Confusion, ire after USC 'anti-racist' language change

Good morning, I hope your classes have been going well so far. Yesterday, I walked into (and sat down in) the wrong classroom; realized in the middle of another class that I accidentally registered for the wrong course; and was an hour late to another class that I thought started at 3 p.m. but actually started at 2 p.m.

It was a tough day. And now, here are the five USC, Los Angeles and California stories you need to know for today.

A department of USC’s school of social work said it’ll no longer use the phrases “field work” and “going into the field” in its curriculum — because they could be offensive to immigrant workers and descendants of slaves. Students were left befuddled while Twitter pundits quickly seized on the announcement as yet another example of “woke virtue signaling.”

Tomoki Chien / Daily Trojan

Folks, the race is on. Rep. Katie Porter announced her 2024 Senate bid, bringing the shadow race to succeed 89-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein out into the open. The Orange County Democrat seeks to fill the shoes of the longest-serving female senator, who hasn’t yet announced whether she’ll retire.

Staff / NBC News

Mayor Karen Bass set her “Inside Safe” initiative into motion by beginning to move people from a long-standing Venice encampment into motel rooms. The estimated 98-person encampment first appeared nearly a decade ago and spans four different streets.

David Zahniser and Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times

The last 11 days of California storms have left at least 17 dead and put nearly 100,000 residents under evacuation orders or warnings. Parts of the Bay Area have been swamped with more than 11 inches of rain.

Staff / The New York Times

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed paring back climate spending and delaying other major programs to balance the state’s $22.5 billion budget deficit. Notably, Newsom didn’t propose dipping into the state’s reserves or predict there will be a recession this year.

Jeremy B. White / Politico

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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