[RightField]

Words fail me ........ had this been done in previous years? If so, I definitely was not paying attention!

[Txsleuth]

This is a joke? right??

[teenyelliott]

Tell me this is a joke.

[newgeezer]

Cesar Chavez Day. ... the city's Mona Favorite-Hill

Scrappleface?

[digger48]

I think Chili Rellenos and Huevos Rancheros have recently ceased to be my favorite food.

Back to meat and taters, I guess.

[Joe Boucher]

Don't close for Washingtons birthday, nor Licolns not even Reagans but f-ing cesar chavezes?
What the f?

[goldstategop]

San Diego is going belly-up and the bureaucrats designate another day off with pay for themselves. The public isn't deserving of endless paid vacations.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[Awestruck]

My husband who works for our county court system here in the middle of California, is off today... My friend who works for the IRS, is not off however....go figure. My little one goes to a private school and they are definitely not off today.

[taxesareforever]

I still don't know why they don't have a "Karl Marx" Day.

[SUSSA]

Cesar Chavez opposed illegal aliens because they drove wages down.

LOL

Their little commi hero didn't want the criminals here either.

[quietolong]

>> Words fail me <<<
"

[Heartofsong83]

What a dumb excuse for a holiday! There are several days that are much more real holidays that are ignored...

[CAluvdubya]

Growing up on 120 acres of grapes in the Central Valley (part of what my dad owned), I got a first hand look at Chavez and his mob tactics. It was a very scary time when he and his crew rolled into town during harvest time. They threatened the workers with raping and murdering their wives and daughters if the workers didn't join his union. Many of the workers were scared and talked to my dad about what was going on.

Under Chavez's orders, his followers slashed tractor tires and burned parts of crops. My dad gave me strict orders not to leave the house.

One day, Chavez's thugs slashed the wrong tractor tires and burned the wrong yard. They had unkowingly attacked many Japanese farmers in our community. Those farmers cried racism and got it all publicized. The pictures of burned tractors in the papers was enough to drive Chavez and his thugs out of our area.

Sorry this is so long, but after all these years this is all still very vivid. None of us felt safe (including the migrant workers) and now this guy is honored? A very sore spot with me!