Pelosi endorses Schiff for Senate

Good morning, I hope you’re having a good week. Here are the five USC, Los Angeles and California stories you need to know for today.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi said she’ll endorse Rep. Adam Schiff for Senate — so long as 89-year-old Sen. Diane Feinstein doesn’t seek reelection. Schiff, a Burbank Democrat, rose to national prominence after serving on the House Intelligence Committee from 2008 to 2023 until getting the boot from Speaker Kevin McCarthy last month.

Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle

Black Lives Matter activists slammed Mayor Karen Bass for supporting Chief Michel Moore’s reappointment, noting they feel “betrayed” by the city’s first Black female mayor. Moore came under fire in 2020 for his handling of protests following the killing of George Floyd, but has also at times been praised for the reform he’s brought to the police department.

Linh Tat / Los Angeles Daily News

California’s nearly $23 billion deficit could come back to hurt college students. Experts say private institutions like USC will remain relatively insulated, but the hundreds of thousands of students in the state’s public universities could see delays in capital and housing projects.

Sparsh Sharma / Daily Trojan

State lawmakers are gearing up for a potential showdown with the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority as they seek to impose ever-tightening gun legislation in the wake of last month’s spate of mass shootings. A bill announced Wednesday would ban people — even those with concealed carry licenses — from carrying firearms in public spaces and privately owned businesses open to the public.

Adam Beam / Associated Press

The fate of a prospective union of USC graduate student workers will hinge on a Feb. 15-16 election, the National Labor Relations Board confirmed in a notice Wednesday. A simple majority vote of union-eligible workers will decide the outcome.

Tomoki Chien / Daily Trojan

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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