Putting Cesar Chavez Boulevard in perspective

Received an e-mail today from my favorite anarchistic bluegrass band, the Austin Lounge Lizards, informing me they are participating in an event at Austin's City Hall. Here's the sentence in the e-mail that really grabbed my attention: "It appears that we'll be playing at 6 PM on Monday, September 29, at the outdoor stage below City Hall on Cesar Chavez Boulevard."

I translate that to mean the city of Austin has absolutely no qualms about renaming the street that runs in front of City Hall Cesar Chavez Boulevard, but Dallas lacks the courage to name a prominent street for the labor leader. Wait a minute. That's it. Let's change the name Marilla Street or even Young Street to Cesar Chavez Boulevard.