In case anybody’s forgotten amid all the City Hall tumult over the soccer/baseball meltdown, City Hall has another hot potato coming its way this week. It’s the hearing at 6 pm Tuesday, June 23 on the ordinance (PDF) to rename Southeast and Northeast 39th Avenue after Cesar Chavez.
Flyers are up all along 39th Avenue and in neighborhood businesses urging people to attend the hearing at City Hall (1221 SW 4th Avenue, Second Floor) and oppose the idea.
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- City to Put Up Cesar Chavez Signs Next Month Months of
- Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. or 39th Ave.? That Was The Question An estim
- The César E. Chávez Boulevard Committee Unveils Its Proposals If history
- And The Next Portland Street To Fight Cesar Chavez Renaming Is … If the sig
Tags: 39th Ave, cesar chavez, city council
Looks like Cesar’s name gets around town. I’ve yet to read or hear one sound argument for naming any street in Portland after him. Many Portlanders have a pride of place and history, and the right to protest outside agenda’s assuming ownership of the hoods the people of our streets live, work, and build businesses on. Obviously, if the name had a ring to the community, there would not be so much resistance. How embarrassing for the activists who have made street naming their cause.
The people of Portland have the right to be heard, and not bulldozed with new signage and all costs associated with the change.
Perhaps the activists so intent on name change can work on naming a hospital wing or a clinic or counseling center, after Cesar Chavez. Taking ownership of neighborhood communities, outside activists don’t live in or have any association with, is not the way to honor any particular hero.