Public safety: crime, wildfires, heat, traffic

Heat wave, red flag warnings, Mines Fire, COVID wastewater surging, mass shooting near Morgan Hill, Oakland Operation Disarm (homicides down 32%), San Jose triple-shooting, burglary spree, Richmond violence interrupters, coastal flood advisory, SF fire rescue, hit-and-run, Super El Niño, SFPD narcotics operation, Richmond toxic substances, AB 2247, Suisun City 911 hack, facial scanning privacy concerns, teen burglary ring, Silver Alert, East Oakland 33rd homicide. New: Gay bars in Castro pause ID verification tech after community pushback; privacy vs. safety debate in LGBTQ+ spaces.