Yesterday @CAgovernor  @GavinNewsom called to inform me I had been granted a Pardon! From state prison to @SFAPD's Reentry Division Director, to the Executive Director of The Salvation Army's @TheWayOutSF.  Don't ever give up hope, change is possible!  RECOVERY 1st!

David Friedberg: California’s Voting System Looks Fraudulent, But It’s Working Exactly as Designed @friedberg believes California’s extremely loose election laws enable “appointments” not free elections. Why? The voting data in LA makes no statistical sense. “ Pratt's post-election mail-in ballots declined by 1/3. So statistically, the population of people that send in their ballots late reduced for Pratt by 1/3, increased for Nithya Raman by 80%, and Karen Bass 10% less, if you just look at the mail-in ballots before and after election day as a comparison. I don't know if there's a sociopolitical way that you can assess those statistics and assume that these are individuals casting their individual vote for who they think should be Mayor of LA. Basically, the concentration of incremental votes that Nithya Raman got came around the Skid Row area in Los Angeles. But when you look at the basic statistics of what happened in person, mail-in before, mail-in after Election Day, it becomes a real statistical quagmire on how did this sort of a sociopolitical shift happen in such a way that it did? Now, there was a report published, and they highlighted the 2018 California midterm elections and the challenges that they saw arise in that midterm election because of some of the legislative changes that were made. First, California Assembly Bill 1921 legalized the practice of unlimited ballot harvesting in the state. What that means is that any individual in the state of California has the right to go and collect ballots from any other individuals, regardless of relationship, fill them out, and send them in. California, two years later, 18 months later, also passed a law that made it permanent that every person registered in the state of California would get a ballot, so tens of millions of ballots then get mailed out. Then there was another series of laws that were passed that said anyone can register to vote. You don't need to prove your citizenship. You can use a gym membership card as an example. So anyone can register to vote. There is no proof of ID when you get a ballot. There is no demonstration that the person who fills out the ballot has anything to do with the individual who's supposed to be voting that ballot, and it is legal for an individual to go out and collect hundreds or thousands of ballots, ship them in, and they will all qualify in these kind of mail-in ballot voting processes. So there's nothing illegal or fraudulent going on. In fact, the system is operating exactly as intended. It has been set up and structured in a way that with the right construct, you can get an individual appointed, not elected, but appointed to a particular role in government under a, quote, ‘free election’ in California.”

My question is why an illegal immigrant was taking a taxpayer-funded job in the @SFMayorsOffice of @DanielLurie when so many qualified citizens are looking for work.

"A net swing of more than 43,000 votes since Tuesday.." 43,000, huh? Where have I seen that number before...? Probably nothing. 🤷

What do Scott Wiener and homeless drug addict encampments have in common? They should both be prohibited from being within 1,000 feet of elementary schools. Right, Nithya?

Tehama St., SF, CA 5/28: The Fentanyl Fold will be an iconic remembrance of how we failed drug addicts, children, & the community. We’ve normalized human suffering to the point that people walk by scenes like this every day & barely look up. This is not normal or compassionate.

Clearly @MattMahanSJ is the best candidate the Democrats have and it's not close. But, of course, too many Dems want to cling to the establishment or have gone full radical to see the answer even when it's staring them in the face.

Yesterday, we welcomed San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan @MattMahanSJ to Hope House @TheWayOutSF he met with our team and saw firsthand how recovery, treatment, housing, and career development work together to help people rebuild their lives.

Harm Reduction is like trying to patch the holes on a sinking ship by pouring water into them. Recovery First! @SteveAdami

Sorry - they don’t have a medical condition substance use disorder - they’re selfish drug addicts that lie, cheat, steal, and don’t give a f**ck about anyone but themselves. How do I know? I was one before I got clean in PRISON! We can’t solve problems we’re not honest about

Drug addicts lie, cheat and steal. It's in the book. There's a difference between reducing stigma and whitewashing the truth. Let's just tell the truth.

Political stars shone at Salvation Army’s 'Lighting the Way’ Gala. packed room for The Way Out fundraiser. my latest for @the Voice of San Francisco! @SteveAdami @BrookeJenkinsSF @RafaelMandelman @mattdorsey @MHurabiell @DanielLurie @DannySauter @bilalmahmood @scsherrill @MattHaneySF @CeddieHussle @salvationarmysf thevoicesf.org/political-sta…

Today, Mayor Daniel Lurie @DanielLurie visited @TheWayOutSF's Hope House following San Francisco’s preliminary 2026 Point-in-Time Count results, which show street homelessness has reached its lowest recorded level since 2011.

Our Executive Director, @SteveAdami of @TheWayOutSF, joined leaders at American Enterprise Institute’s @AEI Solutions Summit to share what we’ve learned on the frontlines of homelessness and addiction recovery.

Just a reminder that part of the reason California is broke despite being the world's 4th largest economy is we gave 2 million undocumented immigrants full-scope medi cal health coverage at no cost to them. Not even a co-pay while we pay $1,200-$2k per month. That the truth.

Very important lesson for Blue Cities here: Every change Lurie has made has been opposed by screaming, bullying activists -- ignoring them has been the path to policy success and extremely high popularity. @skaushik100 sfchronicle.com/election/art…

Our goal is simple: help people get off the streets, overcome addiction, and rebuild their lives. The impact is real. 77% of people who come through our recovery programs move on to productive, stable lives.

5/3/2026 San Francisco: The Fentanyl Fold symbolizes how radical harm reduction failed the very addicts it claimed to help! Lives lost, communities destroyed, businesses closed, children and families traumitized!

Wow. Awesome. Thanks. Please also raise my taxes and destroy my children’s education more than you already have so my family and I can stay impoverished, uneducated and in your indentured servitude while we carry your branding on us.

Hot off @TheVOSF press- "Give recovery a chance": Push for Drug-Free Housing gains momentum, with Dorsey at the helm. @SteveAdami @mattdorsey @RafaelMandelman @BrookeJenkinsSF @CampaignCedric @Twolfrecovery @missamberreid @MHurabiell thevoicesf.org/give-recovery…

Five years ago, I was the lone voice in San Francisco calling for recovery from addictions. No more. Listen to @SteveAdami flanked by @mattdorsey @BrookeJenkinsSF and @RafaelMandelman. Recovery is winning and it starts with drug-free housing. @HUDgov @ONDCP @SaraCarterDC