael moser has lived on and off the streets for 25 years. he says errands which would have taken days or acquired hours of travel. we're tackled here. it probably would take a few days by now where they're at and there because our new ride a lot. i would always riding somewhere and there's a deeper connection driving cart right and her crew each have experienced homelessness at some point of their lives. i'm kind of overjoyed and overwhelmed right now. i was unhoused out here for approximately three and a half years. rj ramsey is now an advocate and volunteer with urge returning to his former campsite. yeah, i hear on the south side. you don't know about things like like ebt food stamps any programs. assist you we are you might as well be speaking another language out here after. gout services himself ramsey certain this fear will be the stuff of many in

community health organizations have acted heroicly with narcan. and this effort has been extremely affective. over 5,000 lives were saved with narcan in the past year alone, an intervention that has tripled in use over the past couple of years. but it is not enough. people who are dying are typically alone with no one nearby to administer the life-saving antidote. and they're conditionally black, brown, indigenous. no overdose deaths have happened in a safer consumption site anywhere in the world. we cannot wait for the state legislature to pass sb57. hundreds to thousands more san franciscans were die in the interim. the vague legal threat of the federal government does not justify inaction. the crack house intervention was never to be applied to life-saving measures like this one. we did the same for needle exchange, same-sex marriage, and marijuana. it is time to put that sort of energy into action into saving the lives of our brothers and sisters. it is time for san francisco to lead once again with compassion and science, instead of stigma an

any indication that an overdose was the issue, if drugs were involved, the officers had access to narcand. that piece of evidence, i think, for a lot of people may have been over their heads during the trial and not thought about it, but the jurors were so engaged and enthralled with what their duty was. thinking about how each person expressed with no hesitation just how impactful and how traumatic watching the video was and they say the videos don't lie. one woman in the front row talked about the notion of as a mother, imagining what it was like for the children who were watching this. we know that it was through the lens, figuratively and literally of a 17-year-old, i believe, who actually captured the footage and what they said about, look, we would never even be here were it not for that footage. the trauma to all these adults, who each of them have their own personal journeys in life, they were impacted. imagine what the on lookers are dealing with. when will they said it wouldn't have made a difference for them if derek chauvin would have testified. that's one of the moments you

then on tuesday, a man on train was also found unresponsive officers administered narcan. but were unable revive him. officials believe drug overdoses were the cause of death in all 3 cases in the south bay a teenager who died in a crash in san jose earlier this week has now been identified. police say 16 year-old daniel hernandez was killed during tuesday night's crash. >> 3 other teenagers were sent to the hospital. 2 of them with life threatening injuries. police say the car was speeding south on gurdwara avenue when it crashed into a tree in the center median before flipping over. a 22 year-old former nursing student has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a fatal shooting inside a southern california synagogue. john earnest was convicted of bursting into the place of worship with a semiautomatic rifle on the last day of passover back in 2000, 19 one, worshiper was killed, 3 others were wounded. an agreement with prosecutors shared spared earnest. the death penalty. >> the fbi visited the home of brian laundrie's parents today laundry

and it should be noted again that there are offices out there with narcan that are helping people tooho is have a problem with it, but at the end of the day, it's going to take all of us to work together to help address this crisis. and i apologize, but i do have another thing to go to. >> thank you. >> final questions. >> reporter: quick question for dr. colfax on another note. where do we currently stand on the indoor mask mandate? is that something you're discussing? repealing at this point? >> we're in discussions with our health officer and other science health experts looking at our numbers and figuring out where there may be sub substantiatebility. and we're on a downward path and we're going to be continuing to figure out the best time to potentially roll back some of the indoor masking mandates, but right now, we're not prepared to do that. >> do you have a timeline? >> i don't have a specific time line. >> can you expand a little bit more on san francisco in terms of that positive path that you're referring to? >> well, our cases have been dropping. we're almost at half the

community health organizations have acted heroicly with narcan. and this effort has been extremely affective. over 5,000 lives were saved with narcan in the past year alone, an intervention that has tripled in use over the past couple of years. but it is not enough. people who are dying are typically alone with no one nearby to administer the life-saving antidote. and they're conditionally black, brown, indigenous. no overdose deaths have happened in a safer consumption site anywhere in the world. we cannot wait for the state legislature to pass sb57. hundreds to thousands more san franciscans were die in the interim. the vague legal threat of the federal government does not justify inaction. the crack house intervention was never to be applied to life-saving measures like this one. we did the same for needle exchange, same-sex marriage, and marijuana. it is time to put that sort of energy into action into saving the lives of our brothers and sisters. it is time for san francisco to lead once again with compassion and science, instead of stigma an

was another one where we partnered with the library on many initiatives including on get naloxone, narcan trainings in our schools. we were able to partner with a library on food access and as a way to reduce food deserts by having food be delivered to our libraries. it really is quite, i think, being able to highlight these successful partnerships with the work that we did was definitely one of the best parts of writing "lifelines." >> how do you think we can come to a place that you imagine in this book where people understand the fundamental importance, the centrality of public health. you make the point over and over with lots of examples that everything is related to public health. if there is a problem with transportation, that's a public health issue. if there is a problem with, as you say, these food deserts, that's a public health issue. voting can be a public health issue. the problems with the post office are a public health issue. public health impacts and informs every single aspect of our life. you say at one point you realize so often your patients didn't need healthcare, t

