The name of San Jose activist Cesar Chavez will stay on a U.S. Navy ship, after a local lawmaker pushed the federal government to continue honoring his name and legacy. An Aug. 1 letter from U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan confirmed the federal government will not rename the USNS Cesar Chavez, a ship recognizing the historic figure. The letter is in response to a call from Reps. Sam Liccardo and Gil Cisneros last month to preserve the ship’s name in recognition of Chavez as a veteran and civil and labor rights movement leader. The letter said the future…
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