Park leads challenger Malik in fundraising for L.A.'s coastal council seat ^2.3%

Los Angeles Times - By Melissa Gomez, Sandra McDonald - 4/24/2026, 9:54 PM

Appeal to Emotion 9.9% - Self-Serving Bias 7.7% - Framing Effect 7.1%

Los Angeles City Council member Traci Park has raised more than $1.2 million for her reelection campaign in the city’s June 2 primary, more than double the amount collected by challenger Faizah Malik, according to finance reports filed this week. Malik, a civil rights attorney, reported raising roughly $454,000 in her bid for the... more

‘We’re in shock’: Farmworkers grapple with Cesar Chavez sex abuse allegations ^63%

Los Angeles Times - By Ian James, Melissa Gomez - 3/19/2026, 10:00 AM

Explosive allegations that Cesar Chavez abused girls and sexually assaulted his fellow labor activist Dolores Huerta decades ago are roiling the farmworker community, leaving many stunned at the revelations. Teresa Romero, president of United Farm Workers, condemned the acts that Chavez was accused of committing in the 1960s and 1970s... more

Push to strip Cesar Chavez’s name off streets, buildings, holidays catches fire after sex abuse allegations ^66.6%

Los Angeles Times - By Karen Garcia, Melissa Gomez, Brittny Mejia, Jaweed Kaleem - 3/18/2026, 11:58 PM

The sex abuse allegations against famed labor leader Cesar Chavez has prompted immediate calls that his name be stripped from schools, parks, streets, buildings and holidays. The claims immediately became a political issue across California and other states, where Chavez has been memorialized in many ways since his death in 1993. Gov.... more

Cesar Chavez abused girls, raped fellow labor icon Dolores Huerta, newspaper investigation finds ^92.5%

Los Angeles Times - By Karen Garcia, Richard Winton, Melissa Gomez - 3/18/2026, 2:42 PM

Cesar Chavez, the iconic labor leader, is accused of sexually assaulting two underage girls in the 1970s as well as fellow farmworker leader Dolores Huerta in the 1960s, according to an investigation from the New York Times. The allegations have sparked public outcry from elected leaders and spurred a wider reckoning of a towering figure... more