{"id":240848,"date":"2026-03-28T14:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T14:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/240848\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T14:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T14:28:13","slug":"berkeley-removes-covers-signs-honoring-cesar-chavez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/240848\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkeley removes, covers signs honoring Cesar Chavez"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Between Wednesday and Thursday, city workers removed a sign bearing Cesar Chavez\u2019s name, and covered up information about him, at a waterfront park. Credit: Tracey Taylor\/Berkeleyside<\/p>\n

References to Cesar Chavez have been removed and covered up at the West Berkeley park that was named in his honor.<\/p>\n

The Berkeley City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to strip the name of the labor leader<\/a> from the waterfront park after an investigation published last week<\/a> by The New York Times<\/a> uncovered allegations that Chavez sexually assaulted women and girls as young as 12. The council also directed its parks division to launch a process to pick a new name for the open space atop a former landfill.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A video posted Thursday by Martin Nicolaus, CEO of the nonprofit known until recently as the Chavez Park Conservancy<\/a>, showed two men removing a wooden sign that read \u201cCesar E. Chavez Park.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

References to Chavez have also been covered on a sign below it, including a panel that featured an illustration of him alongside the flag of the United Farm Workers union he co-founded with Dolores Huerta, one of the women who has accused Chavez of sexual assault. Other portions of the sign, such as a park map and list of rules, remained visible \u2014 but with Chavez\u2019s name redacted.<\/p>\n

\"AImages of Chavez on a sign at a \u201ctribute site\u201d honoring him and Dolores Huerta have been covered with painter\u2019s tape. Credit: Tracey Taylor\/Berkeleyside<\/p>\n

Inside the park, Chavez\u2019s name and depictions of him on signs at a solar calendar, which had been dedicated as a \u201ctribute site\u201d to him and Huerta<\/a>, were also covered with blue painter\u2019s tape.<\/p>\n

Nicolaus\u2019 organization removed Chavez\u2019s name from the heading of its website this week. He wrote in a post Thursday<\/a> that the group expects to adopt the park\u2019s next name.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/The sign honoring Chavez remained in place as of Wednesday. Credit: Tracey Taylor\/Berkeleyside<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdate: Berkeley to rename Cesar Chavez Park, signs honoring him will soon be covered<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tMarch 25, 2026March 25, 2026, 11:14 a.m.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tBerkeley lionized Cesar Chavez. Now it\u2019s reevaluating<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tMarch 18, 2026March 19, 2026, 2:41 p.m.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tBerkeley to close Cesar Chavez Park Tuesday and Wednesday as a drone tests for methane leaks<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 19, 2025May 19, 2025, 5:52 p.m.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNico Savidge is Berkeleyside’s news editor, and has covered city hall since 2021. He has reported on transportation, law enforcement, politics, education and college sports for the San Jose Mercury News,…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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