Is fire season now a year-round reality? Experts weigh in on extreme Bay Area weather
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A tree is seen after falling on top of Jane Nylund s home in the Montclair area of Oakland, Calif. Tuesday, January 19, 2021 following a night and early morning of extreme winds across the Bay Area and beyond, causing multiple incidents of downed trees, power lines and other damage.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle
Warm temperatures. High winds. Wildfires.
In January.
Many Bay Area residents were caught off-guard this week by the unexpected chain of weather events that left them patching up fences and clearing wind-whipped debris.
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Pandemic fueling a sharp rise in eating disorders, Bay Area experts say
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Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, another harrowing surge is seeing steep increases: eating disorders.
Over the past 10 months, eating disorders have increased dramatically nationwide, with the National Eating Disorders Association reporting a 78% increase to its helpline since March.
Locally, too, clinicians and programs are seeing unprecedented spikes. At UCSF, the number of those hospitalized has doubled since the pandemic began, and across the Bay Area, psychotherapists and other clinicians are struggling to keep up with a mounting need.
Eating disorders are illnesses that severely disrupt eating behaviors, and usually involve preoccupation with food and body weight. Without treatment, they can result in malnutrition, heart problems and other potentially fatal conditions.
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S.F. BART cop tries to help homeless, mentally ill and drug addicts. But navigating services is daunting
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BART police Officers Eric Hofstein (right) and Nathan Young question a man on the Civic Center platform.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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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
BART police call it “Hofstein’s Hotline” a glass case hanging in the department’s substation at Powell Street plastered with pictures of homeless, mentally ill or drug-addicted people whom Senior Officer Eric Hofstein is trying to save.
Fire weather in January? Red flag warning coming to parts of Northern California By Vanessa Arredondo
Parts of Northern California will be watching for potential wildfires this week as powerful offshore winds gust over a region parched from a lack of winter rains and heated by a stretch of warm days that’ve broken decades-old records.
This week’s forecasted conditions prompted the National Weather Service to issue a red flag warning for the Santa Lucia range, Los Padres National Forest, and the mountains of interior Monterey and San Benito counties from Monday evening to Tuesday afternoon. Northeast winds will become stronger after sunset across the tallest peaks of the Santa Lucia and Southern Gabilan mountain ranges before descending to lower elevations, meteorologists said.