From K-QED.

In the last few years, we've seen a lot of fights over public sculptures, mostly sculptures

that honor a racist past. But in San Jose there's a bubbling debate over a sculpture

intended to honor the city's Mexican American heritage. It's a coiled snake that's a dull earthy black. It's prominently placed on the south end of the plaza to Caesar Chavez, a place where San Jose locals come to party, protest, and just hang out.

Daniel Fonseca often walks through this park.

He's an interior designer and musician who's lived in downtown San Jose for 20 years.

I probably heard this story before, but I keep, it hasn't stick to me and I keep wondering what it means,

what this is about.

That was the question, like what is it mean and what is the significant of it.

I'm Jessica Plachik in for Olivia Allen Price.

On this edition of Bay Curious, K-QEDs Rachel Myra went with Fonseca to learn more about

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So there is a plaque by the base of this sculpture, but as we'll explain later, it doesn't really do a good job of describing it.

As we stand at the busy corner of San Carlos and Market, I ask Daniel Fonseca, who's originally from Columbia, what he thinks he knows

about what we're looking at.

I have a little bit of sense.

I mean, it's related to the Mexican-American community, the Aztec community I want to think

but I never really stare at it and spend time with it and find out what the

significance of it is. I'm shame of saying that. As I said it, I'm like

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