City of Fresno wins lawsuit to rename 10-mile stretch of road

FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE) – New thoroughfare signs for a 10-mile agelong of roadworthy successful Fresno were installed Tuesday aft the metropolis prevailed successful a suit brought connected by the community.

The metropolis says Kings Canyon Road, Ventura Avenue, and California Avenue present carnivore the sanction Cesar Chavez Boulevard. City Hall says the alteration honors labour rights person "Cesar Chavez’s enduring legacy" and "aligns with our community’s shared values of justice, equality, and assemblage empowerment.”

According to officials, immoderate Fresno assemblage members protested the change and sued the city, claiming the caller sanction would "destroy history" and could wounded businesses that bore the archetypal thoroughfare names.

However, connected Tuesday, the metropolis prevailed against the radical with Judge Skiles "citing the city’s immense constabulary powers and inherent authorization to sanction streets."

The Post Office and Google Maps person formally transitioned to the caller thoroughfare name; however, immoderate businesses person yet to transition.