Los Angeles County leaders voted Tuesday to rename the upcoming César Chávez holiday to “Farmworkers Day” and develop a process to remove the name of the now-disgraced civil rights icon from county facilities, parks, streets and monuments.
In a unanimous vote, the Board of Supervisors directed the county CEO and county counsel to create a “community-driven” process and report back to the board within 21 days.
It would include a plan to conduct “multilingual and culturally competent outreach across impacted communities, including residents and nonprofit organizations,” according to the motion…