Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna proposed Wednesday that the county rename its Cesar Chavez holiday after sexual abuse allegations were made against the California icon.
“Sacramento County should not wait one second longer to ensure our official holidays represent people, practices and traditions worthy of recognition,” he wrote in a statement.
Chavez is accused of sexually assaulting or raping minors and Dolores Huerta, another civil rights hero, according to a New York Times report published Wednesday. Huerta said she had two children after Chavez’s assault and never spoke about his abuse to avoid damaging the farmworkers’ movement…