Haphazard pesticide enforcement puts farmworkers in California at risk
In California’s Sacramento Valley, a grower was cited for multiple pesticide safety violations in a stone fruit orchard.…
LeRoy Chatfield death: Lifelong public servant dead at 92
As a teenager, LeRoy Chatfield took an oath with the Congregation of Christian Brothers to live a life…
Breaking: Federal Court Blocks Unlawful Warrantless Immigration Arrests in Southern California
Ruling requires federal agents to assess escape risk before making a warrantless arrest and also certifies case as…
Maurice ‘Mo’ Jourdane, lawyer who fought for farmworkers, dies at 83
Maurice “Mo” Jourdane, the California attorney who led a long legal fight to ban the short-handled hoe, or…
They once taught about a hero. Now faculty rethink César Chávez lessons after allegations | News
The same day The New York Times published its investigation of labor rights leader César Chávez’s alleged actions…
Contributor: ICE raids and migrant pay cuts are devastating California economies
Along the southern stretch of California’s Central Coast, President Trump’s crusade against immigrants has left a visceral mark.…
On California farms, workers say threats to deport them on the rise
In many years on dairy farms, the worker often labored for 10 hours with no breaks. Sometimes, he…
Farmworkers conflicted on former César Chávez Day: ‘You can only judge a living person’
Lights flickered in the backyard of a Highland Park home, where three farmworkers gathered for an impromptu forum…
Preserving the best parts of César Chávez’s legacy
One summer day in 1988, before the sun rose, my parents packed my three younger sisters and me…
Gov. Newsom signs bill to rename César Chavez Day in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday to rename César Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in an…
Sacramento County renames César Chávez Day to honor farmworkers
VEGA AND NAMI NARANJO, REMAIN IN CUSTODY. SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERVISORS HAVE VOTED TO RENAME CESAR CHAVEZ DAY IN…
César Chávez revelations force a California reckoning | News
DAVIS — César Chávez, the legendary California farm-labor activist and Mexican-American civil rights icon, has for decades been…