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Gloria Molina, the daughter of working-class parents and an unapologetic Chicana who transformed the political landscape of Los Angeles, died Sunday night after a three-year battle with cancer.
Jesús Gloria Molina (May 31, 1948 – May 14, 2023) was an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council, the California State Assembly, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Gloria Molina, a pioneering political leader who represented the people of Los Angeles, died from terminal cancer Sunday, her daughter said.
Gloria Molina's supporters, known as "Molinistas," clashed with the Torristas. The rivalry between the politicians began after the 1981 reapportionment, when Gloria Molina, then an aide, ran against Richard Polanco in the 1982 State Assembly election. Polanco was part of a group of Latino candidates, including Richard Alatorre and Art Torres ...
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Gloria Molina Grand Park, commonly known as Grand Park, is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) park located in the civic center of Los Angeles, California.First developed in 1966 as the 'Civic Center Mall' with plazas, fountains and a Court of Flags, [2] [3] it is now a part of the larger redevelopment known as the Grand Avenue Project, with its first phase having opened in July 2012. [4]
The eulogies are coming in for pioneering Chicana politician Gloria Molina, who died Sunday night — Mother's Day — after a three-year battle with cancer. Column: Making tamales with Gloria ...
We remember Latinos who died in 2023, including Hollywood icon Raquel Welch, Hispanic statesman Bill Richardson, baseball legend Willie Hernández and pioneering Latina politician Gloria Molina.