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Journalist at LA Material. Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter. Carrot cake connoisseur. Email: [email protected]
@lamaterial.comReposted by @matt-hamilton87.bsky.socialUSC went from a second-rate party school to one of the most consequential institutions in the American West.
Then a string of scandals in the late 2010s sent that transformation crashing down. L.A. Material goes behind the scenes of the power struggles and dysfunction that followed: buff.ly/C8qijMX
@matt-hamilton87.bsky.socialNEW: Gaping deficits. An onslaught of federal gov’t pressure. A volatile president who screamed at some underlings. A 10-figure legal settlement. & more.
The inside story of how USC got back on track, reported with @tomokichien.bsky.social
@matt-hamilton87.bsky.socialNEW: Since taking office, Karen Bass has solicited more than $38M to charities from corporations, unions, other foundations & wealthy backers, including $2M from Lineage after the Boyle Heights fire >>
@amendelson.bsky.socialReposted by @matt-hamilton87.bsky.socialGood rundown from @matt-hamilton87.bsky.social on the 'behested payments' Karen Bass has been facilitating — including $2 million from Lineage that she failed to report in time lamaterial.com/p/la-karen-b...