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California Dem compares 'Save Girls Sports' law to Nazi Germany, as two trans athlete ban bills fail to pass

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April 1, 2025

California Dem compares 'Save Girls Sports' law to Nazi Germany, as two trans athlete ban bills fail to pass

The California state legislature failed to pass two separate bills aimed at protecting girls sports from trans inclusion on Tuesday. During debate for one of the bills, a Democratic state lawmaker compared the proposals to practices employed by Nazi Germany in the holocaust.

California assembly member Rick Chavez Zbur made the comparison while arguing against the first bill, AB 89.

“This is really reminiscent to me of what happened in Nazi Germany in the 1930s. We are moving towards autocracy in this country. In Nazi Germany, transgender people were persecuted, barred from public life,” Zbur said.

Zbur was then interrupted by mediators who protested his comparison and argued it was out of order. But Zbur continued his analogy.

“This is about this, this is about this bill,” Zbur argued. “They were barred from public life. They were detransitioned. They were imprisoned and killed in concentration camps. And the way it started was the same kind of things that are happening in this country by the Trump administration.”

California assembly member Rick Chavez Zbur made the comparison while arguing against the first bill, AB 89. (Getty Images)

California Republican assembly member Kate Sanchez, who proposed AB 89, said she heard audible gasps in the assembly chamber during Zbur’s argument, and that one attendee had to excuse herself from the room.

“There was a lot of gasps and shock,” Sanchez told Fox News Digital.

“It was very tone-deaf. We had a mother who had been in the holocaust itself, so she had to leave the committee hearing because it was so offensive to hear… she stood up and left because she was just so uncomfortable with the situation.”

Multiple Democrat residents, including a member of the LGBTQ community, appeared on the assembly floor Tuesday to advocate in support of the bill.

But AB 89 was ultimately struck down by the Democratic majority. However, it will be allowed for reconsideration at a later date.

“I am just so disgusted that my Democrat colleagues were unable to stand for the protection of women and girls,” Sanchez said. “Not only are they ignoring the will of the people… they’re ignoring the everyday mom, dad, girl in sports. They are ignoring their wants.

Democrat assembly member Avalino Valencia was absent from Tuesday’s vote. Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas inserted himself in the committee to vote in Valencia’s absence. Valencia’s office has not responded to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Just moments after Democrats struck down Sanchez’s bill, the committee voted on AB 844, which would also ban trans athletes from girls sports and was proposed by California Republican assembly member Bill Essayli. Debate for Essayli’s bill featured testimony from conservative activist and filmmaker Matt Walsh.

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And like Sanchez’s bill, Essayli’s was also struck down by the Democrat majority. Essayli told Fox News Digital that he believes the Democrat’s resistance to the two bills was intended to send a message to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Newsom prompted backlash from those in his own party with comments on his podcast last month, expressing his belief that trans athletes in girls sports was “deeply unfair,” but defended allowing it anyway.

“I think there really is a civil war here brewing within the Democrat Party on how to address these issues. You have the governor going in one direction, and I think what you saw today with the leadership in the legislature, which tends to be even more radical and progressive than the governor, taking a completely different approach. And I think they wanted to send a message to the governor that they’re not budging on this issue,” Essayli said.

“Today they wanted to send a message to their progressive, extremist base that they’re not abandoning them.”

The Democratic majority prevented both bills from passing just days after President Donald Trump’s Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent a formal warning to Newsom and the rest of the state, suggesting federal funding may be cut to the state if it continues to enable trans inclusion in girls sports.

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“Allowing participation in sex-separated activities based on ‘gender identity’ places schools at risk of Title IX violations and loss of federal funding. As Governor, you have a duty to inform California school districts of this risk,” McMahon wrote in the letter.

“As Secretary of Education, I am officially asking you to inform this Department whether you will remind schools in California to comply with federal law by protecting sex-separated spaces and activities. I am also officially asking you to publicly assure parents that California teachers will not facilitate the fantasy of ‘gender transitions’ for their children.”

