• Rebecca Parker Mankey, the Palo Alto woman who disappeared following blowback over her confrontation with a MAGA hat wearer, has told her family she's safe. Mankey is believed to have gone off the grid in recent days, but friends and family became concerned. [Palo Alto Daily Post]
  • Governor Newsom met with fire officials in the East Bay Tuesday to discuss plans for the coming fire season. A fire break is being planned between the Berkeley hills and Lafayette, and Newsom encouraged homeowners to take their "individual responsibilities" seriously in clearing brush and fuel from their properties. [ABC 7]
  • Meanwhile, Newsom blasted PG&E for looking to raise customer rates, saying they don't deserve it. The utility, along with others in California, are requesting the ability to charge higher rates to provide better returns to investors. [Sac Bee]
  • Muni officials got a thorough drubbing at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday. Supervisors are withholding funds for new trains and want to know why they didn't know about all the bugs with the trains before now. [NBC Bay Area]
  • A 25-year-old Oakland man was arrested in Berkeley Tuesday evening on suspicion of exposing himself to a mother and child. He also allegedly took a swing at an arresting officer with a metal pole and it sounds like he was super lucid. [CBS SF]
  • Three teens have been arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run murder in connection with the April 6 death of a 17-year-old in San Jose. [CBS SF]
  • A federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved a plan by PG&E to pay out $235 million in bonuses this year to 10,000 employees based on achieving certain safety goals. [Bay City News]
  • The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a pilot program to allow "safe" overnight RV parking, and to create a triage center for RV dwellers. [CBS SF]