Santa Barbara’s Calle Cesar Chavez to Be Renamed to Limuw Street

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1. KEYT Santa Barbara

   Limuw St. to replace Calle Cesar Chavez ↗ (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

   Published Sep 29, 2026

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   SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT). The Santa Barbara City Council voted 6-to-1 to change to name of Calle Cesar Chavez St. to the Limuw St. Limuw is the Chumash name for Santa Cruz Island. Chumash residents spoke before the vote about naming it after their Island heritage and said the Island is visible f…

2. Nooz Hawk

   Santa Barbara’s Calle Cesar Chavez to Be Renamed to Limuw Street ↗ (opens Nooz Hawk)

   Published Sep 29, 2026

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   It’s official. Santa Barbara’s Calle Cesar Chavez will be renamed to Limuw Street. The Santa Barbara City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday to change the road’s name to Limuw Street, which is the Chumash name for Santa Cruz Island and translates to “in the sea.

3. The Santa Barbara Independent

   Santa Barbara to Rename Calle Cesar Chavez to Limuw Street to Honor Chumash ↗ (opens The Santa Barbara Independent)

   Published Sep 30, 2026

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   City Council voted 6-1 in support of renaming the street to Limuw Street, the original Chumash name for Santa Cruz Island.

4. Santa Barbara News-Press

   Chumash history honored in Calle Cesar Chavez name change to Limuw Street ↗ (opens Santa Barbara News-Press)

   Published Oct 1, 2026

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   The Santa Barbara City Council voted 6-1 to change the name to “Limuw Street” in the wake of recent sexual assault allegations surfacing against Cesar Chavez