Making San Franciscans Safe in Every Neighborhood

San Francisco is a world-class city, and our best days are yet to come. But current conditions on our streets have, at times, left people feeling unsafe and rightfully wanting better for our city. Scott has helped lead the way, pushing for new approaches that are both compassionate and effective.
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Scott was an early champion of conservatorship reform, helping pass groundbreaking legislation to get people in crisis on our streets the care they need before they continue to unravel and ultimately die. He led the legislative fight to close the “locked-door loophole,” a senseless gap in California’s Penal Code that allowed car break-in perpetrators to avoid accountability if the DA could prove they broke into the car but couldn’t prove the doors were all locked; Scott’s work has helped crater car break-ins in San Francisco. And, Scott worked with street vendors and community organizations to change state law to allow SFPD a greater role in tackling the sale of stolen goods on our streets, which leads to violence and undermining permitted street vendors. Public safety is about helping those in need and also accountability when people inflict harm. We must do both.

In Congress, Scott will work to:

• Ensure cities and counties have access to federal funds to assist with fully staffed police departments AND increased crisis and mental healthcare to compassionately support those in need.
• Crack down on the fentanyl supply chain by targeting the cartels and Chinese chemical manufacturers flooding our communities with poison, and holding accountable the drug traffickers profiting from mass death.
• Expand federal resources for fentanyl treatment, including naloxone access and overdose prevention programs, so people struggling with addiction get help before it's too late.
• Strengthen federal prosecution and coordination to dismantle human trafficking networks and ensure survivors have access to the housing, healthcare, and legal support they need to rebuild their lives.

Scott's Past Legislation

• SB 276 (2025): Holds individuals who sell stolen goods on San Francisco streets accountable with potential misdemeanor charges, helping protect legitimate street vendors and enhance public safety in San Francisco.
• SB 905 (2024): Holds perpetrators accountable for car break-ins by closing the “locked-door loophole” in the penal code that allowed some to avoid accountability.
• SB 1045 (2018): Gives San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego counties greater flexibility to expand and modernize the conservatorship system, providing support for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness along with severe mental illness, substance use disorders, repeated psychiatric hospitalizations, or frequent emergency medical service use.