Newsom signs bill renaming California’s Cesar Chavez Day

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill to rename the state’s holiday honoring disgraced Civil Rights leader Cesar Chavez Day to “Farmworkers Day” on Thursday.  Several states have taken similar steps to remove Chavez’s name from official charters and celebrations following accusations that the late union leader sexually abused young girls.  Two women accused…