City council renames Durango Blvd. Cesar Chavez Blvd., Judge tells city to hold off (San Antonio: litigation, bill)
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However, it's possible for there to be inaccuracies, as in this case in which the street name was mistakenly changed,” Yick wrote in an email.
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What's strange about the new moniker on Google is that it only covers a portion of Durango Boulevard — from South Flores Street to South Hackberry Street — rather than the entire 5.4-mile length of the street.
About as much as Martin Luther King had to do with San Antonio, nothing. Yet there is a prominent eastside street named for him. That's ok, right? No one is complaining about that street's name. So why all the flak about changing a street named for a Mexican city? It doesn't make sense. And San Antonio doesn't have a farming heritage? That's ridiculous. Who do you think picks all the lettuce and broccoli that you get at your local HEB? Take a wild guess.
So is it so wrong to name a street after a labor leader who fought for Mexican immigrants rights in a city that is mostly Mexican-American? I don't think so. And who is this busybody judge that felt it necessary to stick his big nose into the situation? This judge should be concerned with bigger issues than this.
renaming streets with a significant history & footprint in the city should be for more than pandering. in this case, I would expect honoring someone with significant achievements and ties to San Antonio, regardless of their race, would be the only circumstances to warrant a change.
My lettuce and broccoli are picked in California, so I still don't see the farming connection to San Antonio. I buy a significant amount of Californian wines at HEB too. Does that give us a rich wine heritage?
I don't care if the city names a street for Chavez. That is not the issue. The issue is renaming a historic street in the center of town for no known valid purpose.
If a street has a name long enough to be considered at all historic and many generations have used it, it should never be changed willy-nilly, IMO. I really think that only new or fairly new streets should be renamed to honor someone. That's just all kind of wrong, no matter who they intend to honor that way. That being said, I don't live in the city...but it does seem like unless a majority of residents of the city agree to it, it should not be done. Maybe it could be put to a vote?
Hispanic crap or white crap ,(harebrained quote) it won't go away.Van De Walle Farms is within the city limits. I know them. I worked for them when I was a kid.
Chavez influence extends beyond California, you must have missed this ?
What special interest groups? Very vague post.
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erm, no we dont. there are no farms in san antonio... unless theyre out hiding in the BFE countryside... i dont see any agricultural influences here at all.
sorry, it is not yours. tejanos, much like the indians everyone claims are natives, migrated here (or were spawned here in the case of the mexicans). tejanos are NOT natives.
i agree. it is time we do away with all the hispanic crap and get some other cultures in here! im tired of seeing hispanic this mexican that latino this chicano that. there are other races also, not just hispanics!!!
no one is debating that he is a national hero. what we are debating is, he did nothing for san antonio, personally, that would warrant changing a street that has significant history behind it, not to mention the massive inconvenience it would cause businesses, home owners and renters on that street.
there is still strife here and it is being created by hispanics in power and them pandering to special interest groups. for the last time, there is more culture here than hispanic culture. by forcing it onto the people, Moderator cut: off topic/personal, much like our mayor julian castro.
San Antonio has a migrant farm worker influence. Many lived here and followed the crop during the season before returning home.
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erm, no we dont. there are no farms in san antonio... unless theyre out hiding in the BFE countryside... i dont see any agricultural influences here at all.
Wherever the crop is at, could be the RGV, or Michigan, that is why they are call migrant farm workers, they migrate during the picking season and return home, if they have one, when it is done, and some have called San Antonio home.
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