Activist-turned-politician Gloria Molina, who served on the Los Angeles City Council and the county’s Board of Supervisors, as well as in the State Assembly, died Sunday, according to her family.
The statement said that for the family, Molina will be “remembered in our hearts as our loving mom and grandmother, protective oldest sister, wise tía and loyal friend. We will miss celebrating with her on Christmas Eve, hosted at her home decked out in a new theme for the holidays and nourished with handmade tamales and a holiday feast with all the trimmings.”Tributes began pouring in Sunday night.
The Weingart Foundation, a private grantmaking foundation that partners with communities across Southern California to advance racial justice, released a statement saying, ``Today, we join all Angelenos in mourning the loss of a tremendous pioneering leader ... she not only opened doors for others to follow, she transformed lives.”
The statement said she ``fought for marginalized communities so that they could have their fair share of basic services after years of disinvestment and neglect.”
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