Senior News Reporter

George Kelly

Someone tried to steal a van full of Pocky sticks in San Francisco

News

On Wednesday, CHP officers found themselves unloading 40 to 50 boxes of Pocky—an addictive chocolate-covered biscuit stick created in Japan in 1966.

Senior Investigations Reporter

Michael Barba

Man dies of possible drug overdose at downtown San Francisco BART station

Witnesses reported seeing a young man die of a possible drug overdose at Civic Center BART Station. No foul play is suspected.

News Reporter

David Sjostedt

The Q&A: Senator Scott Wiener talks about his bill to create safe drug-use sites in SF, LA, Oakland

“I would be surprised if the Biden administration were to crack down on safe consumption sites,” Sen. Wiener told The Standard. “If Trump comes back into office in 2024, god forbid, that could change.”

Senior Reporter

Jonah Owen Lamb

Police target drug users in Tenderloin crackdown: ‘We have to disrupt this activity’

Chief Bill Scott has directed officers to cite and arrest drug users, which explains an unusual surge in standalone paraphernalia cases filed—and later reversed—by the District Attorney’s Office.

People keep checking into hospitals for ODs and dying anyway

Politics

At least 10 people over the past three years have fatally overdosed while under medical care at hospitals in San Francisco.

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Someone tried to steal a van full of Pocky sticks in San Francisco

Man dies of possible drug overdose at downtown San Francisco BART station

The Q&A: Senator Scott Wiener talks about his bill to create safe drug-use sites in SF, LA, Oakland

Police target drug users in Tenderloin crackdown: ‘We have to disrupt this activity’

People keep checking into hospitals for ODs and dying anyway