Chan and Fielder Vote to Keep People Dying on Sidewalks

San Francisco’s two most progressive supervisors are actively opposing shelter to move drug users off of sidewalks and playgrounds. Connie Chan and Jackie Fielder—the only two no votes on Mayor Lurie’s RESET Center—would rather let people die outdoors than support a program that gets them off the streets.

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San Francisco’s two most progressive supervisors, Connie Chan (District 1, Richmond) and @JackieFielder_ (District 9, Mission) are actively opposing shelter to move drug users off of sidewalks and playgrounds: https://t.co/TCbVv7U2il

Kane 謝凱堯 @kane February 11, 2026

The 9-2 Vote That Exposes Everything

The SF Board of Supervisors just approved the contract for Mayor Lurie’s Rapid Enforcement, Support, Evaluation, and Triage (RESET) Center—a pilot aimed at helping open-air drug users—by a 9-2 vote. Only Chan and Fielder opposed it.

9-2. That’s the margin. These are supposedly the supervisors who care most about vulnerable populations. Yet when a moderate mayor proposes actual shelter beds to help people get off the streets, they vote no.

Even worse: Chan has already threatened to “revisit” the issue during the budget process. That’s code for defunding it later. She couldn’t kill it outright, so she’s promising to sabotage it through budget shenanigans. The same playbook progressives have used for years to block anything that might actually work.

The Body Count They’re Defending

Here’s the reality of the status quo Chan and Fielder are protecting: 3,772 people have died of drug overdoses in San Francisco since 2020—nearly three times the 1,398 COVID deaths during the same period.

That’s the “housing first” policy progressives demand. And 74% of overdose deaths now happen behind closed doors in these low-barrier units with non-mandatory services. The city mandates do-drugs-until-you-die.

When you oppose shelters that require engagement with treatment, you’re not being compassionate. You’re defending a system with a body count. Chan and Fielder looked at those numbers and voted to keep the status quo.

Chan and Fielder aren’t progressives—they’re regressives clinging to failed policies while people die. The 9-2 vote proves the Board is finally moving forward without them. Chan’s threat to defund RESET during budget season is her telling you exactly who she is. Believe her.