Amid a wholesale reevaluation of San Francisco’s approach to the twin crises of homelessness and drug addiction , many city leaders have been pushing for the creation of more abstinence-only supportive housing.

Now, these same leaders are cheering after a state bill that could support their efforts just passed a key hurdle, raising hopes that a legislative effort can succeed where a similar effort last year failed.

Assembly Bill 255 — authored by Assemblymember Matt Haney, who represents San Francisco — would loosen regulations that currently restrict the use of state dollars towards such drug-free housing for homeless people .

City leaders are already hoping to take advantage of the legislation to shift The City’s longstanding approach to long-term supportive housing. For years, Sa

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