ified ▁School ▁District ▁board ▁member , ▁Long ▁Beach ▁city ▁council w oman , ▁state ▁assembly w oman ▁and ▁state ▁sen ator . ▁The ▁dedic ation ▁ceremony ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁O ro pe za , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁at ▁age ▁ 5 3 , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Lat ina ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁Long ▁Beach ