2020 statue removals – California Globe

Farmworker Union Activist Dolores Huerta Wants former CA Gov. Pete Wilson Canceled

June 5, 2023 7:46 amJune 5, 2023 7:50 am

In 2020, following the destructive George Floyd protests, the statue of former California Governor Pete Wilson was removed from Horton Plaza in San Diego following vandalism threats and calls for removal by activists. Horton Walk officials, concerned that violent activists...

Name Change for Father Serra Park in LA Finalized

October 15, 2021 3:33 pm

Plans were further finalized on Friday to rename a part of a Los Angeles Park honoring Father Junipero Serra to another name friendlier to Native Americans. While there had been some measures to replace the statue of Father Serra in...

Statue of Former Gov. Pete Wilson Placed Back in San Diego Park

December 3, 2020 6:01 pm

On Wednesday, a statue of former Governor Pete Wilson in San Diego, that was removed in October after calls by activists, was placed back in Horton Plaza. The statue had been originally removed less than two months ago due to activists,...

Statue of Former California Governor Pete Wilson Removed from San Diego Plaza

October 15, 2020 5:31 pmAugust 4, 2024 10:49 am

On Thursday, the statue of former San Diego Mayor, Governor, and Senator Pete Wilson was removed from Horton Plaza in San Diego following calls by activists to remove the statue in the past week. The statue had been seen as...

Statues of Fr. Junipero Serra Toppled In Los Angeles, San Francisco

June 22, 2020 5:13 pm

During the weekend, two statues of Father Junipero Serra, a Spanish priest who established several missions in California in the 1770’s and helped lead to the settlement of the state, were removed by protesters in Los Angeles and San Francisco....