Public safety: traffic safety, crime, heat, wildfires

COVID wastewater surging with Cicada variant; schools reopening. Heat wave, red flag warnings, Timber Fire smoke. Oakland homicides down 32% YTD. TRIP report: 74% of Bay Area roads poor. OPD bodycam video released. San Mateo juvenile hall allegations. Richmond Kennedy High cleared after PCE chemical scare. Flood preps for potential historic El Niño. Violent crime dropping. SF overdose deaths hit record low. 20th anniversary memorial. Op-ed pushes AB 2247. West San Jose stabbing suspect caught. Muni fare enforcement crackdown. Suspect arrested after Alameda shooting. SF lowers speed limits around schools, speed cameras show 80% decline in speeding. Broadway Tunnel closure for seismic upgrade. New: Two parolees arrested with 80 lbs of stolen mail from Menlo Park and Mountain View.