San Francisco's Food Empowerment Market and Managed Alcohol Program

San Francisco opens a city market providing free groceries to qualifying residents as a supplemental source, costing city taxpayers $5.5 million. The city also faced backlash for a program providing free alcohol to homeless alcoholics as a measure to keep them off the streets.

San Francisco's Managed Alcohol Program for Homeless Alcoholics

San Francisco is providing free beer and vodka shots to homeless alcoholics under a managed alcohol program to keep them off the streets and reduce emergency services usage. The program has received criticism for not focusing on recovery but rather on harm reduction.