The base of the empty stand in front of Ventura City Hall that held the bronze statue of Father Junipero Serra who founded nine Spanish missions in California including Mission San Buenaventura. The monument, originally commissioned in the 1930s but replac

VENTURA, CA - JULY 23: The empty stand in front of Ventura City Hall that held the bronze statue of Father Junipero Serra who founded nine Spanish missions in California including Mission San Buenaventura. The monument, originally commissioned in the 1930s but replaced in 1989 with a bronze replica was removed by the city in the early pre dawn hours of Thursday July 23, 2020. Ventura City Council voted last week to remove the statue on public property and put it into storage until it can be placed at the Mission Buenaventura. The move comes after a Father Serra statue was toppled weeks ago on Olvera St. in downtown Los Angeles. Ventura City Hall on Thursday, July 23, 2020 in Ventura, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)