A Southern California city has triggered a political flashpoint after installing street signs honoring slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as national tensions over political violence and free speech continue to simmer.

In Westminster, Mayor Chi Charlie Nguyen stood Tuesday beneath a newly installed “Charlie Kirk Way” sign, part of a symbolic redesignation of a stretch of All American Way near the city’s Civic Center.

New ‘Charlie Kirk Way’ street signs in Orange County draw controversy. ABC7

The City Council approved the measure in a 4–1 vote last fall.…