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San Diego Colleges Rename Chávez Campus Amid Misconduct Allegations

4/7/2026

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Chávez Legacy Reevaluation

The San Diego Community College District temporarily renamed the César E. Chávez Campus to Harbor View amid sexual misconduct allegations against Chávez, and will seek a permanent name.
The New York Times reported accusations from women as young as 12, including Dolores Huerta, who says Chávez raped her in 1966.
The San Diego Unified School District is renaming a Chávez-named school amid reassessment of his legacy.

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Chávez Misconduct Fallout

César Chávez faces sexual misconduct allegations from multiple women, including Jennifer Andrea Porras, who says he made unwanted advances toward her in the 1990s when she was 18.
Ana Murguia and Debra Rojas allege Chávez abused them as minors, with Rojas saying she was raped at 15.
California lawmakers voted to remove Chávez's name from the calendar, renaming it Farmworkers Day, and statues and murals honoring him are taken down.

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Chávez Legacy Reevaluation

The San Diego Community College District temporarily renamed the César E. Chávez Campus to Harbor View amid sexual misconduct allegations against Chávez, and will seek a permanent name.
The New York Times reported accusations from women as young as 12, including Dolores Huerta, who says Chávez raped her in 1966.
The San Diego Unified School District is renaming a Chávez-named school amid reassessment of his legacy.

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