{"id":5906,"date":"2026-06-06T16:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/cesar-chavez-plaza-renaming-process-to-kick-off-this-month-in-sacramento\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T16:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:02:48","slug":"cesar-chavez-plaza-renaming-process-to-kick-off-this-month-in-sacramento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/cesar-chavez-plaza-renaming-process-to-kick-off-this-month-in-sacramento\/","title":{"rendered":"Cesar Chavez Plaza renaming process to kick off this month in Sacramento"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Two months after sexual abuse allegations were made against the late civil rights and labor union leader Cesar Chavez, the city of Sacramento is kicking off a community engagement campaign to rename its eponymous park downtown.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/sacramento-election-update-cofer-holds-lead-over-guerra-as-vote-count-continues-2\/\">Sacramento election update: Cofer holds lead over Guerra as vote count continues<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The city is seeking to ensure the new name reflects Sacrament\u2019s values, history and cultural diversity, according to a staff report. The Youth, Parks, &amp; Community Enrichment department is seeking to conduct a \u201ctransparent, accessible, inclusive\u201d process targeting diverse communities in Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The city will run an online survey from June 12 to July 24. After a staff and subcommittee review, the Parks and Community Enrichment Commission will issue a recommendation to the council, which is slated to adopt the new name in October or November.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Arts Commission will discuss the implications of the park renaming for the public art within the plaza at its 1 p.m. meeting on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The plaza, historically called City Plaza or Plaza Park, has served as a central civic space since its founding in 1849, just months after the city was formally established. The one-square block was renamed in 1997 to celebrate Chavez\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/newsoms-return-to-office-is-looming-state-workers-opposition-is-escalating-2\/\">Newsom\u2019s return to office is looming. State workers\u2019 opposition is escalating<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Public officials expressed support for renaming the park in the days after Chavez was accused of sexually abusing children and raping fellow civil rights icon Dolores Huerta in a bombshell report by The New York Times. The statue commemorating Chavez in Sacramento was immediately covered.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Nearby, Davis Joint Unified School District renamed its namesake campus to Monarca Elementary School, which the renaming committee chose because it honors the school\u2019s multicultural identity and because it \u201csymbolizes transformation, growth, and resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Sacramento City Unified School District officials may also pursue a name change of its TK-6 campus in Meadowview, previously saying that they wanted to start conversations with the school community on how to move forward \u201cwhile continuing to uplift and honor the many contributions of Hispanic and Latino leaders in all walks of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/newsoms-return-to-office-is-looming-state-workers-opposition-is-escalating\/\">Newsom\u2019s return to office is looming. State workers\u2019 opposition is escalating<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents in Sacramento can weigh in on renaming the one-block plaza formerly called City Plaza; Arts Commission will review impacts to public art and memorials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cesar Chavez Plaza renaming process to kick off this month in Sacramento - San Diego Relocation News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/cesar-chavez-plaza-renaming-process-to-kick-off-this-month-in-sacramento\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cesar Chavez Plaza renaming process to kick off this month in Sacramento - San Diego Relocation News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Residents in Sacramento can weigh in on renaming the one-block plaza formerly called City Plaza; 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