Leads:
- Reaction is pouring in this morning to the news of the murder of Mary Tibbitts... who was killed in her Sacramento home in the Land Park neighborhood. This morning a twice convicted felon who was let out of prison early is behind bars accused of her murder. The suspect could face the death penalty if he's found guilty.
- The California Independent System Operator is calling for a statewide Flex Alert today. Everyone is asked to voluntarily conserve energy and take some stress off the power grid between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. Powering down computers, turning up the thermostat, turning off unnecessary lights, and avoiding the use of major appliances are all good ways to save.
- There is a new push for school choice in California. A group call the California School Choice Initiative has launched a new effort to gather more than one million signatures to get a school choice initiative on the November 2022 ballot. They're calling it the Education Freedom Act.
- President Biden is expected to campaign for Governor Gavin Newsom ahead of the state's recall election on September 14th. The White House says the President will travel to California "early next week." Vice President Harris is rallying voters in the Bay Area Wednesday.