Las Campesinas Picked as the New Name for Cesar Chavez Street; Renaming Ordinance Goes to Supervisors

San Francisco’s working group on Cesar Chavez Street picked “Las Campesinas” as the street’s new name on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, and District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder introduced an ordinance at the Board of Supervisors the same day to rename the 3.2-mile street. The name means “the women farmworkers.” It is not final yet: the ordinance still has to clear a committee hearing, a Public Works review and a board vote, and no timeline has been set, according to Mission Local and KTVU.

How the Name Was Chosen

The working group, convened with Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office and co-chaired by former Supervisor Susan Leal and Assessor-Recorder Joaquín Torres, narrowed the field to two finalists in September: “Sí Se Puede” and “Las Campesinas.” We covered that shortlist in our September story on the two finalist names.

Residents left 668 online comments on the two options, and the mayor’s office said “Las Campesinas” led by a significant margin, Mission Local reported. The group’s statement said women farmworkers “are a backbone of the very movement this street was named to honor.” Torres told KTVU: “Today we’re very happy that we’re forwarding Las Campesinas as the new name for Cesar Chavez Street.”

Fielder’s ordinance is co-sponsored by Supervisors Rafael Mandelman, Shamann Walton and Myrna Melgar, per Mission Local.

Why the Street Is Being Renamed

The renaming follows a New York Times investigation published in March 2026 that reported Chavez sexually abused women and girls, including United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta. The street was Army Street until 1995, when the Board of Supervisors renamed it for Chavez, who died in 1993.

What Happens Next

KTVU lists the remaining steps:

• A hearing at the board’s Land Use Committee, with public comment.
• A review by the Department of Public Works, which Mission Local reports will seek comment from property owners and from city agencies including Planning, Building Inspection, Fire and Police.
• A vote by the full Board of Supervisors.
• The mayor’s signature.

Mission Local reports that after Public Works finishes its review, it sends a resolution back to the board and a second ordinance is drafted and voted on, so the physical change “will not happen quickly.” If the renaming is approved, KTVU reports, street signs showing both the old and new names will stay up for five years.

What It Means for Addresses and Getting Around

Every address on the street would change. Cesar Chavez Street runs from Douglass Street in Noe Valley east to the Bayview waterfront, forming much of the line between the Mission and Bernal Heights and crossing Mission Street, Valencia Street and the US-101 interchange. Until the board’s final vote and the sign change, the street’s legal name stays Cesar Chavez, so maps, transit stop names and mailing addresses are unchanged for now.

Neither outlet reported a cost estimate or a plan to help property owners update addresses in this round. In September, Hoodline put the cost of new signs and sidewalk etchings at $107,000.

For more on the neighborhood the street runs through, see our Mission District guide.

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.