SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 28 -- The California Attorney General issued the following press release:

OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement on the passing of labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta:

"Dolores Huerta was a friend, a mentor, a source of inspiration and guidance, and a lifelong hero of mine.

Her activism and inspiration touched countless lives, and her ongoing legacy will surely touch countless more in the years ahead. I'm grateful she had such an influence on my own life. From my early days growing up in the headquarters of the United Farmworkers of America, to my time in public office, she was a constant, firm, irresistible force for justice and needed change.

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