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Legislation creating a process for replacing the statue honoring Spanish missionary Junipero Serra with a monument honoring local tribes is signed by the California governor.

The group, designed to examine what reparations might look like and compile educational resources about slavery and its impact, met on Thursday and Friday.

California officials are falling behind on goals to treat forest land via prescribed burns. Advocates rallied behind a bill to make the burns more accessible, saying that it’ll take the effort of more than state agencies to catch up.

As California Secretary of State, Dr. Shirley Weber runs elections for the state. Part of her job now is reacting to claims of potential voter fraud and educating voters about the process.

The polls have closed in the Golden State and the Associated Press says a majority of Californians will vote ‘no’ on the recall.

The president will make a tour of the West Monday to survey wildfire damage, including a stop in Sacramento. He spoke at Mather Airport on the administration's response to fires.

The Vice President campaigned against the upcoming recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom during a visit to the Bay Area on Wednesday. Democrats are linking the outcome of the recall to national issues like reproductive and voting rights.

Students returning to California’s publicly-owned four-year college and university campuses this fall will be required to show proof of vaccination. Most students attending community college in the state won’t have the same safeguard.

As the Caldor Fire crossed Echo Summit into Christmas Valley, here’s what it looked like on the ground.

The United States Forest Service announced it is closing all of California's national forests to the public starting Tuesday, Aug. 31 at 11:59 p.m. The closure is in place until Sept. 17 but could be extended.