An effort to rename Cesar Chavez Street in St. Paul begins Thursday.
The late, famous labor leader recently came under fire for sexual assault allegations prompting city leaders to take action on the issue.
Locals can weigh in on that change as the West Side Community Organization hosts a listening session to gather community input.
Two more meetings to talk about the name change, will happen on July 25 and on the 28, before residents and property owners will get to vote on a new name in August.
Minnesota lawmakers have already voted to repeal the March 31st Cesar Chavez Day in the state. Similar bills have moved through other states considering removing their Cesar Chavez Days.
Latino leaders and community groups quickly condemned the alleged abuse by Chavez which came to light earlier this year. Chavez died in California in 1993 at age 66.
Chavez is known nationally for his early organizing in the fields, a hunger strike, a grape boycott and eventual victory in getting growers to negotiate with farmworkers for better wages and working conditions.