The state’s high school sports association, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), is currently under federal investigation for potential Title IX violations after several controversial incidents involving trans athletes occurred over the last year.

The CIF was one of the first state athletic associations to announce it would continue allowing trans athletes to compete with girls after Trump signed the “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order on Feb. 5. The CIF stated an 11-year-old state law, AB 1266, which has been in effect since 2014 and gives trans athletes the right to participate in the gender category based on gender identity and not birth sex, for its non-compliance.

Both Sanchez and Essayli told Fox News Digital they expect the Trump administration to amplify its pressure on the state and potentially cut funding in order to enforce the executive order after their bills failed to pass Tuesday.

“I think a lot will come down the pipe over the next week or so,” Sanchez said. “There will be a lot of development from what I’ve been told.”

Essayli envisions a situation playing out in California similar to the one that has been playing out in Maine over the last month, as a public feud between Trump and Gov. Janet Mills has resulted in a hostile back-and-forth between the state and federal agencies over the issue of trans inclusion.

“None of us really went in thinking the Democrats in the legislature were going to change their position on this today, but what we wanted to do is make a clear record, make our arguments and show the world where they stand, where the Democrats stand on this, expose their position on this,” Essayli said. “And I think we accomplished that.”

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Jackson Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital. He previously worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered the Super Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.

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3A, 4A Wyoming Girls Hoops Teams Battle for State Berths at Regional Tournaments

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March 7, 2026

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3A, 4A Wyoming Girls Hoops Teams Battle for State Berths at Regional Tournaments

Class 3A and 4A girls’ basketball teams in Wyoming are onto the postseason with regional tournament games, Thursday through Saturday. Buffalo, Evanston, Gillette, and Lovell are the host sites of the four regionals this weekend. For both 3A sites and the 4A West site, teams need two wins to qualify for next week’s state tournament. Two losses and a team is eliminated. The champion in the 4A East regular season draws a first-round bye and has already qualified for state basketball. The other six teams are in a one-game, win-or-go-home scenario on Thursday.

WYOPREPS 3A-4A GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES

Except in the 4A East, Friday will feature elimination games. All four sites will have semifinals on Friday night. Seeding for the state tournament will be determined on Saturday. This schedule is based on the brackets sent to WyoPreps. It is subject to change.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Final Score: (6) Worland 42 (3) Pinedale 36

Final Score: (2) Lander 40 (7) Lyman 26

Final Score: (1) Cody 53 (8) Mountain View 16

Final Score: (4) Powell 46 (5) Lovell 35

FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Final Score: Pinedale 42 Lyman 25 – Eagles are eliminated

Final Score: Lovell 55 Mountain View 23 – Buffalos are eliminated

Final Score: Lander 43 Worland 16 – semifinal – Tigers qualify for state

Final Score: Cody 49 Powell 28 – semifinal – Fillies qualify for state

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 9: Pinedale vs. Powell, 9:30 a.m. – loser out

Game 10: Lovell vs. Worland, 9:30 a.m. (LMS) – loser out

Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 3:30 p.m. – 3rd Place Game

Game 12: Lander vs. Cody, 12:30 p.m. – Championship Game

THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Final Score: (3) Douglas 38 (6) Glenrock 26

Final Score: (2) Buffalo 67 (7) Newcastle 38

Final Score: (5) Burns 49 (4) Torrington 47

Final Score: (1) Wheatland 47 (8) Rawlins 42

FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Final Score: Glenrock 49 Newcastle 46 – Dogies are eliminated

Final Score: Torrington 48 Rawlins 41 – Outlaws are eliminated

Final Score: Douglas 47 Buffalo 41 – semifinal – Bearcats qualify for state.

