Remembering the Life of Labor and Civil Rights Leader Dolores Huerta

Dolores Huerta is being remembered across the country as an iconic leader of the United Farm Workers and a pioneering feminist and civil rights advocate. But she was rooted right here in California. And when she died Wednesday at the age of 96, she was at home in Bakersfield.

Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED

Elected officials in Kern County, where Dolores Huerta lived and worked are remembering her legacy.

Reporter: Amaray Alvarez, KVPR

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The Monterey County Jail is back to regular operations after a three-hour lockdown Tuesday, while Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were present in the parking lot.

Reporter: Ellie Prickett-Morgan, KAZU

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