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Tag: Christopher Columbus statue removal

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,...
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Five Protesters Charged With Toppling Junipero Serra Statues in San Rafael

November 17, 2020   2:15 amNovember 16, 2020   8:56 pm
Five protesters who helped topple a statue of Father Junipero Serra in San Rafael last month have been charged with felony vandalism, the first major charges for protestors destroying or knocking over statues this year. Destruction or toppling statues of...
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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...
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Famed Squaw Valley Ski Resort To Change Name

August 25, 2020   2:34 pm
On Tuesday, the famed Lake Tahoe-area ski resort and the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, Squaw Valley, announced that they will be changing their name next year due to the word “squaw” being deemed racially offensive. The change from...
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Senate Republicans Urge Committee To Keep Columbus Statue In Capitol Rotunda

July 1, 2020   7:35 pmJuly 3, 2020   4:10 am
Earlier this week, Republican legislative leaders signed and sent a letter to the Joint Rules Committee in a last ditch effort to keep the Christopher Columbus statue in the State Capitol Building in Sacramento. Led by Senate Republican Leader Shannon...
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Removal of Columbus Statue in CA Capitol Begins

June 25, 2020   3:56 pmJune 25, 2020   4:00 pm
California Senator Mike Morrell took this video Thursday and sent it to California Globe of the start of the removal of the beautiful Christopher Columbus statue in the State Capitol Rotunda. Politicians attempting to erase history Democratic Senate and Assembly...
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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....
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