Mission Local

Cesar Chavez Street’s ‘days are numbered:’ S.F. leaders react to abuse allegations

Cesar Chavez flanked by two Brown Berets, speaking at a Los Angeles peace rally on May 3, 1971. Photo by the Los Angeles Times. In 1995, then-District 9 Supervisor Tom Ammiano cried, standing beside ...
New York Post

Cesar Chavez’s shocking ties to bloodthirsty cult — and how left-wing hero turned extremist before he died

The backlash against the late California civil rights icon Cesar Chavez has been fierce and widespread since bombshell allegations revealed Wednesday that he sexually abused children. His reputation ...
Voice of San Diego

Map: César Chavez’s Name, Once an Honor, Now Carries a Stain Officials Want to Scrub

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. Within hours of explosive sexual abuse allegations against labor leader César Chavez ...
The New York Times

On What Was Once Chavez Day, Some Try to Highlight a Movement, Not a Man

The reconsideration of the legacy of Cesar Chavez after he was accused of abusing women and girls has led some to question the lionization of icons, when reality is so often a letdown. By Soumya ...