\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGov. Gavin Newsom said California is still processing the sexual abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez, calling the moment \u201csensitive\u201d and saying, \u201cNone of us knew.\u201dNewsom made the remarks at an unrelated Bay Area press conference in response to a question from KCRA 3 political director Ashley Zavala, who asked for his reaction to the allegations and whether he would be open to renaming Cesar Chavez Day in California.\u201cI appreciate the question, and it\u2019s an appropriate one,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cWe\u2019re all absorbing.\u201dNewsom said Chavez has long been woven into California\u2019s history and identity, noting that the state formally recognizes Cesar Chavez Day each year.\u201cEvery year the governor of California proclaims a Cesar Chavez Day. It\u2019s in the statute,\u201d Newsom said.He said the allegations have been difficult to process personally, adding that he and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom have been close with civil rights leader Dolores Huerta for decades.\u201cJen and I are very close with Dolores,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cNone of us knew.\u201dNewsom also acknowledged the broader impact the allegations may have on communities across the state, especially for students at the many schools named after Chavez.\u201cI think there\u2019s close to three dozen schools in the state named after Cesar Chavez,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re just going to have to reflect on all of that and reflect on a farmworkers movement and a labor movement that was much bigger than one man and celebrate that.\u201dHe said future decisions, including possible changes to names or commemorations, will require time and care.\u201cI hope we have some grace in that respect, as they wonder if there is a name change or their identity to their school, to this icon that they thought one thing of, and how we process that shift,\u201d Newsom said, referring to children and communities now grappling with what the allegations may mean for schools and public places named for Chavez.Newsom said the state must remain committed to \u201cjustice,\u201d \u201ctruth,\u201d and \u201ctransparency,\u201d while supporting survivors.\u201cWe want to have the backs of our victims,\u201d he said. \u201cBut it\u2019s a sensitive, sensitive moment.\u201dNewsom said he had not yet spoken directly to legislative leaders.Republican Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo, meanwhile, filed legislation on Wednesday to rename the holiday to Farmworker Day.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said California is still processing the sexual abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez, calling the moment \u201csensitive\u201d and saying, \u201cNone of us knew.\u201d<\/p>\n
Newsom made the remarks at an unrelated Bay Area press conference in response to a question from KCRA 3 political director Ashley Zavala, who asked for his reaction to the allegations and whether he would be open to renaming Cesar Chavez Day in California.<\/p>\n
\u201cI appreciate the question, and it\u2019s an appropriate one,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cWe\u2019re all absorbing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Newsom said Chavez has long been woven into California\u2019s history and identity, noting that the state formally recognizes Cesar Chavez Day each year.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery year the governor of California proclaims a Cesar Chavez Day. It\u2019s in the statute,\u201d Newsom said.<\/p>\n
He said the allegations have been difficult to process personally, adding that he and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom have been close with civil rights leader Dolores Huerta for decades.<\/p>\n
\u201cJen and I are very close with Dolores,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cNone of us knew.\u201d<\/p>\n
Newsom also acknowledged the broader impact the allegations may have on communities across the state, especially for students at the many schools named after Chavez.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there\u2019s close to three dozen schools in the state named after Cesar Chavez,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re just going to have to reflect on all of that and reflect on a farmworkers movement and a labor movement that was much bigger than one man and celebrate that.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said future decisions, including possible changes to names or commemorations, will require time and care.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope we have some grace in that respect, as they wonder if there is a name change or their identity to their school, to this icon that they thought one thing of, and how we process that shift,\u201d Newsom said, referring to children and communities now grappling with what the allegations may mean for schools and public places named for Chavez.<\/p>\n
Newsom said the state must remain committed to \u201cjustice,\u201d \u201ctruth,\u201d and \u201ctransparency,\u201d while supporting survivors.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to have the backs of our victims,\u201d he said. \u201cBut it\u2019s a sensitive, sensitive moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Newsom said he had not yet spoken directly to legislative leaders.<\/p>\n
Republican Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo, meanwhile, filed legislation on Wednesday to rename the holiday to Farmworker Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gov. Gavin Newsom said California is still processing the sexual abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez, calling the moment…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78838,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,16847,102848,102850,179,102849,4375,21079,1554,3290,70055,17900,1423,225,72],"class_list":["post-225859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-cesar-chavez","tag-chavez-allegation","tag-commemoration","tag-community","tag-dozen-school","tag-gov-newsom","tag-identity","tag-name","tag-newsom","tag-next-step","tag-none","tag-question","tag-state","tag-year"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225859","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=225859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}