> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 🗞️ Riverside News- August 4, 2026 - URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-news-august-4-2026/ - Published: 2026-08-04T12:00:39.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-09T02:12:20.000Z - Description: Latino Network weighs Chávez memorial options, Mariachi Campana wins first national title... - Author: Gazette Staff - Tags: Newsletter ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/08/PXL_20260615_172347738.jpg) Vince Allen shared this shot at the Eiffel Tower, capturing the end of a road trip through Northern France with friends. The group closed out the trip in Paris with a dinner cruise down the Seine River. **Traveling somewhere memorable this season?** [Send us your vacation photos and what you got up to](http://raincrossgazette.com/submitphoto?ref=raincrossgazette.com)! **Tuesday Gazette: August 4, 2026** **Hello Riverside, and Happy Tuesday!** It's Hooray for Kids Day, a nice excuse to notice the young ones in your life — the kid who narrates their entire day to you in the checkout line, the one who's convinced a cardboard box is actually a spaceship. And if someone comes to mind who pours their heart into fundraising or volunteering for a cause, [nominate them for Neighbor of the Week](https://rgnotw.paperform.co/?ref=raincrossgazette.com). See you tomorrow! --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169513/image/0?seed=20260804)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169513/click/0?seed=20260804&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [COMMUNITY](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/community/) ## Latino Network Weighs Path Forward for César Chávez Memorial Months after Dolores Huerta's abuse allegations against the labor leader, the nonprofit is surveying the community on the downtown statue's future. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/08/RG-Feat-Image-Template-2-1.jpg)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/latino-network-weighs-path-forward-for-cesar-chavez-memorial/) The César Chávez monument on the Main Street Mall depicts Chávez standing above a group of farmworkers in the fields. The words "Sí Se Puede" — Spanish for "Yes, we can" — are inscribed in the plaza pavement at the statue's base. (File photo/Raincross Gazette) The Riverside Latino Network is surveying the community on whether to keep, modify or remove its César Chávez memorial. **Why it matters:** The push follows Dolores Huerta's March statement alleging Chávez sexually abused her in the 1960s — reopening debate over how Riverside honors him, including a separate city review of a University Avenue community center. **The backstory:** Huerta, 95, alleged in a March statement that Chávez abused her in the 1960s, resulting in two children raised by other families. - Chávez, who co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Huerta, died in 1993; the network says the allegations "rocked our community." **Driving the news:** The network's July 29 statement described a wave of reactions — anger, sadness, confusion — as it works to decide the memorial's fate. - Board member Art Alcaraz says the group is being "deliberate and intentional," noting the statue took three and a half years to fund. **By the numbers:** The 2013 memorial cost between $350,000 and $400,000 to build, funded through years of community fundraising. - A majority of respondents so far favor keeping the memorial but broadening it to honor farmworkers generally, rather than centering Chávez alone, Alcaraz said. **What's next:** The network has asked the memorial's original sculptor to draft concepts honoring farmworkers, then plans another public survey before a final decision. - Any changes require new fundraising — no timeline has been set. [Read and share the complete story...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/latino-network-weighs-path-forward-for-cesar-chavez-memorial/) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [ ![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169514/image/0?seed=20260804) ](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169514/click/0?seed=202600804&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [MUSIC](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/music/) ## Mariachi Campana Becomes First California Ensemble to Win Nationals The Riverside Arts Academy ensemble took the 2026 Mariachi Nationals title in Anaheim after a strong spring showing at the Tucson International Mariachi Conference. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/08/RG-Feat-Image-Template-1.jpg)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/mariachi-campana-becomes-first-california-ensemble-to-win-nationals/) Mariachi Campana de Riverside performs at the OC Fair's Command Performance. (Riverside Arts Academy) Mariachi Campana de Riverside became the first California ensemble to win the Mariachi Nationals championship. **Why it matters:** The Riverside Arts Academy youth ensemble's win puts the city's mariachi programs in the national spotlight, highlighting years of investment in youth music education here. **What's new:** Mariachi Campana topped this week's Mariachi Nationals competition in Anaheim, the first title for a California ensemble in the contest's history. - The group is directed by Alex Treviño II, with assistant directors Yamila de la Rosa and Angel Chavez. **Driving the news:** The win follows a third-place finish this spring at the Tucson International Mariachi Conference — the best showing by a California ensemble there, according to the academy. **What they're saying:** Academy leaders credited community investment in young people. - Treviño called it "far more than a trophy," in a statement; executive and artistic director Adam Karelin-Anderson said it shows "what is possible" when a community backs its youth. **What's next:** The ensemble performed a Command Performance at the OC Fair alongside Embajadores del Mariachi: Sol de México, according to the academy. 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