Fresh off a fiery political debate last week, Republican challenger Saritha Komatireddy on Oct. 15 laid out a plan for her first hundred days in office if elected to replace incumbent New York Attorney General Leticia James.
Komatireddy told billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman in an interview that she would close state-funded supervised drug injection sites, redirect opioid settlement money toward residential treatment facilities, and audit every homeless shelter nonprofit in New York for fraud.
“We need to make sure the shelters are safe,” she said. “They can become hubs for crime and drugs. In addition to safe shelters, we need to provide residential treatment for people.”…