Mayor Kenney is vetoing Philly ban on supervised injection sites, will send legislation back to City Council

Kenney wouldn’t commit to vetoing legislation that would ban the sites in most of Philadelphia. It passed with a veto-proof margin.

So far, 23 departments have completed their initial racial equity action plans. All departments will need to complete theirs by the end of the year.

Sen. Nikil Saval, D-Philadelphia, said efforts to ban the centers are based on misconceptions that they provide drugs or contribute to crime.