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Morning, Trojan

Seven stories with Tomoki Chien.

đź“Ť On campus

  1. College enrollment nationwide declined for a third consecutive year, dashing hopes of what universities thought might be a post-COVID rebound. But online schools and historically Black colleges and universities defied that trend, instead increasing their enrollment this fall. (Douglas Belkin / Wall Street Journal)

🌴 In L.A.

  1. The hackers that broke into L.A. Unified servers earlier this month are part of a group known as Vice Society, which some experts say survives precisely because of its mediocrity and traditionally low-level targets. But a ransomware attack on the largest school district in America might’ve been a step too far. (Lily Hay Newman / WIRED)

  1. An L.A. jury found former UCLA gynecologist Dr. James Heaps guilty of sexually abusing female patients during his time at the university. Hundreds of women have accused him of abuse during his 35-year tenure. (Michael Levenson / New York Times)

  1. Some 500 students at John Marshall High School in Los Feliz walked out on Thursday, demanding that the school improve its security measures after two students were stabbed in a fight the day earlier. (Howard Blume / Los Angeles Times)

🌅 California

  1. California has long generated the most initial public offerings in any U.S. state — but that could change this year. Only nine companies headquartered in the Golden State went public during the first three quarters of 2022, compared with 81 that launched IPOs during the same period last year. At the moment, Massachusetts has the lead with 10 IPOs. (Linly Lin / Bloomberg)

  1. The state’s record-breaking 2020 fire season might’ve undone two decades of efforts to cut carbon dioxide emissions, according to UCLA and University of Chicago researchers. (Hayley Smith / Los Angeles Times)

  1. But wait: There’s more. Emissions by large facilities like power plants and refineries went up in 2021 compared with the year before, putting a dent in the state’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. (Yoohyun Jung / San Francisco Chronicle)

📖 Other things I’m reading

  • On tech: “Apple Is an Ad Company Now” by Chris Stokel-Walker in WIRED. Then this video on how AI art generators work from the Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern. (One of my favorite photographers, Amy Lombard, is in that video too.)

  • Also, check out this new publication called Semafor. It’s an outlet trying to disrupt the longstanding template for the classic news report, founded by some pretty big name journalists (including Ben Smith, who I’ve had much respect for after reading this piece a while back). It’s sort of like Axios, but better. I’m not convinced (yet) that this is the solution journalism needs, but I’m all for people looking to disrupt an industry in dire need of change. My only gripe is that they stole my off-white background.

🚨 In case you missed it

  • Kevin de LeĂłn was clear: He’s not resigning. In two Wednesday TV interviews, the embattled L.A. city councilmember — heard in the infamous leaked recording that ended in former Councilmember Nury Martinez’s resignation — said he won’t step down despite protests from his council colleagues. (City News Service)

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