Clean Elections commissioners serving on expired terms; ASU's newest campus; This Phoenix park has it all

A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.

Five members of the Citizens Clean Elections Commission are serving on expired terms while Gov. Doug Ducey and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs stall on naming replacements.

Nearly 400 apartment units opened in downtown Mesa since 2020, compared to 245 units in the area in the preceding decade. ASU is one of the catalysts.

North Mountain Park is known for the steep hike up its most prominent peak. It also has a barrier-free trail and other family-friendly places to play.

Today, you can expect heavy rain, with a high near 97 degrees. Heavy rain at night, with a low near 77 degrees. Get the full forecast here.

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Today in history

• On this day in 1848, the New York Herald reported the discovery of gold in California.

• In 1942, during World War II, about 6,000 Canadian and British soldiers launched a disastrous raid against the Germans at Dieppe, France, suffering more than 50 % casualties.

• In 1960, a tribunal in Moscow convicted American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers of espionage. (Although sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment, Powers was returned to the United States in 1962 as part of a prisoner exchange.)

• In 2010, the last American combat brigade exited Iraq, seven years and five months after the U.S.-led invasion began.

• In 2020, Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president in a speech to the party’s virtual convention, cementing her place in history as the first Black woman on a major party ticket. Apple became the first U.S. company to boast a market value of $2 trillion, just two years after becoming the first U.S. company with a $1 trillion market value.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Briefing: Clean Elections commissioners serving on expired terms