Good morning. Last week, we wrote about how the Chevy Bolt is one of the best-selling electric vehicles in California. Turns out GM’s killing the model, another reminder of the mass extinction of small EVs.

Onto the five USC, Los Angeles and California stories you need to know for today.

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A mass shooting in Mojave on Sunday night left four men dead. Police said the victims were in their 20s or 30s but have made no arrests and are yet to disclose a possible motive. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office first got the call late Sunday night, so details were scant as of Monday morning. Mojave is a small desert community around 65 miles east of downtown Bakersfield.

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USC’s Undergraduate Student Government declined to fund a number of established student organizations this past year that had previously come to rely on university money, leaving student leaders scrambling to find last-minute donations. The cuts were in part due to the fact that more clubs applied for funding after USG leadership simplified the application process.

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The LA County Sheriff's Department is investigating allegations that the captain of the East LA station schemed to give valued bureau positions to Latinos in order to avoid promoting an “angry Black” sergeant. The allegation echoes concerns previously raised when Sgt. Reginald Hoffman, the officer in question, sued the county for racial discrimination that denied him promotions.

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Licensed cannabis retailers in California are still struggling to compete with the illicit market seven years after legalization. Recreational cannabis use is legal across the state but 56% of local municipalities still prohibit the sale of the drug, leaving people to either drive long distances in search of a legal dispensary or turn to the tax-free and more convenient illicit market.

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Yosemite National Park will reopen fully on Monday, park officials said, after fears of flooding temporarily shuttered parts of the park. Unseasonably warm weather that melted record snowfall in the Sierra Nevada mountains contributed to the flood fears. Park officials cautioned visitors to remain careful, especially around the park’s rivers.

You’re all caught up. Thanks for reading Morning, Trojan, and have a good day. Anna Hsu copy edited this newsletter.

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