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Morning, Trojan.

Seven stories for today, Sept 7.

đź“Ť On campus

  1. Sophomore quarterback Caleb Williams appeared in a “Seize the Awkward” panel aimed at starting conversations about mental health. (Sarah Atashi / Annenberg Media)

🌴 In L.A.

  1. A cyberattack on the Los Angeles Unified School District’s information technology system over the weekend was a “wake-up” call to government agencies to secure their computer systems. The attack did not breach sensitive data such as social security numbers and health information. (Linh Tat / Daily Breeze)

  1. Some four million Los Angeles County residents went under a 15-day watering ban Tuesday as crews made repairs to the damaged Upper Feeder pipeline. (Summer Lin / Los Angeles Times)

🌅 California

  1. The California Independent System Operator warned Tuesday evening that the power grid was nearing to its full capacity, but stopped short of ordering rolling blackouts statewide. The state energy grid demand hit a new all-time high of 52,061 megawatts. (Cal ISO)

  1. In a sort of bizarre crime, Toyota Priuses have been targeted in a rising number of catalytic convertor thefts in the western United States. The anti-pollution devices contain trace amounts of precious metals that resell for hundreds of dollars. (Laura J. Nelson / Los Angeles Times)

  1. This week’s heat wave has set record temperatures across the state, particularly in northern Californian cities. (Kurtis Alexander / San Francisco Chronicle)

  1. In some brighter weather-related news… forecasters are predicting that this week’s heat wave will come to an end this Saturday. You can thank Hurricane Kay, which will pass off the coast of Mexico and bring clouds and rainfall. (Nikie Johnson / Daily Breeze)

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