Traquero sculpture would bring first Mexican American monument to Westside Dec. 22, 2020 at 6:00 am Mexican Americans have deep roots in the Westside but no monument acknowledging their history or contributions to the community. A group of local residents intends on changing that. The Venice Mexican American Traquero Monument Committee and the American Veterans Post 2, led by Venice resident Laura Ceballos and Santa Monica resident Frank Sr Juarez, received approval from the Venice Neighborhood Council on Dec. 15 to place a Mexican American monument at Windward Circle. Renowned Mexican sculptor Jorge Marin created a design for the monument, which honors the traquero workers who built the Main Railroad Transportation System and the Pacific Electric Interurban System on the Westside.