Modesto to hold town hall on renaming Chavez Park following abuse allegations

Modesto is hosting a town hall meeting April 9 in collaboration with West Modesto Community Collaborative to discuss renaming Cesar E. Chavez Park.

A civil rights activist, the late Chavez was accused of sexually abusing children and raping his co-founder of the United Farm Workers Dolores Huerta, according to a years-long New York Times investigation.

Since last week, Modesto’s Culture Commission has started collecting suggestions for the park’s new name…

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