Keck lost $33 million in 2024
Tomo Chien
March 25, 2026
Good morning. It’s Wednesday, and these are the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.
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Keck has found itself in the unusual position of needing to loudly proclaim that it’s losing money amid labor negotiations with the nurses’ union. Keck CEO Rod Hanners, apparently in reaction to what he called inaccurate reports by student journalists, said the health system faced a shortfall of $33 million in 2024, which got worse in 2025.
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If you were enrolled at USC sometime in the last decade and were charged extra money for paying your fees late, USC likely owes you cash thanks to a recent class-action settlement. The school will pay out a total of $2 million — with a maximum of $225 per person — to those who fill out claim forms by June 5.
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In case you missed it: USC wanted to expand its gubernatorial debate after facing backlash for excluding all candidates of color. But event co-host ABC7 refused — so the school spiked it altogether. “It was going to be difficult for the debate to achieve its originally intended purpose,” President Beong-Soo Kim said in an exclusive interview.
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Police arrested a man on suspicion of kidnapping two female UCLA students and raping a woman in a separate incident. Alexander Schecter, 26, allegedly wouldn’t let the students leave his car when he dropped them off near campus at 3 a.m. earlier this month. It’s unclear if he was driving them for a rideshare platform.
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On a chilly day last month, hundreds of topless, little-known actors flocked to Marina del Rey to try out for the revival of “Baywatch.” The New York Times documented the open call, which drew everyone from a Chippendales veteran to a Kansas steakhouse waitress, in a delightful photo story.
