Good morning, it’s Wednesday, and we’re reading about how “The Office” may get a reboot now that the writers strike is over. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles and California stories you need to know for today.

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California’s community colleges saw their enrollment grow by a modest 5% last year, a promising development after a pandemic-driven 30-year low in 2020. The gains come with some caveats. The enrollment bump was driven largely by high schoolers taking courses at their local community colleges, and to a lesser extent, adults over 30 who are returning to class; people in their 20s have not returned en masse. Experts say that, when the job market is strong, would-be students have historically chosen to work rather than attend community college.

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Hollywood screenwriters will return to work Wednesday, ending the 148-day strike that was the second-longest in Writers Guild of America history. The union is still yet to ratify its contract with Hollywood studios — leaders said a referendum will take place in early October. The actors union is still on strike and has not announced any new bargaining plans.

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An LA nonprofit is suing to overturn Mayor Karen Bass’ declaration of a local housing and homelessness emergency, calling it an “illegal expansion” of mayoral power. Fix the City, the nonprofit, said that the mayor’s declaration has allowed 100% affordable housing developments to circumvent traditional city review, and thus “the mayor permits years of construction for which development planning oversight is non-existent.”

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California’s top education official said he plans to run for governor in 2026. State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, a Democrat, is the third candidate to announce a gubernatorial bid behind Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and former state Controller Betty Yee. Current Gov. Gavin Newsom will term out in 2026. If elected, Thurmond would be the first Black person to become California’s governor.

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The LA Unified School District will no longer require its staff members to vaccinate against COVID-19, putting an end to one of its last pandemic-era mandates. District officials said the requirement is no longer needed to keep schools safely open because the virus is more predictable, spreads less rapidly and more treatments are available.

You’re all caught up. Thanks for reading Morning, Trojan, and have a good day. Anna Hsu copy edited this newsletter.

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