Legislators approved a bill allowing Lyft and Uber drivers to unionize after a deal that allows both companies to reduce liability insurance.

California leaders wrapped up this year’s legislative session Saturday afternoon, prolonged by last-minute backroom deals on climate and energy, sparking deep frustration among some lawmakers.

It’s been five months since California’s legislative leaders deemed affordability an “urgent” issue for the session. So far: committees, bills, but few results.

Republicans in the California Legislature are increasingly pushing Democrats on child sex crimes bills. The supermajority is growing more divided about it.

Speaker Robert Rivas seems to be laying the institutional groundwork for an aggressively pro-housing legislature next year.