César Chávez Renaming Process Begins in San Diego, Rest of CA

César Chávez renaming process begins in San Diego, rest of CA

California quickly changed the name of César Chávez’s holiday. Taking his name off of streets and buildings likely will take much longer. This content California renamed César Chávez’s holiday. Now, cities are slowly erasing his name from streets appeared first on inewsource.

California is renaming César Chávez's holiday. Now, cities are slowly erasing his name from streets

City leaders from San Diego to San Francisco say they want to remove Cesar Chavez from street names. But how practical is that?

San Fernando begins erasing César Chávez from the city

As cities and states begin the process of taking the César Chávez name off their institutions, monuments and landmarks, the city of San Fernando took down a Chávez statues on Thursday. The San Fernando City Council discussed what to do with the César Chávez Memorial Park and other landmarks during a special city council meeting before approving the plan to...

California renamed César Chávez’s holiday. Now, cities are slowly erasing his name from streets

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As Californians reel from César Chávez’s sex abuse allegations, city leaders across the state say they are considering removing his iconography from their cities by changing street names, libraries and monuments named after the labor rights leader. From San Francisco to San Diego, […] The post California renamed César Chávez’s holiday. Now, cities are slowly erasin…