|California Senate Bill 984 was signed into law in August of
2000. Through this legislation California joins Texas and
Arizona in recognizing the life and work of César Chávez,
founder of the United Farm Workers. To: News Editor From: Sam
Rodrigo Jones, Publisher Subject: News spread explaining the
Chávez Recognition Day The new holiday recognizing César Chávez
that the governor recently signed needs a big write up in the
paper. Many young people don't even know who César Chávez was
and what he did that makes people want a special recognition day
for him in California. We need to get a jump on the TV news for
once and come up with a great spread that features the life and
work of Chávez and why people need to remember him. Include lots
of pictures, some interviews if you can. Hold a meeting with the
news staff and get on it right away! You are a reporter on the
California Times newspaper staff. Your editor wants you to write
an article about an achievement of César Chávez for the feature
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