Sacramento Officials Back Renaming Cesar Chavez Plaza After Sex Abuse Allegations

Sacramento officials back renaming Cesar Chavez Plaza after sex abuse allegations

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A majority of the Sacramento City Council declared support for renaming Cesar E. Chavez Plaza after allegations of sexual abuse were published Wednesday against the civil rights leader. Mayor Kevin McCarty and Council members Karina Talamantes, Phil…

LIST: Central Valley locations named after Cesar Chavez as abuse allegations put legacy in spotlight

The serious allegations against Mexican American icon Cesar Chavez are sending shockwaves through communities and leaving questions about what happens to the dozens of institutions and landmarks named after him in the Central Valley, California and across the country.

Bay Area leaders weigh renaming sites tied to Chavez amid sexual abuse claims

Officials are reviewing the names of schools, parks and murals that honor the late labor leader.

Sacramento mayor starts process to rename Cesar Chavez Plaza

Amid new allegations reported by the New York Times, Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty started a process to rename Cesar Chavez Plaza.

‘I believe the victims.’ Shock and sadness spreads in Merced, Valley over Cesar Chavez sex abuse allegations

Reading Time: 4 minutes The reaction has been swift with palpable dismay across the Valley as allegations spread about the past sexual abuse of girls and young women by the late labor leader Cesar Chavez, one of the region’s most prominent civil rights icons. Since The New York Times published its multi-year investigation into the co-founders of United Farm Workers union Wednesday, some California communities have already begun to disentangle th…