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Good morning, I hope you’re having a good week so far. Here are the USC, L.A. and California stories you need to know for today. |
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1. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the source of the leaked audio recording that showed city council members making racist remarks. Chief Michael Moore said the investigation was launched at the request of “individuals that were present at that meeting.” Under state law, it’s illegal to record private conversations without the consent of all parties in most cases. |
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2. The Association of American Universities elected USC President Carol Folt as chair of its board of directors. Folt will now publicly spearhead the association’s projects and act as its leading spokesperson. |
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3. The National Weather Service projected another warm and dry winter for large parts of California, along with a persisting or worsening drought. Shrinking reservoirs and a Colorado River crisis have experts sounding the alarm. |
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4. Is Gavin Newsom running for President? He denied the claim in Sunday’s gubernatorial debate, but his frequent diversions beyond state borders to launch attack ads against Republican governors in Florida and Texas seem to tell a different story. His aides and advisors still insist that his disinterest in genuine — but some privately acknowledge that a credible run at the White House is becoming more real to him. |
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5. Sheriff’s departments across California stop Black residents at disproportionately high rates, a new report found. In Los Angeles, Black residents were 1.9 times more likely to be stopped by deputies than their white counterparts. |
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6. A 5.1 magnitude earthquake rattled the Bay Area on Tuesday morning. There were no reports of widespread injury or property damage. |
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7. The L.A. City Council elected Curren Price to serve as its president pro tempore on Tuesday, slotting the former state assembly member into the council’s second-in-command role under President Paul Krekorian. |
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Nation / world |
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Democrats are bracing for a red wave in the November midterms, as Republicans look increasingly likely to flip both chambers of Congress. (Axios) A group of progressive Democrats rescinded a letter that urged President Joe Biden to negotiate directly with Russia to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. (The Washington Post) John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz clashed in a hostile Pennsylvania Senate debate Tuesday night. (The Wall Street Journal) Adidas dropped its billion-dollar partnership with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, after his recent spate of antisemitic remarks. (The Guardian) Countries around the world are falling short of their climate pledges, making a chaotic future look more like a reality. (New York Times)
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Other things I’m reading |
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On politics: “Fetterman Struggles and Oz Bullies in Pennsylvania’s Senate Debate” (New York). “Ted Cruz Wants to Be Popular. Why Is He So Bad at It?” (Texas Monthly). On journalism: “Has War Changed, or Only War Photography?” (The New York Times). “What ‘The Trump Tapes’ reveal about Bob Woodward” (The Washington Post). Other: “Orange College Football Teams Are Having A Moment” (FiveThirtyEight). “Kanye West may have finally reached the point of no return” (The Washington Post).
Also, I thought this TED-Ed video about sleepwalking was fascinating. Like, did you you know that 18% of people will sleepwalk at least once in their lives? |
In case you missed it |
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Student test scores plummeted across California during the pandemic, undoing nearly a decade of academic progress. The state education department’s report coincided with a federal report showing similar declines nationwide. |
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Rick Caruso has closed the gap on Rep. Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, gaining ground on what was previously a double-digit deficit in the polls. The likely culprit? Ad money — and lots of it. |
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