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Nolan the robot is very clever at weaving his way through homeless encampments. He doesn’t stop for crime scenes; just keeps trundling along...

A longtime San Francisco superior court judge slammed the blighted city’s mayor and district attorney for “failing on drugs” amid a 41 percent uptick in fatal overdoses so far this year.

San Francisco has seen a more than 40% increase in overdose deaths between January and March 2023. What is fentanyl? Why is Gavin Newsom sending the National Guard to San Francisco?

Many BART trains haven’t been on schedule recently, and others have been canceled. Riders are dissatisfied with homelessness. Here’s what needs to change.

Getting vaccinated and boosted and wearing a mask in crowded indoor settings are still the best protections, health experts say.

Since the hyper-transmissible Omicron variant appeared in early December, the coronavirus has affected nearly every family and social circle.

MONTREAL - Researchers say a new treatment that is less intrusive and more accessible than what has been offered to patients struggling with opioid addiction has been shown to be just as effective.

Skip to main content Currently Reading S.F. BART cop and one mothers struggle to save her mentally ill homeless daughter: Everyone needs to start caring FacebookTwitterEmail BART police Officer Eric Hofstein helped save a mentally ill woman’s life.Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle BART Senior Police Officer Eric Hofstein found her again on Thanksgiving. She was wandering through Powell Street Station, covered in urine, purple rings under her wandering eyes, hair matted and scalp bald from brai...

Skip to main content S.F. BART cop tries to help homeless, mentally ill and drug addicts. But navigating services is daunting FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 BART police Officers Eric Hofstein (right) and Nathan Young question a man on the Civic Center platform.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of2 BART police officer Eric Hofstein asks group of people on Market Street about a woman from Russia whose family is trying to contact her.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less ...

Bay Briefing: New coronavirus variant on rise in California, tied to Kaiser ER outbreak FacebookTwitterEmail Don and Carol Franklin, ages 75 and 73, wait 30 minutes during their post-vaccination observation in Lafayette.Nina Riggio / Special to The Chronicle Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Monday, Jan. 18, and today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Here are some ways to mark the day in our region. New variant raises concerns; vaccinations pick up pace Officials on Sunday said another coronavirus v...