SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The City of San Francisco is taking a new approach to address the drug crisis on its streets. Starting next spring, Mayor Daniel Lurie says a law-enforcement-led sobering center will open on 6th Street.

KRON4’s Lindsey Ford spoke with operators of sober living homes in the city — and they said this location is part of the major concerns. Watch the full report in the video player above.

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Last week, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto rolled out a new plan to clean up the city’s streets.

They say anyone caught intoxicated or using drugs in public will be arrested — but this time, they’ll have a new option.

“Treatment or jail," said Mayor Lurie. "We’re no

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