COSTA MESA

The city must continue finding ways to include its Latino population in the replanning process for the West Side, seven Latino leaders told the City Council this week.

“We have dreams about having a nice place to live,” said Mirna Burciaga, owner of El Chinaco restaurant on Harbor Boulevard. “We want to participate, we want to be heard.”

Burciaga is a member of the Latino Community Advisors, a group of about 25 neighborhood activists, business owners and residents responsible for advising the city on how to plan the largely Latino west side.

At the council meeting Monday, the advisory group released a report aimed at improving communication between the city and the Latino population.