California law explicitly allows trans athletes to compete in girls’ sports, and those protections could stop Trump from blocking their participation.

Tony Thurmond, the state superintendent of public instruction said in a statement last week that the state will continue to follow California law, which protects all students’ access to

California officials on Friday braced for what they believe is a significant escalation in President Donald Trump's efforts to squeeze the state financially, possibly cutting off all federal funding to the University of California and the California State University systems.