The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has mandated that California public high schools certify by June 9, 2025, that they do not permit transgender athletes to compete in girls' sports.
The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) announced a new "pilot entry process" for female athletes following the Trump administration's threat to withhold funds from the state due to its transgender inclusion.
A violent altercation at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California escalated into chaos Tuesday when family members of a student allegedly breached school security and launched a retaliatory attack, leaving another student hospitalized and two staff members assaulted.
California Governor Gavin Newsom lashed out Thursday after Congress voted to repeal his state’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate, calling the move a step toward making “America Smoggy Again.” The bipartisan Senate vote of 51-44 followed a similar action by the House, effectively targeting the special Clean Air Act waiver granted to California by the Biden administration in December.
The Senate voted 51-44 to block California's plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 as part of the state's push to reach zero emissions.