Good morning. It’s Friday, and I’m reading about the best ways to cure a hangover. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.

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A controversial statue of a USC founder may soon return to campus. Robert M. Widney led a group tied to the vigilante hanging of a convicted murderer in 1870 — which many have called a lynching. It’s unclear why the statue was removed 11 months ago, though USC implausibly cited “maintenance and cleaning.”

Asiana Guang / Daily Trojan

2.

USC students have hilarious reasons for not voting this year. One said he would vote if only “there was, like, a link I could just click on and then send it in.” A business major said he feels like “other people will take care of that.” And a media studies student, who isn’t voting, chided people for failing to focus on local elections.

Olivia Hau and Katie VanArnam / Annenberg Media

3.

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who infamously referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage” at a Trump rally, is set to perform at two Southern California casinos. Residents are up in arms. “This level of unbridled hate and intolerance specifically against immigrants of color is unacceptable,” one said.

Jeff Horseman / The Press-Enterprise

4.

An AR-15-wielding vigilante quickly mounted a golf cart yesterday morning when his grandpa called for help fighting off intruders. Flying on his trusty steed, he quickly found the men and opened fire — before realizing he was actually shooting the Stockton police. Oops.

Sandra McDonald / Los Angeles Times

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Officials expect 100,000 people to attend today’s downtown Dodgers parade that starts at City Hall and ends near 5th and Figueroa streets. Cops say they’ll be on high alert during the 11 a.m. event after a night of chaos on Wednesday following the team’s World Series win.

Richard Winton and Nathan Solis / Los Angeles Times

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