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Gloria Molina, Chicana who blazed paths across L.A. politics, dies
BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO COLUMNIST
MAY 14, 2023 8:43 PM PT
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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.
Her death at her home in Mount Washington, surrounded by her family, was confirmed in a Facebook post on Molina’s official account. She was 74.
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2023-05-14/gloria-molina-dead
