On Saturday morning in San Francisco, the annual parade and festival to honor Cesar Chavez was held with a new name and a new focus. But rainy weather and lingering disgust over the allegations about the disgraced labor leader combined to keep the numbers down.
Mother Nature decided to rain on the parade, but even before that, there was a dark cloud hanging over the annual celebration. The child abuse and sexual assault allegations against Cesar Chavez made for a pretty sparse turnout in an event that, in the past, drew thousands of people.
“Yeah, I guess there’s mixed feelings about that right now,” said parade-goer Edgar Flores about whether the allegations were reflected in the small turnout. “That’s the thing. If there wasn’t any rain and people didn’t show up, I’d say it was reflected. Otherwise, who knows? I mean, the rain may have had something to do with it. I’m not sure.”…