Artist paints over Santa Ana Cesar Chavez mural to honor another labor leader

A Santa Ana Cesar Chavez mural is getting a redo by the artist who originally painted it. Abram Moya Jr. said the repainting just has to get done after the disappointing allegations against Chavez came to light.

The 76-year-old said he’s honoring a lesser-known labor organizer who pre-dated Chavez — Bert Corona.  Moya said he originally wanted to honor Corona in the Jackson Street mural five years ago.

“My original suggestion was to put Bert Corona here in the first place, but the community wanted Cesar Chavez,” he said…

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