Humpday Headlines: Parts of Bay Area Get PSPS Warnings

Parts of Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa and Sonoma counties have been added to PG&E's warning list for a likely public safety power shut-off (PSPS) event. The shutoffs are expected to begin today, and may last for several days as hot, dry, and windy conditions are forecast across 29 counties. [NBC Bay Area]
A 22-year-old man from Richmond was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of hit-and-run, following a collision with two pedestrians in their 70s in Berkeley on October 7. A witness reportedly tailed the suspect after the collision and provided police with details that led to the arrest. [KRON4]
12 jurors and six alternates have been empaneled in the Sheng Thao corruption trial, and attorneys for both sides, during jury selection, questioned jurors' political views and their thoughts on Thao's recall election. [Oakland North]
Oakland police say that there were two attempting kidnapping assaults of children in strollers near Lake Merritt on Monday morning. [KTVU]
Nine years after the devastating Tubbs Fire, Santa Rosa has completed a large vegetation management project in the burn scar area around Fountaingrove, removing dense and overgrown brush that has accumulated around dead and dying trees. [KTVU]
Artist Marco Cochrane's giant nude woman sculpture began being disassembled on Tuesday at Embarcadero Plaza. [Chronicle]
A new global cybersecurity report finds that 84% of ransomware attacks are being conducted with the use of AI. [KPIX]

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