California quickly moved to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in the wake of allegations the labor leader abused women and girls.

Less than two weeks before the annual holiday celebrating Chavez, the California state assembly and state senate said they were introducing a bill to redesignate the day.

Following shocking allegations that Chavez sexually abused girls and the co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America union, Dolores Huerta, there have been calls to rename the many institutions, events and memorials across California and the US honoring Chavez.

Celebrations for the civil rights leader in California, Texas and Arizona, where Chavez was born, have been canceled.

And leaders across California, where Chavez helped galvanize a movement for farmworker rights, are also taking steps to rename the many public places that bear his name. San Diego officials said they are considering renaming Cesar Chavez Parkway, a major thoroughfare in the city, as well as nearly dozen parks and public buildings named after Chavez.