{"id":228096,"date":"2026-03-20T05:46:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T05:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/228096\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T05:46:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T05:46:37","slug":"ufw-pause-of-cesar-chavez-day-celebrations-prompts-changes-across-kern-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/228096\/","title":{"rendered":"UFW pause of Cesar Chavez Day celebrations prompts changes across Kern County"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 Just one day after the United Farm Workers Union<\/a> announced it is pausing Cesar Chavez Day celebrations, the decision is already prompting changes across Kern County.<\/p>\n

The union said it made the move after what it called \u201ctroubling allegations\u201d against one of its founders, Cesar Chavez. <\/p>\n

\"FILE<\/p>\n

The union said some of the most serious claims involve alleged abuse of young women or minors, and said the accusations go against its core values.<\/p>\n

The Cesar Chavez Foundation said<\/a> the allegations are \u201cshocking, incredibly disappointing, and deeply painful.\u201d <\/p>\n

The foundation added, \u201cThe Movement was never about one man \u2013 it belonged to the people who built it, and it belongs to the communities we continue to serve today.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Bakersfield, the city said it is terminating plans to rename a street after Chavez following the developments.<\/p>\n

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Local school districts are also responding by pausing celebrations and monitoring the situation. <\/p>\n

The Bakersfield City School District<\/a> and the Kern High School District shared statements saying their priority is keeping campuses safe and welcoming.<\/p>\n

At Cesar E. Chavez High School in Delano, a new Change.org petition <\/a>is calling for the school\u2019s name to be changed. <\/p>\n

The petition urges leaders to re-examine school names and symbols, saying they should reflect values that make students feel safe, respected, and inspired. <\/p>\n

\"KBAK\/KBFX\"<\/p>\n

It adds, \u201cThis change would honor and validate the experiences of those who have suffered and survived, ensuring they know the community stands with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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At the state level, Sen. Shannon Grove also weighed in on X, encouraging a shift away from Cesar Chavez Day toward broader recognition of farm workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 Just one day after the United Farm Workers Union announced it is pausing Cesar Chavez…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228097,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-228096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228096","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=228096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}