Good morning, I hope you had a good start to the semester. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles and California stories you need to know for today.

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USC appointed Jennifer Cohen as its athletic director, replacing Mike Bohn, whose sudden resignation in May was followed by allegations of misconduct and mismanagement. Cohen, the university’s first woman in the role, previously served as athletic director at the University of Washington and is expected to guide USC through its shift to the Big Ten and a tumultuous time for college sports.

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LA County officials said they diverted and stored enough water from Tropical Storm Hilary to supply at least 33,600 residents for a year, an upside to a storm with no reported fatalities. Still, residents in flooded cities like Palm Springs — where the majority of homes aren’t covered by federal flood insurance — were left reeling from the aftermath of Hilary’s worst effects.

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Police identified the man who shot and killed a Cedar Glen store owner over a pride flag she had on display as 27-year-old Travis Ikeguchi. The owner, 66-year-old Laura Ann Carleton, operated the clothing store Mag.Pi and was pronounced dead at the scene Friday. San Bernardino County deputies killed Ikeguchi in a shootout after he fled on foot.

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco filed for bankruptcy Monday, saying the move was necessary to “manage and resolve” more than 500 sexual abuse lawsuits. The majority of the claims stem from a 2019 state law that created a temporary “lookback” window which extended the statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse; most cases occurred more than 30 years ago and involve retired or deceased priests.

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As Southern California was in the throes of its first tropical storm in more than 80 years, a Texas-dispatched bus of migrants arrived at Union Station carrying 16 families — a move Mayor Karen Bass called “evil.” The migrants were taken to a receiving site in Chinatown, where they received humanitarian services.

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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