The council voted Tuesday to name the portion of Bailey Street from First Street to Pennsylvania Avenue after 'Chente.'
street, east of Mariachi Plaza, after Mexican singer Vicente "Chente" Fernández, who died at the age of 81 on Dec. 12.
Councilman Kevin de León introduced the motion on Jan. 12 to begin the process of having Bailey Street, from First Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, changed to "Vicente Fernández Street." The councilman called Fernández a "cultural icon," adding that his "music and talent impacted generations of Latinos, not only in his native homeland of Mexico, but across the globe."
David Silvas, the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council's vice president and chair of its Planning and Land Use Committee, submitted a letter to the City Council's Public Works Committee on Feb. 7 to oppose the motion to name the street for Fernández, citing a comment Fernández made during an interview in which he said he refused a liver transplant because he didn't know if the donor was homosexual or addicted to drugs.
De León's communications director Pete Brown told City News Service after Tuesday's vote that the councilman has received "an outpouring of support" from the Boyle Heights community for renaming the street.
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