Senator Wiener’s Statement on Board of Supervisors Vote to Implement Senator Wiener’s Conservatorship Law

Sacramento–  Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement upon the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ vote to implement Senator Wiener’s Senate Bill 1045, which he authored in 2018. SB 1045 allows San Francisco to conserve people on our streets who are suffering from severe mental illness and addiction and who are not capable of accepting voluntary services. This year, Senator Wiener is authoring SB 40 to ensure that SB 1045 can be effectively implemented.

Senator Wiener’s statement:

“Too many people are deteriorating and dying on San Francisco’s streets, and we have a moral responsibility to help them,” said Senator Wiener. “It’s neither progressive nor compassionate to stand by while people die. We need to offer voluntary services to those in need, but for people incapable of accepting services, we need to consider helping them via conservatorship. The purpose of a conservatorship is help people stabilize and get healthy, ultimately transitioning to permanent housing. But until they get there, we need to take steps to help them survive. I want to thank the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for taking this important step, and I commend Supervisor and Mayor Breed for their extraordinary leadership.”

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