Good morning. It’s Thursday, and I’m reading about where you can buy a private island. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles and California stories you need to know for today.

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Police quelled a large pro-Palestinian protest that roiled USC yesterday, arresting 93 demonstrators as they cleared an encampment in Alumni Park. The testy, all-day confrontation saw its share of flare-ups between police and largely peaceful students. Officers at one point fired a rubber bullet into a crowd of protesters and apparently struck at least one. But by around 9 p.m., an army of LAPD officers in riot gear had cleared the demonstration off campus, and the Alumni Park encampment was over before it could even reach the 24-hour mark.

Staff / Los Angeles Times

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At Cal Poly Humboldt, pro-Palestinian demonstrators are entering their fourth day of occupying one of the school’s administrative buildings. Police arrested at least three as hundreds of demonstrators gathered around the building in support of a group of students who barricaded themselves inside. University leaders said they plan to keep campus closed through the weekend, and indicated that they’re prepared to shutter it for even longer.

Sage Alexander / Times-Standard

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State officials filed criminal charges against a top advisor to LA County District Attorney George Gascón, accusing the advisor of improperly downloading records with the confidential information of sheriff’s deputies she was investigating. The charges sent shock waves through the state legal community, and could significantly affect how Gascón executes his mission of law enforcement accountability. The advisor’s attorney denied the charges and said his client was working “within the scope of her employment.”

Staff / Los Angeles Times

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In a staggering reversal, a New York court overturned former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, citing “egregious” improper rulings — like when the trial’s judge allowed women to testify about allegations unrelated to the case. The reversal will reopen painful testimony in the criminal trial that set off the #MeToo movement and a national reckoning over sexual assault and harassment. Weinstein will remain in prison because of a separate conviction in LA. 

Michael R. Sisak and Dave Collins / Associated Press

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California lawmakers significantly watered down a bill that originally required automakers to make their cars physically incapable of going more than 10 mph over the speed limit. The new bill, which is working its way through the state Legislature, requires only that cars emit visual and audio warnings when drivers are speeding. Supporters say the bill is needed to prevent the state’s growing epidemic of traffic deaths. Critics say it’d be, well, annoying. 

Ricardo Cano / San Francisco Chronicle