The city of Riverside and the Riverside Latino Network this week have started the community feedback process regarding the future of a memorial statue and community center dedicated to late civil rights leader Cesar Chavez.
“We have been actively working on this issue and want our decision to align with our community’s values,” Alex Cortez, president of the Riverside Latino Network, said in a statement to The Riverside Record. “Our plan is to keep the community updated as this process will take some time.
Cortez said the organization has held several meetings and sent out a community input survey, asking residents to provide feedback on the statue, which the organization owns. He said the board had met with the original committee that worked to create the statue, city officials and the sculptor to discuss the statue’s future…