Good morning. It’s Friday, and I’m pretty sure Carol Folt is paying somebody to spread SideChat propaganda. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.

1.

City records show that several major buildings at USC may be in need of earthquake retrofits, including Leventhal, Taper, the Royal Street parking garage, and USC Hotel. The university said it’s aware of the problem, but declined to say what other structures need retrofits and shared only that it has “a plan.”

Colin Stillman / Daily Trojan

2.

Planning to fly home for the fall break? USC is offering free buses to LAX on Oct. 9 and 10 that’ll depart every hour from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. You have until the afternoon of Oct. 7 — the Monday of that week — to reserve a spot. Sign up here.

Kate Stuzin / Annenberg Media

3.

USC will host its main graduation ceremony in the Coliseum this year, citing the ballooning size of the event. Of course, all of this is contingent on the school not igniting another national controversy that forces it to cancel the fun.

Nicholas Corral / Daily Trojan

4.

A New York Times writer says hunting for sea urchins off the California coast cured her sex life. Uni is a natural aphrodisiac, she wrote. But it was the “mind-altering beauty” of the underwater world that made her want to search for love.

Jaime Lowe / The New York Times

5.

Fans mourning the departure of the Oakland A’s for Vegas have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to commemorate their team: The MLB released an unfortunately designed hat that reads Oakland “A’ss.” They’re now going for $5,000 on eBay.

Joe Kukura / SFist

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