LA Supervisor Hilda Solis Orders County Flags Lowered to Half-Staff for Dolores Huerta
Official nationwide half-staff orders are generally reserved for high officials, military members, first responders – personal lowering of one’s own flag is entirely appropriate
By Katy Grimes, October 28, 2026 11:55 am
Los Angeles County Board Chair Supervisor Hilda Solis today ordered all county flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of union labor leader Dolores Huerta, who just died at age 96.
Dolores Huerta was a notorious farm labor union activist. Darling of the left and an openly socialist admirer of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Huerta said publicly she believed that “Republicans hate Latinos.” Huerta encouraged illegal immigrants to join with labor unions in agitating against their employers. She was an honorary chair of the Democratic Socialists of America and praised dictator Chavez in 2006 for his policies in Venezuela, asking, “why can’t we do that here in the United States?” the Blaze reported.
“Lowering our flags is a sign of respect for Dolores and the extraordinary mark she left on the labor movement and generations of people who continue to fight for workers’ rights and dignity,” said Board Chair Solis. “Her legacy will endure in the lives she touched and the work she inspired.”
The U.S. flag is authorized to fly at half-staff primarily under 4 U.S.C. § 7(m) (the Flag Code), by presidential order or proclamation, or by a state/territorial governor (or the Mayor of D.C.) in specified cases.
Governors and the Mayor of the District of Columbia may order the national flag at half-staff within their jurisdiction for: the death of a present or former official of that government; the death of a member of the Armed Forces from that jurisdiction who dies while serving on active duty; and the death of a first responder working in that jurisdiction who dies in the line of duty.
The Flag Code sets specific durations (typically observed via presidential direction for federal properties):
- President or former President: 30 days from the day of death.
- Vice President, Chief Justice or a retired Chief Justice, or Speaker of the House: 10 days from the day of death.
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Secretary of an executive or military department, former Vice President, or Governor of a state/territory/possession: from the day of death until interment.
- Member of Congress (Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico): the day of death and the following day.
Official nationwide half-staff orders are generally reserved for high officials, military members, first responders, foreign dignitaries, or national tragedies. They are not routine for ordinary private citizens. However, personal lowering of one’s own flag is entirely appropriate.
Dolores Huerta has a history of race-baiting activism, even working against farm workers who did not want to be unionized.
Huerta even called for the removal of former California Governor Pete Wilson’s statue from Horton Plaza in San Diego. Wilson, who also served as U.S. Senator and Mayor of San Diego, was targeted by Hispanic and LGBT activists over his support for Proposition 187, a 1994 initiative passed by 60% of California voters, that would have made illegal immigrants ineligible for publicly funded social services, publicly funded health care services, and all levels of public education.
RIP Dolores Huerta.
A California native and Navy mom, Katy lives in Sacramento, CA.
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