Unions won major victories in this year’s legislative session on pay for fast food and health care workers, benefits for strikers and bargaining rights. Business groups say labor has too much power at the Capitol. Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas says unions are counting on lawmakers to deliver results.

The effort to oust the Democratic governor began before the year-long pandemic upended life in California, driven by conservative activists.

California’s ballot measures can be as opaque as they are varied, which is why we waded through the morass to make your decision easier.