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Amid questions over trans athlete, entry rule amended for state HS track final
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Counties get $56M more from state to address youth homelessness By Joe Taglieri
By Tim Haddock, City News Service
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mid criticism — including from the White House — over a transgender Jurupa Valley High School athlete participating in this weekend's state track and field championships, the organization that oversees California high school sports announced a change Tuesday to ensure "biological female" athletes are not excluded from the competition. The rule change from the California Interscholastic Federation, described as a "pilot entry process," essentially expands the field of competitors in events at the CIF State meet set for Friday and Saturday in Clovis. "Under this pilot entry process, any biological female student- athlete who would have earned the next qualifying mark for one of their Section's automatic qualifying entries in the CIF State meet, and did not achieve the CIF State at-large mark in the finals at their Section meet, was extended an opportunity to participate in the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships," according to CIF. "The CIF believes this pilot entry process achieves the participation opportunities we seek to afford our studentathletes."
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he state is sending another $56 million to help counties in Southern California and statewide provide services for young adults at risk of homelessness, officials announced Friday. The funding to 52 of the state's 58 counties is from the Transitional Age Youth Program, or TAY to assist Californians 18 to 24 years old secure and maintain
housing with priority given to those transitioning out of the foster care or probation systems. Los Angeles County will receive nearly $15.5 million; Orange County, just over $2 million; Riverside County, more than $2.3 million; San Bernardino County, over $2.8 million; and San Diego County, just under $3 million, according to the state Housing and Commu-
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See Homelessness Page 36 The CIF statement did not specifically mention transgender athletes, although the governor's office noted the change is aimed at ensuring biological female athletes won't be displaced from this weekend's meet, while still allowing transgender athletes to compete. "CIF's proposed pilot is a reasonable, respectful way to navigate a complex issue without compromising competitive fairness -- a model worth pursuing," the governor's office Director of Communications Izzy Gardon said in a statement. "The governor is encouraged by this thoughtful approach." AB Hernandez, a junior on the Jurupa Valley High School track and field team, will be
the only openly transgender athlete competing at the CIF State Track and Field meet at Buchanan High School in Clovis Friday and Saturday. She is ranked as one of the top athletes in California, ranked by athletic.net No. 1 in the triple jump and No. 2 in the long jump. Hernandez won the girls invitational portion of the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut in April and CIF Southern Section Division 3 titles in May at Moorpark High School in the long jump and triple jump. Despite Hernandez's success, the board president of the Chino Valley Unified School District, a state
Assembly member, and President Donald Trump are trying to prevent the junior from competing in girls high school track and field meets. "I leave the controversy out at the meet," Hernandez told City News Service at the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at Moorpark High School on Saturday. "I just relax and ... do what I can do, hone in, and leave it all out on the (field) and just focus. Do what I can do and just leave the controversy out." Hernandez finished first in the triple jump and long jump at the Masters Meet and qualified for the CIF State Track and Field meet in both events. She tied for fourth in
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Palm Springs fertility clinic reopens at temporary location
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he Palm Springs fertility clinic that was targeted in what authorities have described as an act of domestic terrorism is reopened at a temporary location Tuesday. Officials with American Reproductive Centers said they would be open for existing patients, but anyone interested in becoming a new patient was encouraged to call to schedule an
appointment. The temporary location will be at the El Mirador Medical Plaza, across the street from the clinic's original location on Indian Canyon Drive. In the wake of the bombing, city officials along with clinic representatives have expressed optimism regarding the future of the original clinic location. The clinic, at 1199 N. Indian Canyon Drive, was
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