Urban Alchemy is the proto-policing nonprofit incubated in SF, and exported to Austin, Los Angeles and Portland. Norma Azucar and Brooke Lober talk about harm reduction in the midst of the Tenderloin's overdose crisis, and how the city is funneling millions in the resource-suck known as Urban Alchemy.

"#SweepThePolice" by Brooke Lober: stjamesinfirmary.org/wordpress/?p=5738 | Tenderloin Peoples' Congress: tlpeoplesplan.org/tenderloin-peoples-congress | St. James Infirmary: stjamesinfirmary.org/wordpress/?page_id=5821 | Hope Center: cityhopesf.org/programs-410661.html | GLIDE: glide.org/programs/walk-in-center | "The Confounding Life of the Woman Seeking To Heal San Francisco's Wounds" by Matt Smith for SF Standard: sfstandard.com/2023/02/06/the-confounding-life-of-the-woman-seeking-to-heal-san-franciscos-wounds | London Breed Speaks at Dalda's Community Market via @jenset: twitter.com/thejenset/status/1470933700279881728 | patreon.com/sadfrancisco