Good morning. It’s Thursday, and I’m dreaming about this $100 million Big Sur ranch. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.

1.

The Natural History Museum across the street from USC is throwing a block party this Sunday. The free event will feature music, food trucks, and dance performances to celebrate the museum’s new two-story community center that’s complete with a cafe and 75-foot-long dinosaur.

Matthew Royer / Annenberg Media

2.

The video is wild. At first glance, it looks like a brown bear broke into a parked Rolls Royce in a Southern California suburb then proceeded to tear up the inside of the car. Turns out it was actually just a dude in a bear costume, prosecutors said as they unveiled the nutty insurance fraud scheme.

Clara Harter / Los Angeles Times

3.

LA could become a “sanctuary city” for undocumented immigrants. City officials say they’re drafting ordinance that would prohibit the use of LA’s resources to assist federal immigration enforcement in the event of a Trump-induced deportation spree — though it’s unclear when the city council will vote on it.

Marissa Wenzke / KCAL News

4.

Big wins in California swing districts handed Republicans the U.S. House majority, cementing the party’s control of Congress. The state’s notoriously slow vote counting process delayed official results in the tight competition, though it had been fairly clear since Election Day that the GOP would take the lower chamber.

Guy Marzorati / KQED

5.

John Krasinski was named PEOPLE’s “Sexiest Man Alive,” and the USC community isn’t pleased. “His peak was, like, 10 years ago,” one alum said. A few students said they’d instead vote for Mike Faist, Regé-Jean Page, or Dev Patel — but two made sure to say their boyfriends deserved the title.

Lalou Ratsimihah / Annenberg Media

Correction: Thank you to reader Mattie C. for pointing out that you can’t order a Waymo onto campus. You’ll have to arrange pickup at the USC Hotel, Cardinal Gardens, or Hebrew Union College.

And thanks to Lauren S. for catching my saying it was “Monday” in the intro to Tuesday’s newsletter.