You are correct, onceone. Some years ago there was a boating accident in the Snake River, and a couple people drowned when the boat flipped. The American Flag flew at half staff over Jackson Lake Lodge, a National Park property. I asked the front desk clerk who died. He didn’t know, but thought it might be in memory of the Snake River deaths. Once I returned home I emailed the office of the National Park Service. The individual who responded, (can’t remember the name) apologized for the error and said the hotel had been instructed in proper flag etiquette.
Of course, deaths of any kind are terrible, especially the police officers in California. May God be with their families. The governor is not authorized to do what he did.
Good for you in correcting a similar situation. We need to speak up. The Governor could have had the CA flag lowered in an appropriate display of respect.