The unveiling of this statue will be the 25th of Aug at 4 pm downtown San Diego at the Horton Plaza. Suggest supporters attend because nonsupporters will probably be there.
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Statue of Wilson stirs debate


By Jeanette Steele
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

August 16, 2007

DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO – Pete Wilson: father of the downtown San Diego renaissance or agent of intolerance?
Those contrasting viewpoints are resurfacing with the upcoming installation of a statue honoring the former San Diego mayor who went on to the U.S. Senate, the governor's mansion and a bid for the White House.

More than 200 donors contributed $200,000 to pay for the Wilson statue, which will be unveiled Aug. 25 outside the NBC building at 225 Broadway. Donors see Wilson as the visionary mayor who helped jump-start Horton Plaza and revitalize the Gaslamp Quarter.

“If you look at downtown today, it's building like crazy and doing well and it's becoming the darling of North America,â€