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Community groups, police union are mobilizing against a proposed supervised injection site as negotiations continue

The ratcheting up of anxiety suggests that even if Safehouse can reach a deal with the Justice Department more battles loom in the campaign for widespread public support.

Ronda Goldfein, vice president of the nonprofit Safehouse, holds notes during a press conference on the proposed opening of a supervised-injection site in South Philadelphia in 2020.
Ronda Goldfein, vice president of the nonprofit Safehouse, holds notes during a press conference on the proposed opening of a supervised-injection site in South Philadelphia in 2020.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer