Obituaries
Los Angeles City Leaders Join Hundreds Downtown To Honor Dolores Huerta's Legacy At Candlelight Vigil
The crowd gathered under her larger-than-life mural, painted by Robert Vargas, with Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna in attendance.
October 29, 2026
Los Angeles city leaders joined hundreds of people downtown to honor the life and legacy of labor activist and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta after she died at 96 on Wednesday.
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The crowd gathered under her larger-than-life mural, painted by Robert Vargas, with city and county officials like Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna also in attendance.
"She could be at the White House one day and then in a small, informal meeting helping teachers the next, and be just as humble," said Chris Zepeda-Millan, an educator who was at the vigil. "I think that was an inspiration."
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