CEQA lawsuits are blocking needle exchange programs. A new law will stop that
3 years, 3 months ago

CEQA lawsuits are blocking needle exchange programs. A new law will stop that

LA Times  

The Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County gives away free syringes in nine sizes. Walt McNeill, a lawyer in Nevada City, Calif., challenged nonprofit-run needle programs in Chico, Eureka and Santa Cruz on behalf of local officials, former law enforcement officers and community groups. Last year, McNeill sued one of two free needle programs in Santa Cruz County. I try to take care of other people and I take care of myself.” The new law comes too late for programs like Chico’s, because the city has since passed an ordinance banning syringe exchanges. He believes the nonprofit needle program in Santa Cruz contributes to needle pollution more than the county-run program, which requires people to turn in used needles to get fresh ones.

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Santa Ana takes final step to ban Orange County’s only needle exchange program
4 years, 3 months ago

Santa Ana takes final step to ban Orange County’s only needle exchange program

LA Times  

Syringes dot the banks of the Santa Ana River in 2017. Since the city forced the closure of Orange County’s first and only needle exchange program in early 2018, it has since held the position that used syringes threaten public health. “Literally, right outside of City Hall, the needle exchange program was run largely by volunteers in the area between …

Costa Mesa Planning Commission backs making local needle exchange ban permanent
5 years, 6 months ago

Costa Mesa Planning Commission backs making local needle exchange ban permanent

LA Times  

Despite some concerns that the justification was flimsy, the Costa Mesa Planning Commission agreed Monday that the city should make its ban on needle exchange programs permanent. “Our concerns and our study of this is that bringing a clean-needle exchange program to Costa Mesa carries a risk of undermining the efforts of both the sober-living community and the city,” said …

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