Santa Clarita City Council Meeting from Tuesday, Febuary 28, 2023

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00:00:00 In this section of the Santa Clarita City Council Meeting, Council Member West gives the invocation in honor of Cesar Chavez, a man who dedicated his life to promoting the rights of Farm Workers and other marginalized communities. Chavez believed in peaceful protest, non-violence, and fought for better working conditions and higher wages for Farm Workers. His activism led to real change that can still be seen today, including the passage of the Agricultural Labor Relations Act in California. President Bill Clinton awarded Chavez posthumously the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civil war award. The council then proceeds …