Your supe wants to evict people for drug use
Okay so, this just dropped from Supervisor Matt Dorsey, who represents District 6 — that's SoMa, the Tenderloin, and Mission Bay. He's proposing legislation that would allow landlords to evict tenants for illegal drug use. Here's the kicker: Dorsey said he himself would have deserved eviction back in the day for his own past drug use. Yeah, you heard that right. It’s pretty wild to have a supervisor pushing a policy they admit would have impacted them personally.
## What it means for the City
The proposed legislation comes as the City grapples with an ongoing crisis around substance use, especially in areas like the Tenderloin. Dorsey’s push, issued Thursday, April 9, 2026, aims to address the public health and safety concerns that he says impact residents and small businesses. This is not some abstract policy for District 6; it’s about what people see happening on the streets every day.
* Supervisor Dorsey, District 6
* Legislation targets illegal drug use
* Dorsey references his own past
This is a big move that could change how landlords and tenants interact, especially in areas struggling with open drug use. We’ll be watching to see how this proposal fares in committee and among the other supes. That's the City, fam — fog, hills, and all.
Vivian Leung, MiTL Sports Desk, San Francisco.
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