From 1 Community Compact v. City of Fresno, decided Friday by California Court of Appeal Justice Jennifer Detjen, joined by Justice Donald Franson:
Emphasizing the "profound impact" of Mexican-American labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez "on the people of Fresno" and concluding the renaming of a downtown thoroughfare in his honor would "provide a source of pride and community recognition," the Fresno City Council … adopted Resolution No. 2023-056, which facilitated the renaming of the "East Kings Canyon Road, East Ventura Avenue, and West California Avenue alignment" (collectively, the Alignment) to Cesar Chavez Boulevard.
Plaintiffs objected to the renaming and then sued, among other things arguing thus:
