Cesar Chavez Archives

Today’s Protests Against Racism Carry Echoes of Farmworker Equity Struggle

June 11, 2020

Across this nation, there are vehement peaceful and sometimes violent protests against the insidious racism that is literally suffocating our citizens. Many are desperately searching for the next Martin Luther King Jr., Bobby Kennedy, or Rosa Parks to galvaniz...

Biden Hires Chávez Granddaughter to Help on Latino Outreach

AP News

May 19, 2020

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's presidential campaign is bringing on the granddaughter of civil rights leader César Chávez as a senior adviser to help with Latino outreach and building out its operation in the states....

Gilbert Padilla - United Farm Workers Co-Founder

This Unsung Valley Hero Fought for the Dignity of America’s Farmworkers

Opinion

February 17, 2020

Gilbert Padilla is one of the most unheralded and relatively unknown heroes who made major contributions to the national farmworker movement between 1962 and 1980. A co-founder of the National Farm Workers A...

Opinion: Honor Chavez Legacy by Confronting UFW Corruption

Opinion

March 28, 2019

Cesar Chavez spent his life trying to improve life for farmworkers, fighting for changes he felt would bring about civil rights and justice for workers. At the end of this month, California state legislators plan to honor Cesar Chavez’s birthday as a day of pu...

Housing Project Honors Sal Gonzales Sr.’s Inspiring Legacy

Bill McEwen

June 20, 2018

One hundred and thirty-five units of affordable housing are coming to southeast Fresno. Eighty-nine of the units will be for low-income families. Forty-six will be reserved for low-income seniors. There will...

California Supreme Court Must Hear from Real Farmworkers

gvwire

September 1, 2017

, OPINION BY SILVIA LOPEZ Area farmworkers hope to tell the California Supreme Court why the state is illegally forcing us to submit to a United Farm Workers “contract” that was never negotiated with us, ...

Joseph Castro talks Chavez, Rate Hikes, Critics

David Taub

March 29, 2017

Fresno State President Dr. Joseph Castro spent a few minutes with GV Wire at today's garlanding ceremony for Cesar Chavez. We discussed what Chavez meant in his life, news of Fresno State's economic impact to the Valley, recent news of tuition hikes and even C...

As Police Departments Struggle to Find Officers, Some Cadets Exit Fresno Police Academy

Newsom Signs Law Mandating Study of Reparations for Black Americans

Poll: Fewer Than 3 in 10 California Voters View COVID-19 as a Serious Threat

State Wants Court to Punish Defiant School for Staying Open

Donations Help Local Hospital Workers With Childcare, Other Urgent Needs

Poll: Fewer Than 3 in 10 California Voters View COVID-19 as a Serious Threat

Movie Theaters, Dining Rooms and Gyms Quickly Begin Reopening

Police Reform Panel Struggles to Keep Everyone on the Same Page as Deadline Nears

Brad Paisley, Wife Fights Hunger With 1 Million Meal Pledge

Country Star and Hit Elvis Songwriter Mac Davis Dies at 78

Bubble Hockey Champions: Tampa Bay Lightning Win Stanley Cup

France to Ban Use of Wild Animals in Circuses, Marine Parks

Walters: Should California Borrow More or Tax More?

Walters: Proposition 19’s Tortuous Journey to the Ballot

If Voters Raise Taxes on Corporate Landlords, Will Small Biz Foot the Bill?

Walters: High Housing Costs Keep Californians Poor

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

The Media Has Us Thinking All Wrong About COVID

Longshot Against Devin Nunes? Arballo Will Take Those Chances

Trump to Far-Right Extremists: ‘Stand Back and Stand by’

Foreign Observers Wary of ‘Chaos,’ ‘Rancor’ in US Debate