San Francisco city officials took the first steps to get some of the most severely mentally ill people off the streets and into treatment programs. This came less than a week after Governor Gavin Newsom signed off on legislation allowing the city to expand its conservatorship program.

KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier talked about why there's so much push back and what Mayor London Breed had to say about this test program.

<p>San Francisco city officials took the first steps to get some of the most severely mentally ill people off the streets and into treatment programs. This came less than a week after Governor Gavin Newsom signed off on legislation allowing the city to expand its conservatorship program.</p>
<p>KCBS Radio, KPIX-5, and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier talked about why there's so much push back and what Mayor London Breed had to say about this test program.</p>

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