Berkeley bids adieu to the controversial Big People statues
The statues stood on the pedestrian bridge over I-80 for 12 years. It will take 3 days to remove them.
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Berkeley has started removing the Big People statues on the I-80 pedestrian bridge
The ‘”love-em” or “hate-em” art pieces will be gone by Tuesday.
City hits pause on removal of Berkeley Big People sculptures
The artist, Scott Donahue, has asked for a halt so he can search for a third-party buyer. He still believes Berkeley mishandled the process.
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