Good morning. It’s Friday, and I’m reading about a massive art exhibit taking over downtown tomorrow. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.

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1.

DPS said it plans to be “present and highly visible” on campus Monday.

The department is anticipating demonstrations on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack in Israel. The LAPD will also lend its officers, though a spokesperson insisted they’ll “only intervene if necessary.”

Staff / Annenberg Media

2.

A USC alum built a nifty campus tour service.

SchoolScoops connects prospective students with current students for “unscripted and unfiltered” private campus tours. Customers browse for guides by major and interest, who they then book for a $75 hourlong tour. Guides earn $40.

Nomundari Tsogmagnai / Daily Trojan

3.

Officials are investigating a firework show in the Coliseum.

The fire department is asking questions after the show — built by an artist and commissioned by the Getty — rained clay firework caps down on spectators. Several were injured. The artist said there were “no malfunctions” and blamed the wind.

Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times

4.

Donald Trump refused to give wildfire aid to California in 2018, new reporting found.

He only changed his mind when an advisor told him he had voters in Orange County, which was heavily damaged by the fires. “We went as far as looking up how many votes he got in those impacted areas,” the advisor said.

Scott Waldman and Thomas Frank / Politico

5.

The Natural History Museum is putting on a Halloween haunt — with a bar.

Tickets to Boney Island, which is just across the street from campus, cost $25. The family-friendly event doesn’t appear to be rife with jump scares, but it does feature nightly food trucks and bar service in the converted nature garden.

Nicole Bednar and Shruthi Narayanan / Annenberg Media