Good morning. It’s Friday, and I’m cautiously optimistic about tomorrow’s game. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.

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The president of USC’s Undergraduate Student Government resigned, citing “personal matters.” Junior Bryan Fernandez is the second person to resign this week after a senator was ousted for canceling meetings five minutes before they happened because “there was nothing to discuss.”

Talia Wexler / Annenberg Media

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Drivers, watch out: Starting January, you’ll get ticketed for parking within 20 feet of crosswalks regardless of whether the curb is red. That’s thanks to new California legislation that seeks to protect pedestrians by increasing visibility near crosswalks.

Sarah Nash / Secret Los Angeles

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A broad swath of California is sinking nearly an inch every year as people draw groundwater faster than it can be recharged, a new study found. Scientists said that manually flooding key locations in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley could help reverse the trend.

Staff / StanfordReport

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Voters elected a record number of women to the California state Legislature this year. Female representatives — including Sade Elhawary, who represents USC’s assembly district — now hold 59 of the Capitol’s 120 seats. That’s up from just 30 in 2016.

Mackenzie Mays / Los Angeles Times

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Three so-called “doomsday fish” have washed up on Southern California beaches in recent months. Among the superstitious crowd, the 25-foot-long oarfish portend earthquakes and natural disasters — though scientists are stoked about the chance to study the rare creature.

Isabella Kwai / The New York Times