California quickly moved to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in the wake of allegations the labor leader abused women and girls. > > Less than two weeks before the annual holiday celebrating Chavez, the California state assembly and state senate said they were introducing a bill to redesignate the day. > > Following shocking allegations that Chavez sexually abused girls and the co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America union, Dolores Huerta, there have been calls to rename the many institutions, events and memorials across California and the US honoring Chavez. > > Celebrations for the civil rights leader in California, Texas and Arizona, where Chavez was born, have been canceled. > > And leaders across California, where Chavez helped galvanize a movement for farmworker rights, are also taking steps to rename the many public places that bear his name. San Diego officials said they are considering renaming Cesar Chavez Parkway, a major thoroughfare in the city, as well as nearly dozen parks and public buildings named after Chavez.