Julia Prodis Sulek

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Julia Prodis Sulek |Laurence Miedema |Darren Sabedra

By Julia Prodis Sulek, Laurence Miedema and Darren Sabedra - The Mercury News (TNS) News that a Southern California high school transgender athlete is advancing to the girls' state track and field championship this weekend triggered President Trump on Tuesday to threaten "large scale" funding cuts to the state and to order local authorities to block the athlete "if necessary" from competing in the Clovis meet. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Julia Prodis Sulek |Laurence Miedema |Darren Sabedra

News that a Southern California high school transgender athlete is advancing to the girls’ state track and field championship this weekend triggered President Trump on Tuesday to threaten “large scale” funding cuts to the state and to order local authorities to block the athlete “if necessary” from competing in the Clovis meet.

1 week ago | marinij.com | Julia Prodis Sulek |Laurence Miedema |Darren Sabedra

Trump’s Truth Social post early Tuesday also blasted Gov. Gavin Newsom, who stunned many in his party in March by telling conservative commentator Charlie Kirk that while the issue is nuanced, he agreed transgender players on girls' teams is "deeply unfair." Originally Published: May 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM PDT

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Julia Prodis Sulek

In the two months since the teenage boys were arrested after the stabbing of a 15-year-old on a Valentine’s Day date at Santana Row, one of them attacked a rival gang member in juvenile hall, another tested positive for drugs there, and a third — who has been living at home with an ankle monitor — violated the terms of his release when he went out for the evening without permission.

3 weeks ago | modbee.com | Julia Prodis Sulek

Gov. Gavin Newsom has a lot riding on the success of his plan to rid the state of homeless encampments. With little tangible progress from his efforts to tackle chronic homelessness in his six years as governor, time is running out to solve the enduring crisis. And if he runs for president in 2028, as many assume he will, the intractable issue that has bedeviled California politicians for decades and aggravated everyday Californians will surely become one of his greatest political vulnerabilities.