Overview
- State legislators in California said they plan to replace the César Chávez state holiday with Farmworkers Day after new abuse allegations came to light.
- Los Angeles already rebranded its city holiday and began a county review of streets, parks and buildings, while San José and Denver opened public processes to consider removals or renamings.
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott proposed dropping César Chávez Day from the state calendar, signaling a wider push to reconsider official honors.
- The Times reported accounts from Dolores Huerta, who says Chávez assaulted her, and from two women who say they were abused as children, while noting it could not independently corroborate every claim.
- Community groups and political leaders, including the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, urged shifting tributes toward the broader farmworker movement as local hearings and decisions unfold over months or longer.