{"id":209531,"date":"2026-03-18T08:27:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/209531\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T08:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:27:47","slug":"cesar-e-chavez-march-canceled-after-disturbing-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/209531\/","title":{"rendered":"Cesar E. Chavez march canceled after ‘disturbing’ allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Antonio\u2019s Cesar E. Chavez march has been canceled in light of \u201cdisturbing allegations\u201d surrounding the event\u2019s namesake, who died in 1993.<\/p>\n

Leaders of a local nonprofit alerted City Council members<\/a> earlier this month that they needed scrap the March 28 event due to a sensitive matter.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the national Cesar Chavez Foundation released a statement<\/a> saying it had become aware that Chavez \u201cengaged in inappropriate sexual behavior with women and minors\u201d during his time as president of the United Farm Workers of America.<\/p>\n

San Antonians have marched from the West Side to downtown in honor of Ch\u00e1vez\u2019s legacy ever since 1997.<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s website<\/a> called him \u201ca role model and true American hero,\u201d noting that Chavez \u201cloved San Antonio and visited many times to organize and mobilize for La Causa.\u201d<\/p>\n

As it stands, Cesar E. Chavez Day, remains a municipal holiday on March 31.<\/p>\n

The local nonprofit, Cesar E. Chavez Legacy & Educational Foundation (CECLEF), said the community<\/a> should take the day to participate in other \u201ccivic endeavors\u201d and \u201ccontinue committing themselves to being of service to others.\u201d<\/p>\n

The City of San Antonio budgets $200,000<\/a> annually for CECLEF to help fund the march.<\/p>\n

Approximately $60,000 of that has been spent to date, according to city spokesman Brian Chasnoff, but the foundation told city leaders that it plans to return the money.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear what will happen to other Chavez memorials in San Antonio. The council even renamed historic Durango Boulevard<\/a> in his honor in 2011.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrea Drusch writes about local government for the San Antonio Report. She’s covered politics in Washington, D.C., and Texas for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, National Journal and Politico.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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