Overview
- The City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board voted to rename the Laveen site Águila Park and Águila Community Center, replacing the former César Chávez name.
- The decision follows a City Council directive to remove honors for César Chávez after published allegations of sexual assault tied to the labor leader.
- The Parks and Recreation Department ran a resident survey offering six name choices that reflected local history and culture, and officials said Águila was the clear favorite when the survey closed.
- Parks Department Director Martin Whitfield thanked residents for input and said the change is meant to ensure public facilities reflect neighborhood identity and values.
- City crews will remove old signs and install new markers to implement the renaming, a move that could prompt further re-evaluations of place names and public memorials across Phoenix.