Good morning. It’s Monday, and I’m reading about the hardest places to find an apartment in California. Also: The primary election is tomorrow. See where to vote near campus. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles and California stories you need to know for today.

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A federal program that subsidized internet service for low-income households expires next month, leaving 1 in 3 South LA homes without essential aid. The program offered qualifying households $30 per month for internet service and one-time subsidies for laptops, desktop computers and tablets: a lifeline for low-income families whose children need internet access to complete their school work. But congressional funding has dried up — and 22 million households across the U.S. are now left hanging. 

Caitlin Roehmholdt / Daily Trojan

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California has the second-highest unemployment rate in the U.S., thanks in part to tech layoffs, Hollywood strikes and agricultural woes. Experts say that high unemployment in California isn’t atypical given its young workforce, but the state’s shrinking job market over the last six months is cause for concern. The state sports a 5.1% unemployment rate compared to the national average of 3.7%, though Southern California has borne the brunt of it — the Hollywood strikes led to job losses not only in the entertainment industry, but also restaurants and small businesses that rely on those workers.

Kurtis Lee / The New York Times

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Elon Musk sued OpenAI, alleging the San Francisco-based company is violating its mission by putting profit ahead of humanity. Musk, who co-founded the company but is no longer involved, said the AI giant’s close relationship with Microsoft is leading it astray from its original mission of creating open-source technology free of corporate influence. The suit, which claims breach of contract, asks among other things that OpenAI release its technology and research to the public. Musk has long raised concerns about AI safety, though it should be noted that the billionaire is also raising money for his own competing AI startup. 

Saritha Rai / Bloomberg

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Say goodbye to the fried chicken joint Honeybird, which will close its doors in the USC Village on Saturday thanks to sluggish sales. Students, for their part, don’t seem particularly upset. There seems to be a strong consensus that a Raising Cane’s should replace the joint, though the chances of that happening — as opposed to another high-priced, mediocre restaurant rotating in — seem abysmal. “I’m not really gaining or losing anything, and the couple of times I’ve eaten there, it’s just been okay,” one student said. 

Ian Maile and Marco Haynes / Annenberg Media

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LA’s hottest new celebrity spot is a drab West Hollywood strip mall. Bad Bunny, Selena Gomez, Kendall Jenner and Beyoncé have all been spotted at the mall’s nondescript sushi restaurant, a boon for the business that’s now been featured in high-fashion photoshoots and whose owner was invited to run a pop-up at a Paris fashion house. It’s all ultimately a calculated ploy at relatability, though. It’s a spot where celebrities know they won’t have to call the paparazzi on themselves. And they also get to look like common folk. “They could eat at any fancy sushi restaurant,” one celebrity writer said. “These people want to be seen.”

Paula Mejía / SFGate