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Morning, Trojan.

Seven stories for today, Sept. 20

đź“Ť On campus

  1. Two campus-wide notifications of hazardous spills have left some students frustrated that the University hasn’t provided more information on the incidents. (Steven Tran, Vincent Demonte and Anthony Slade / Annenberg Media)

🌴 In L.A.

  1. The American Civil Liberties Union and L.A. county officials have agreed to a proposal that would address what activists have called “abysmal” conditions in the county’s jail system. Previously, the ACLU had made noise about the jail system that it said chained inmates — many of whom had not yet been convicted — to chairs for days and forced them to sleep on concrete floors with no bedding. (Fred Shuster / City News Service)

  1. Workers completed an emergency pipeline repair two days ahead of schedule. The repair had prompted officials to ask residents in parts of L.A. County to completely eliminate outdoor water use for the previously planned 15-day construction period. (Emily Rahhal / Patch)

  1. Authorities arrested a South L.A. man on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed the historic Victory South Baptist Church last week. 23-year-old Carlos Diaz was arrested after firefighters reviewed security footage in an arson investigation. (Summer Lin and Thomas Curwen / Los Angeles Times)

  1. A British pub in Santa Monica hosted a special afternoon tea in honor of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Watch ATVN’s coverage starting at 5:52 in the video. (Staff report / ATVN)

  1. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is tripling its rebate on portable and window air conditioner units for low-income Angelenos, covering 80% or more of the cost of a small unit. (Jon Healy / Los Angeles Times)

🌅 California

  1. Some scientists fear that climate change could spell an end to the iconic San Francisco fog. The general consensus among scientists who study coastal fog is that it is decreasing, not just in California, but around the world. (John Branch / New York Times)

🚨 In case you missed it

  • Californians now have the option of an alternative burial method known as “human composting,” thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday. The burial process — which supporters say is more eco-friendly than cremation or embalming — sees remains decompose over a month in a steel vessel with wood chips, alfalfa and other biodegradable materials. The nutrient-dense soil can be returned to families or donated to conservation land. (Melody Gutierrez / Los Angeles Times)

  • A federal judge granted a new trial for Jovan Vavic, the former USC waterpolo coach convicted of bribery as part of the Operation Varsity Blues admissions scandal. Vavic is accused of taking bribes in exchange for recruiting prospective students to the waterpolo team, though the judge found that prosecutors introduced “enough confusion” to the jury so as to warrant a new trial. (Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times)

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