Final Score: Wheatland 53 Burns 29 – semifinal – Bulldogs qualify for state.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 9: Torrington vs. Buffalo, 9 a.m. – loser out

Game 10: Glenrock vs. Burns, 10:30 a.m. – loser out

Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 6 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (if necessary)

Game 12: Douglas vs. Wheatland, 3 p.m. – Championship Game

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Final Score: (SW-1) Star Valley 47 (NW-4) Rock Springs 26

Final Score: (NW-2) Natrona County 47 (SW-3) Riverton 33

Final Score: (NW-1) Green River 56 (SW-4) Jackson 17

Final Score: (SW-2) Evanston 47 (NW-3) Kelly Walsh 36

FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Final Score: Riverton 49 Rock Springs 47 – Tigers are eliminated; Wolverines won it on 2 FTs with 4.4 secs left.

Final Score: Kelly Walsh 42 Jackson 37 – Broncs are eliminated

Final Score: Star Valley 36 Natrona County 31 – semifinal – Braves qualify for state.

Final Score: Green River 60 Evanston 32 – semifinal – Wolves qualify for state.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 9: Riverton vs. Evanston, 10 a.m. – loser out

Game 10: Kelly Walsh vs. Natrona County, 8:30 a.m. – loser out

Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 3 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (at EMS)

Game 12: Star Valley vs. Green River, 3 p.m. – Championship Game

THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Game 1: (1) Cheyenne East = Bye

Final Score: (2) Cheyenne Central 58 (7) Cheyenne South 5 – Bison are eliminated; Indians qualify for state.

Final Score: (4) Thunder Basin 46 (5) Laramie 39 – Plainsmen are eliminated; Bolts qualify for state – TB finished the game on an 8-0 run.

Final Score: (3) Sheridan 59 (6) Campbell County 33 – Camels are eliminated; Broncs qualify for state.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Final Score: Cheyenne Central 54 Sheridan 30 – semifinal

Final Score: Cheyenne East 52 Thunder Basin 48 – semifinal

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 7: Thunder Basin vs. Sheridan 10 a.m. – 3rd Place Game

Game 8: Cheyenne East vs. Cheyenne Central, 1 p.m. – Championship Game

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Chilean burglary crew filmed themselves during $3M SoCal jewelry heist, caught wearing loot: DA

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March 6, 2026

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Chilean burglary crew filmed themselves during M SoCal jewelry heist, caught wearing loot: DA

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Four Chilean nationals filmed themselves as they smashed through the roof and walls of a Southern California jewelry store during a brazen, multi-million-dollar burglary — even flashing a peace sign at the camera mid-crime, newly released video shows.

The video, released by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, captures the suspects documenting the May 25, 2025 break-in at 5-Star Jewelry & Watch Repair in Simi Valley. In one clip, a suspect grips a crowbar with a flashlight clenched in his mouth before pausing to throw a peace sign toward the camera.

Prosecutors said the group ultimately made off with about $3 million worth of jewelry, watches, cash and other valuables, KTLA reported. Prosecutors said the burglary caused losses exceeding $1 million, the threshold for enhanced charges.

“The planning, surveillance, and sophistication involved in this case required the defendants’ removal from society,” District Attorney Erik Nasarenko said. “Ventura County will not tolerate organized burglary crews that treat our communities like targets. If you engage in this kind of conduct, you will face significant consequences.”

The suspects, from left: Manuel David Ibarra, Camilo Antonio Aguilar Lara, Heidy Nickolt Trujillo and Sergio Andres Mejía-Machuca. Prosecutors said the four Chilean nationals filmed themselves during a $3 million burglary at a Simi Valley jewelry store. (Ventura County District Attorney’s Office)

The stolen goods were later taken to a home in Los Angeles County, where the suspects were arrested June 10 — some allegedly still wearing stolen jewelry when they were taken into custody, KTLA reported. The outlet previously spoke with store owner Jonathan Youssef, who said the burglary left his family-owned business devastated.

Authorities said the crew began orchestrating the burglary in mid-May 2025.

On May 16, one defendant allegedly stole rope from a Home Depot to use in the crime. Days later, three suspects drove a white Volvo SUV to the shopping center to conduct surveillance.

