LA mayor on cancellation of USC commencement: ‘That was the decision that they had to make’

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) said the University of Southern California (USC) officials needed to make a decision about commencement based on safety. USC canceled its main commencement ceremony amid the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests and backlash the school received after nixing its valedictorian speech. Bass sidestepped whether she agreed with the school’s decision to cancel the ceremony but noted that other graduation events were still going on as planned. “I believe that that was a decision that they had …