SAN JOSE, Calif. — Silicon Valley’s largest city became the latest to wade into debate over divisive historical figures after San Jose’s Italian-American mayor and council members voted to boot a statue of Christopher Columbus from City Hall. Council members suggested alternative public spots but could not agree, leaving the Italian-American community with six weeks to find a new home for the statue. San Jose’s marble statue, which was hand-carved in Italy, was a gift to the city from Italian-American groups in the 1950s. The statue has held a prominent spot at City Hall since then. “Italian Americans here, in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area are very proud of that.”——Information from: KPIX-TV.

Source: National Post January 31, 2018 21:45 UTC