specialist and a fire department community paramedic has distributed things like fentanyl test strips and narcan to more than 115 people, and it's also helped more than 20 people to start taking it. opioid treatment medication last year. san francisco san francisco saw more than 700 overdose deaths. well governor gavin newsom signed a new law today targeting people who participate in illegal side shows. drivers now face losing their driver's license for up to six months if they participate. the new law also clearly spells out what side shows are giving police more ability to crack down on lawbreakers. the law says a sideshow is when two or more vehicles block or impede traffic to do vehicle stunts, speed contests or drive recklessly for an audience. last year, the chp responded to more than 25,000 calls involving illegal street racing. senators strike a deal on raising the country's debt limit the next steps after the break. and tesla heads to texas, the electric car company moving its california headquarters, but its ceo says will happen at its fremont factory and have a local business associat

and it should be noted again that there are offices out there with narcan that are helping people too. and i get it. there are some folk who is have a problem with it, but at the end of the day, it's going to take all of us to work together to help address this crisis. and i apologize, but i do have another thing to go to. >> thank you. >> final questions. >> reporter: quick question for dr. colfax on another note. where do we currently stand on the indoor mask mandate? is that something you're discussing? repealing at this point? >> we're in discussions with our health officer and other science health experts looking at our numbers and figuring out where there may be sub substantiatebility. and we're on a downward path and we're going to be continuing to figure out the best time to potentially roll back some of the indoor masking mandates, but right now, we're not prepared to do that. >> do you have a timeline? >> i don't have a specific time line. >> can you expand a little bit more on san francisco in terms of that positive path that you're referring to? >> well, our cases have bee

we administered narcan immediately and one officer had to go on narcan iv drip to save his life.on the streets every day. >> we are in undisclosed location right here. this is where the operations happen. narcotics. talk about how risky it is. it's already risky being a cop. >> yes. lawrence: taking on the cartel. >> thee guys high risk every minute of every day. >> the federal government always tends to get out of their lane. defending this country is the role -- designated role by the founders of this country to defend the country and to protect the borders. lawrence: are we losing that fight right now? >> oh, absolutely. no question about it. that's why i was one of 25 governors that sent a letter to the president saying this is crisis we have got to address this. lawrence: what does the president say? >> i think the letter just went out last week. so, we're waiting for a reply. >> i met mr. trump twice. i was in the white house twice, meeting with him on these issues. he brought us to the table. this administration, we have none of that. not only do we not get invited to the

kevin and levon, certified in administering narcan, did so quickly. kevin was born and raised in san francisco and started his public service career with public works in 2008 as a general laborer. he later worked a stint as a general laborer at city hall and now serves on the city's graffiti abatement team. thank you so much. not an easy task. he is a dedicated public servant and devoted father. 33, takes pride in working hard for our city. he takes the department's core values and responsiveness to heart. kevin is a person who steps in and steps up. naomi was born in hawaii but calls the bayview and the mission her home since 2015. [indiscernible] she recently stepped into the team lead role for the mission community ambassadors program and has also played a role in the latino response team covid-19 response team. levon has deep connections to the mission district. he joined the mission community ambassadors program in june 2020 through a strong desire to give back to his community and learn more about the services and resources available to resident

kevin and levon, certified in administering narcan, did so quickly. kevin was born and raised in san francisco and started his public service career with public works in 2008 as a general laborer. he later worked a stint as a general laborer at city hall and now serves on the city's graffiti abatement team. thank you so much. not an easy task. he is a dedicated public servant and devoted father. 33, takes pride in working hard for our city. he takes the department's core values and responsiveness to heart. kevin is a person who steps in and steps up. naomi was born in hawaii but calls the bayview and the mission her home since 2015. [indiscernible] she recently stepped into the team lead role for the mission community ambassadors program and has also played a role in the latino response team covid-19 response team. levon has deep connections to the mission district. he joined the mission community ambassadors program in june 2020 through a strong desire to give back to his community and learn more about the services and resources available to resident

when a person is given narcan, that person is in precipitated withdrawal. they're not feeling good at that moment. as a matter of fact, they probably just want to leave and get high again because their body is so miserable. at the moment, our route of getting someone inducted with bupenorphine, doctors are not typically receptive to giving patients. but with us, they'll write a prescription so that person can take it to a drugstore. so that takes many hours. it's many hours of discomfort for a person. the other route is if we have a street clinician from the incident response team. what we're working on is being able to give the bupenorphine at the moment of contact, but it'll take many months. >> commissioner cleaveland: chief, why does it take that long or is it just bureaucratic red tape why it takes so long? okay. thank you, madam president. no further questions. >> president feinstein: okay. any further commission comments or questions? commissioner covington, yes. >> commissioner covington: thank you. i just wanted to thank chief rubenstein regarding

when a person is given narcan, that person is in precipitated withdrawal.y're not feeling good at that moment. as a matter of fact, they probably just want to leave and get high again because their body is so miserable. at the moment, our route of getting someone inducted with bupenorphine, doctors are not typically receptive to giving patients. but with us, they'll write a prescription so that person can take it to a drugstore. so that takes many hours. it's many hours of discomfort for a person. the other route is if we have a street clinician from the incident response team. what we're working on is being able to give the bupenorphine at the moment of contact, but it'll take many months. >> commissioner cleaveland: chief, why does it take that long or is it just bureaucratic red tape why it takes so long? okay. thank you, madam president. no further questions. >> president feinstein: okay. any further commission comments or questions? commissioner covington, yes. >> commissioner covington: thank you. i just wanted to thank chief rubenstein regarding moto