Wednesday, March 18, 2026 8:03PM
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — The serious allegations against Mexican-American icon Cesar Chavez are sending shockwaves through communities, and leaving questions about what happens to the dozens of institutions and landmarks named after him in the Bay Area, California and across the country.
A mural depicting United Farm Worker co-founder Cesar Chavez along Cesar Chavez street Wednesday, March 31, 2010, in the Mission District of San Francisco.
AP Photo/Ben Margot
Amid the abuse allegations, the legacy of the labor leader who co-founded the United Farm Workers Association will now be reexamined. The union has already said it will not celebrate the day named in his honor.
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Here’s a list of local Bay Area parks, libraries, schools and streets named after Chavez:
Parks and streetsPlaza de César Chávez (San Jose)
César E. Chávez Park (Oakland)
César Chávez Park (Berkeley)
Cesar Chavez Street (San Francisco — formerly Army Street)LibrariesCésar E. Chávez Branch Library (Oakland)
César Chávez Central Library (Stockton)
Cesar Chavez Library (San Jose)SchoolsCesar Chavez High School (Stockton)
César E. Chávez School for Social Change (Santa Cruz)
César Chávez Middle School (Hayward)
César Chávez Elementary School (Salinas)
César Chávez Elementary School (San Francisco)
César Chávez Elementary School (San Jose)
Cesar E. Chavez Academy (East Palo Alto)
Cesar Chavez Middle School (Union City)
César Chávez Student Center, University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley)
Cesar Chavez Student Center, San Francisco State University (San Francisco)Here is a map of all the locations of places dedicated to Cesar Chavez in California
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