Students at Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California, staged a walkout protest in defiance of administrators permitting a trans-identifying male student to use the girls' bathroom.
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) threatened to cut funding for schools that align with the White House's "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education," which calls for universities to agree to a list of policies or risk losing federal funding.
Three women from California and Colorado have been indicted on federal charges after allegedly stalking a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Los Angeles and broadcasting the pursuit on Instagram.
Despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s repeated boasts about California’s economy ranking fourth in the world, the state is struggling to provide jobs for its residents. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, California had the highest unemployment rate in the nation in August at 5.5%, a figure unchanged from July. The Golden State is one of only a handful of states with an unemployment rate above 5%, well above the national average of 4.3%.