California legislators had until last Wednesday to pass bills before adjourning for the year and, as the San Francisco Chronicle put it, they "went big."

• Approved measures include those aimed at supporting the mentally ill, speeding up housing construction, and reducing harmful emissions.

What's happening: Gov. Gavin Newsom now has until Sept. 30 to sign or veto the long list of approved legislation, and he's already started.

Driving the news: Newsom signed the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act, or A.B. 257, on Monday, in what labor advocates are calling a "groundbreaking step" for low-wage workers, Axios' Erin Doherty reports.

• The act gives California fast-food workers more say on hours, working conditions and wages — which, for some, could reach $22 an hour by 2023.

The governor also signed a plan to help keep the state's last remaining nuclear power plant — Diablo Canyon, located near San Luis Obispo — open for another five years.

Meanwhile, Newsom didn't entirely get his way on gun control, after legislators failed to pass a stricter concealed carry bill.

What we're watching: State lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the Newsom-proposed “CARE Court,” which, as the Chronicle noted, can mandate that California counties provide services to those who are mentally ill and require them to accept treatment.

• The governor hasn't officially signed the bill into law, but could do so any day.

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