ORGANIZED SOUTH AMERICAN CRIME GROUP BURGLARIZES OVER 60 HIGH-END HOUSTON-AREA HOMES TARGETING DESIGNER GOODS

The storefront of 5-Star Jewelry & Watch Repair and neighboring Dr. Conkey’s Candy & Coffee in Simi Valley, Calif., where four Chilean nationals were accused of carrying out a multi-million-dollar burglary. (Ventura County District Attorney’s Office)

Investigators said two defendants observed the interior of the jewelry store through its front window, while the trio later entered the candy and coffee shop to assess surveillance cameras and inspect the shared wall between the businesses.

One suspect used a cellphone flashlight to examine the wall, another acted as a lookout, and a third mimicked using a spray can — allegedly indicating plans to disable security equipment.

On May 25, the crew returned in the same SUV, which contained a ladder and rope, authorities said.

MASSIVE LUXURY HANDBAG HEIST CAUGHT ON CAMERA AS HEAVILY ARMED POLICE SWARM CALIFORNIA STORE

A masked suspect is seen flashing a peace sign while holding a flashlight during a burglary at 5-Star Jewelry & Watch Repair in Simi Valley, Calif., according to video released by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. (Ventura County District Attorney’s Office)

One suspect placed the ladder against the candy and coffee shop, cut through the roof and entered the store. A surveillance camera was spray-painted and the store’s safe was opened, with cash stolen, prosecutors said.

The suspects then cut through a shared wall into 5-Star Jewelry, where they broke into another safe and stole jewelry, cash and silver before transporting the stolen property to a residence in Los Angeles County, prosecutors said.

Manuel David Ibarra and Camilo Antonio Aguilar Lara were each sentenced to four years and four months in Ventura County Jail. Heidi Nickolt Trujillo was sentenced to four years.

Sergio Andres Mejía-Machuca is set to be sentenced March 26.

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All four defendants previously pleaded guilty to felony charges including conspiracy to commit commercial burglary and possession of stolen property. Two of the defendants also admitted to additional burglary and vandalism charges tied to a separate Simi Valley pawn shop break-in.

They also admitted special allegations that the crimes caused more than $1 million in losses and were carried out in a planned, coordinated operation, prosecutors said.

Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime. Send story tips to stepheny.price@fox.com.

Stepheny Price is a Writer at Fox News with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.

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Shocking daylight stabbing in San Francisco’s Chinatown caught on video

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March 6, 2026

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Shocking daylight stabbing in San Francisco’s Chinatown caught on video

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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Surveillance video obtained by KRON4 captured a shocking daylight stabbing that occurred in San Francisco’s Chinatown district on Thursday afternoon.

In the video, which was captured at the corner of Stockton and Sacramento streets, a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt is seen slowly walking down the sidewalk.

As the man approaches the corner, he suddenly pulls a knife out and with his right hand, thrusts the knife into the back of a man who appears to have been waiting for the crosswalk. The shocking attack appears to have been entirely unprovoked.

The attacker then walks briskly away from the scene, crossing the street, and disappearing from the frame.

The victim can be seen turning around, clutching their lower back and staggering around for a moment before collapsing to the sidewalk. He appears to attempt to get up again before eventually laying down on his stomach.

Several bystanders walk by, but none of them appear to render aid, apart from a man who was standing nearby and appears to pull out his phone to call for help.

Photo: KRON4

The San Francisco Police Department confirmed that officers responded to a stabbing at 1:13 p.m. Thursday at Stockton and Sacramento. Officers arrived at the scene where the victim was suffering from a stab wound.

Paramedics arrived and transported the victim to the hospital to be treated for life-threatening injuries.

During a subsequent investigation, police located a suspect matching the description provided by witnesses near the 600 block of Powell Street. He was detained without incident and arrested.

SFPD has not released the suspect’s name or any pending charges. No information was given on possible motive for the attack.

The stabbing occurred the same day members of Mayor Daniel Lurie’s security detail were involved in an altercation with two people in the Tenderloin district and two days before SF’s Lunar New Year Parade is set to take place in Chinatown.

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