Caroline Menjivar – California Globe

CA Democrats Call for Removal of National Guard Troops in Los Angeles

July 21, 2025 4:33 pmJuly 21, 2025 4:33 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister), Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), and other Democrat lawmakers from across California all called for the removal of the remaining National Guard troops and Marines from Los Angeles on...

The Two Primary Causes of California’s July 1st Gas Tax Increase

June 25, 2025 8:59 amJune 26, 2025 12:08 pm

California gasoline already costs approximately $1.50 above the national average, and we are getting another gas tax hike next week. The gas tax increase coming July 1st that CalTax explained in our previous article is the gasoline excise tax, as...

Senate Kills Bill that Would Have Repealed 65¢ Gas Tax Increase, Low-Carbon Fuel Regs

June 4, 2025 1:00 pmJune 4, 2025 1:30 pm

A Senate bill that would have repealed the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) gas tax increase of 65 cents a gallon and end the new LCFS Low-Carbon Fuel regulations that were adopted last year, was killed in the Senate on Wednesday...

Senate Enviro Committee Kills Bill to Repeal 65¢ Gas Tax Increase, and Low-Carbon Fuel Regs

March 19, 2025 7:11 pmMarch 20, 2025 8:55 am

A Senate bill that would have repealed the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) gas tax increase of 65 cents a gallon and end the new LCFS Low-Carbon Fuel regulations that were adopted last year, was killed in the Senate Environmental...

Governor Newsom Signs Leaded Aviation Gasoline Ban Into Law

September 23, 2024 5:33 pmSeptember 23, 2024 5:33 pm

A bill that will prohibit the sale of leaded aviation gasoline to consumers in 2031 was signed into law on Sunday by Governor Gavin Newsom, despite heavy opposition against the bill. Senate Bill 1193, authored by Sen. Caroline Menjivar (D-Panorama...

California Takes Aim at Natural Law, Identity and the Family Structure

June 20, 2024 2:00 pmJune 20, 2024 2:50 pm

By Rebecca Friedrichs and Roger Ruvolo School board members all over California are passing parental notification policies to prevent school districts from lying to parents. Since America is a free country and our schools supposedly enjoy “local control,” it makes...

State Senate Republicans Celebrate Success Of Six Veto Requests

October 17, 2023 6:27 amOctober 18, 2023 11:31 am

California Senate Republicans announced Monday that six major requests for bill vetos succeeded this session, which required Governor Gavin Newsom going against the majority of Democrats in both houses by not signing the bills. While Newsom did sign around 85%...