Elected officials in California and other states are grappling with how to respond to accusations of sexual abuse by Cesar Chavez days before the March 31 holiday honoring the labor leader’s birthday. Chavez, who co-founded the United Farm Workers and has been hailed as a civil rights hero for decades, was accused of sexually abusing two underage girls in the 1970s while he was working to help immigrant farmworkers, according to a New York Times investigation. #Chavez #CesarChavez #California