The California reckoning after Cesar Chavez’s fall - Politico

California lawmakers pass bill renaming César Chavez Day after sexual abuse allegations

The change comes after allegations became public last week that Chavez had sexually abused girls and women during his days building a major farmworker labor rights movement in the 1960s in California's agricultural heartland.

The second death of Cesar Chavez and his legacy

Accusations of sexual abuse by the famed union leader and champion of farmworker rights Cesar Chavez broke his legacy and those who admired him.

California Renames Cesar Chavez Holiday After Sex Abuse Revelations - The New York Times

Cesar Chavez allegations stirring discussion about Utah streets named for the man - KSL.com

Court blocks California effort to stop Republican sheriff’s ballot recount

<p>Riverside county sheriff had last month seized more than 650,000 ballots cast in the state’s November special election</p><p>California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, is seeking a court order to stop the Riverside county sheriff’s department from continuing its recount of ballots from the November 2025 special election.</p><p>The LA Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-24/state-ag-takes-riverside-county-sheriff-to-court-over-seized-ballots">reports</a> that Bonta filed a petition with the fourth appellate district on Monday, writing that “the Sheriff’s misguided investigation threatens to sow distrust and jeopardize public confidence” in upcoming elections.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/california-attorney-general-rob-bonta-ballot-recounting">Continue reading...</a>

Exclusive: Obama urged Newsom on California's Prop 50 redistricting push

<iframe src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/ntoBDc7c-AeXnLRNE.html" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" allowfullscreen ></iframe><p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom called former President Barack Obama before launching his aggressive <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/10/09/california-proposition-50-redistricting-congress-election-2025" target="_blank">Proposition 50</a> redistricting push, expecting a warning to play it safe. Instead, he was told to push ahead.</p><p><strong>State of play:</strong> Newsom said during an interview on "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc5F2y4laofG8BBeKLfc1h_wLFO0Gjx3M" target="_blank">The Axios Show</a>" that he went into the call "very nervous," not to secure Obama's endorsement but to get a gut check on a strategy he knew could divide Democrats.</p><hr><ul><li>He expected Obama — long associated with the party's "when they go low, we go high" ethos — to urge caution rather than provide the encouragement that helped c...