USC hikes tuition to $66,640

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USC hiked its undergraduate tuition to $66,640 for the 2023-2024 academic year, a 5% increase that’s the same pace as this year’s raise — but still twice as much as years prior. The total estimated cost of attendance including dining, housing and supplies sits at a whopping $90,921. Most sources already rank USC among the top 10 most expensive universities in the United States.

Tess Patton / Annenberg Media

The blizzard response in the San Bernardino County mountains has left snowed-in residents miffed with local authorities. It’s taken days — in some cases, weeks — for officials to plow roads and reopen stranded communities, even having received prior warning from forecasters. Those officials pointed to a lack of prior experience dealing with blizzards and a similar lack of proper snow-clearing equipment.

Staff / Los Angeles Times

Anti-abortion activists are increasingly turning their attention to California despite the state’s seemingly unwavering support of reproductive rights. “It’s a game of offense now, not defense,” said one activist who’s moving to the state from Texas to fight for the anti-abortion movement. On paper, California’s abortion protections appear untouchable — but overturning Roe v. Wade was once a similarly tall task.

Erin Allday / San Francisco Chronicle

Three LA City Council members proposed legislation that would enshrine LA’s “sanctuary city” status into permanent law. The city is currently operating under a 2017 executive order issued by former Mayor Eric Garcetti that limited the city’s involvement with federal immigration authorities. But that method is subject to the whims of future leaders, the council members say, unlike codified protections.

Linh Tat / Los Angeles Daily News

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget nearly halved funding for projects that would protect California’s coast as lawmakers seek to balance the state’s projected $22.5 billion deficit. Those coastal resilience programs would offer grants to local governments looking to protect beaches, homes and infrastructure against rising sea levels. Some lawmakers proposed turning to federal funding to boost those projects.

Julie Cart / CalMatters

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