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Downtown Commission urges city to begin community process to remove and rename Cesar Chavez Street
Summary
After debate about historical naming, community recognition, and recent allegations tied to Cesar Chavez, the Downtown Commission voted to recommend that the city manager initiate a community‑led process to remove the name from downtown streets and signage and to select a new name by stakeholder consensus.
The Downtown Commission on April 15 voted to recommend that the city manager begin a community and stakeholder engagement process to remove the name Cesar Chavez from downtown streets and signage and to pursue a renaming that retains recognition of the Latino community's contributions.
The chair read the proposed recommendation into the record, citing historical background and community input: the downtown street was originally called Water Avenue and later 1st Street, and…
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