SAN ANTONIO — City of San Antonio leaders wasted no time responding to allegations of sexual misconduct against Cesar Chavez earlier this month, calling for public meetings to change the local street named after the late civil rights leader within hours of the claims being made public in a New York Times report last week.
In the following days, the city said it would not observe Cesar Chavez Day on March 31 and launched an online survey to gather feedback on what residents would like to see Cesar Chavez Boulevard – a roughly five-and-a-half-mile stretch that partially cuts through the heart of town – renamed to.
The early stages of the debate has seen different parts of the community championing numerous options…