The ordinance will allow Mayor Daniel Lurie's administration to bypass bidding processes that can take months and swiftly enter into contracts to address addiction and homelessness.

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to give newly elected Mayor Daniel Lurie greater powers and flexibility to expedite the city's response to a fentanyl crisis that has turned sidewalks into open-air dens of drug consumption and homelessness.

Daniel Lurie, San Francisco’s 46th mayor, took office this month vowing swift action to fix the myriad crises that have dampened the Californian city’s fortunes from its tech boom-era highs.