Following setback, advocates continue push for safe injection sites

It’s been a goal of progressive advocates for years: creating so-called safe injection sites, where addicted drug users can find a safe space and clean needles as well as treatment in the case of an overdose. Supporters say these facilities save lives, but when a bill to legalize safe injection pilot programs came before Governor Newsom to sign, he vetoed it, citing concern over unintended consequences. 

All the same, as we discuss on this edition of KCBS In Depth, that veto may not be the end of the story. 

Guests: 

• Laura Thomas, director of HIV and harm reduction policy, San Francisco AIDS Foundation 
• Meryl Kornfield, staff writer, The Washington Post 

Host: Keith Menconi