Palo Alto BLM Mural Removed Ahead Of Rainy Season: Report

PALO ALTO, CA — A “Black Lives Matter” mural painted in front of Palo Alto City Hall has been removed ahead of the rainy season, but the South Bay city plans to create a permanent exhibit expressing its support for racial justice, Palo Alto Weekly reports.

The mural painted along Hamilton Avenue in June was never intended to be permanent according to the report.

The City Council in August moved to replace the temporary mural with a permanent exhibit at the plaza in front of City Hall, which is named after civil rights icons Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, the report said.

On Nov. 2 the council directed the city’s Public Art Commission to develop a permanent installation reflecting the city’s commitment to racial justice, the report said.

The City Council approved the temporary mural in June among other measures amid a national movement in support of rages justice that swelled in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing in police custody on May 25.

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