The Fresno City Council voted again on Thursday to move forward with a controversial plan to rename some city streets.
“I have a motion to approve item 2K by council member Arias and a second by council member Esparza,” council president Annalisa Perea said.
City documents show a Fresno contractor will now receive more than $140,000 to replace street signs across the southern part of the city.
Parts of California Avenue, Ventura Street, and Kings Canyon Road will soon have signs renaming them after Cesar Chavez.
The well-known labor leader and civil rights activist began his work in the 1950s. And last spring, the Fresno City Council approved renaming some streets in his honor.
It was a contentious move that is still getting strong pushback a year later.
“Nobody was asked how they felt about the name change,” a resident told the council on Thursday. “And, to date, nobody has been noticed by the City of Fresno about the name change.”
Those comments and the city’s contract approval on Thursday come amid a lawsuit.