San Francisco's Board of Supervisors granted newly elected Mayor Daniel Lurie greater powers to expedite the city's response to its fentanyl and homelessness crisis.

The ordinance will allow Mayor Daniel Lurie's administration to bypass bidding processes that can take months and swiftly enter into contracts to address addiction and homelessness.

On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors passed Mayor Daniel Lurie’s long-promised fentanyl ordinance. The mayor’s first piece of legislation gives him more power in doling out contracts to address the city’s drug, mental health and homelessness crises, while reducing the supervisors’ oversight.

In a city that arguably invented the notion of “good vibes” in the counterculture 1960s, newly minted San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is looking to lead a vibe shift in a town whose aura has been clouded, and not just by fog rolling in off the Bay.

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors is set to empower Mayor Daniel Lurie to tackle the city's fentanyl crisis by expediting contract processes and adding shelter beds, amidst concerns of oversight and effectiveness.

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors appears ready to grant newly elected Mayor Daniel Lurie greater powers to expedite the city’s response to its fentanyl and homelessness crisis