2020 statue removals Archives

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

October 15, 2020 5:31 pmOctober 16, 2020 3:32 pm

On Thursday, the state 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....