Former L.A. County Supervisor Gloria Molina says she has terminal cancer

Gloria Molina, a trailblazing politician who made history as the first Latina elected to the state Assembly, the Los Angeles City Council and the county Board of Supervisors, said Tuesday she is suffering from terminal cancer. In a Facebook post, Molina, 74, wrote that the cancer, which she said she has been living with for three years, is “very aggressive.” She said she is being treated at City of Hope, a cancer center, and said she feels fortunate to have lived a “long, fulfilling and beautiful life.” “I’m really grateful for everyone in my life and proud of my family, career, mi gente, and the work we did on behalf of our community,” Molina wrote in the post, adding that she has a daughter and one grandchild, with another one on the way. California Outgoing L.A. County Supervisor Gloria Molina opts for new challenge As departing Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina was being honored last week for her 23 years in the office, she paused to reminisce about her rocky beginning. “Gloria was one of the earliest women to open doors for a whole bunch of other Latina women — not only in L.A., but in California.” Hernandez, who as a young lawyer met Molina in 1974, said Molina repeatedly urged Latinas to work in all levels of government.