The Facts

Sheriff Paul Miyamoto wants more sobering sites, known as RESET centers, after the Sixth Street facility admitted about 600 people over the past month. The facility opened May 4 at 444 Sixth St. as an involuntary 24-hour sobering facility for certain public-intoxication arrests.

The Context

The city's RESET contract funds a 25-chair site and pays ConnectionsCA up to $14.5 million through March 2028. The Sheriff's latest budget request asks for $6.7 million to operate the current center. The site is designed to move people arrested for public intoxication indoors instead of leaving them on sidewalks.

The GrowSF Take

Getting intoxicated people indoors is better than leaving them on the street. If the Sixth Street site is handling this many referrals this quickly, San Francisco should be open to expanding the model. The city needs more places that move people off sidewalks and into supervised care.