The legacy of Cesar Chavez has been called into question after The New York Times reported Wednesday on sexual assault allegations against the near-legendary activist.
One of his accusers, Ana Murguia, 66, told the Times she was motivated to speak out when she learned a street near her Bakersfield, California, home was to be named after the man she alleged began molesting her when she was 13.
Boise has its own prominent street named after the activist: West Cesar Chavez Lane, a road nestled between the Greenbelt and Boise State University campus. The previously titled Campus Lane was renamed in March 2006 at the school’s request…