The Caucus to Watch as California's Legislative Session Closes

A 26-member bipartisan California caucus has quietly built a real track record on affordability, housing, and energy, most visibly with AB 30, a bill that cut gas prices 20 cents a gallon after regulators failed to for 8 years. Co-chair Anamarie Ávila Farías embodies the group's independent, results-over-party approach, one of the Legislature's few genuine "mavericks."