- West Valley City has removed commemorative Cesar Chavez Drive signs from 2320 South, paralleling action in Ogden and Salt Lake City.
- The decision stemmed from sexual abuse allegations that emerged against Chavez last March.
- Ogden leaders are still weighing whether to create a new commemorative designation for 30th Street in the city, previously known as Cesar Chavez Street.
WEST VALLEY CITY — Commemorative street signs in West Valley City honoring Cesar Chavez have been taken down, as in Ogden and Salt Lake City.
The signs that had the commemorative name “were removed so all the signs show the official street name, 2320 South,” Sam Johnson, spokesman for West Valley City, said Wednesday. The determination to pull down the Cesar Chavez Drive signage “was an administrative decision,” he said, and was not discussed at a City Council meeting.
Officials in Ogden, meantime, are still weighing whether to create a new commemorative designation for 30th Street in the city, known as Cesar Chavez Street before sexual abuse allegations against the late labor leader publicly emerged last March. Glenn Symes, executive director of the Ogden City Council, said city officials have been more focused of late on preparing the city’s 2026-2027 budget, though he expects the future of 30th Street’s commemorative name to come back up…