{"id":225631,"date":"2026-03-18T18:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/225631\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:43:09","slug":"fresno-pols-demand-removal-of-cesar-chavezs-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/225631\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno Pols Demand Removal of Cesar Chavez\u2019s Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"html-h2 x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1vvkbs x1heor9g x1qlqyl8 x1pd3egz x1a2a7pz x1gslohp x1yc453h\">At a Wednesday morning news conference, Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias called the situation \u201cheartbreaking\u201d and also called for the removal of Cesar Chavez Blvd.<\/p>\n<p>Syndicated columnist, former KMJ guest host and valley native Ruben Navarrette was blunt in his post to Facebook calling Huerta \u2013 Chavez\u2019s \u201cstooge\u201d and claiming she was \u201ctrafficked to his brother\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-83510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/screenshot-18-3-2026-111321-wwwfacebookcom-300x186.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Former KMJ commentator Mike DerManouel Jr. says under the current rules of cancel culture, Chavez qualifies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-83524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/screenshot-18-3-2026-112350-wwwfacebookcom-300x226.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom was asked about the situation during an appearance Wednesday promoting student financial literacy and wealth access for women: \u201cIt\u2019s difficult\u2026learning more about someone I know so well in Dolores.\u00a0 This moment requires more reflection and understanding and we\u2019ll do so together.\u00a0 We\u2019ll talk to the caucuses. There are already discussions going on in Sacramento.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-83526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/screenshot-18-3-2026-11287-wwwfacebookcom-300x213.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>First partner, Jennifer Siebel Newsom said \u201cI\u2019m still shaking\u2026learning this about Dolores\u2026standing in front of all these young women.\u00a0 It\u2019s gotta end.\u00a0 It\u2019s gotta end in my lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif.\u00a0\u2014\u00a0The co-chairs of the California Hispanic Legislative Caucus, Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares (R-Santa Clarita) and Assemblymember Kate Sanchez (R-Temecula), issued the following statement in response to allegations against\u00a0C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez:<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_indent-1\">\u201cThe California Hispanic Legislative Caucus stands with the survivors who have come forward with serious allegations against C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez. Their courage deserves to be met with belief, dignity, and action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_indent-1\">\u201cThese allegations are not minor. They are deeply serious and deserve to be treated as such by every institution connected to his name and legacy. Accountability cannot be set aside in deference to legacy; no historical significance exempts any individual from that standard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_indent-1\">\u201cWe call on California\u2019s leaders to act accordingly. Decisions made in the wake of these allegations must be guided by an unwavering commitment to those who were harmed, and not by the protection of reputation or the preservation of iconography or legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At a Wednesday morning news conference, Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias called the situation \u201cheartbreaking\u201d and also called&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":225632,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-225631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225631\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}