From the Davis Enterprise in Northern California:
Gandhi statue toppled, defaced and removed
By Caleb Hampton
The statue in Davis’ Central Park of Mohandas K. Gandhi, the Indian lawyer and independence leader, was found Wednesday morning toppled and lying on the grass next to its plinth. The 6-foot-tall, 950-pound bronze likeness appeared to have been sawed off at the ankles and half its face was severed and missing.
… The statue provoked controversy and conflict from the moment the city acquired it, with community groups opposing it even before its installation. Donated in 2015 by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations, the statue was unanimously approved by the City Council and set to be erected in Central Park.
After this approval, however, locals and...