A Southern California mayor said he wants to eliminate his city's homeless population by "giving them all the fentanyl they want," as he now faces a recall effort.

The mayor of Lancaster, Rex Parris, has ignited a controversy after musing during a council meeting that one approach to ...

Rex Parris shared his controversial views ... “What I want to do is give them free fentanyl,” Parris said as he interrupted the woman’s comments, according to footage of the meeting.

Rex Parris, the mayor of Lancaster ... What I want to do is give them free fentanyl,' Parris told the February 25 meeting, to the bewilderment of everybody else in the room.

"What I want to do is give them free fentanyl. That's what I want to do," Mayor R. Rex Parris said at the February meeting. "Do what?" an audience member addressing city officials replied.

Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris said he wants to give his city’s homeless population “all the fentanyl they want.” Night News Reporter A Southern California mayor said he wants to give his ...

Rex Parris is seen in an undated file photo. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times) Parris response was to do something even more severe than that. “What I want to do is give them free fentanyl ...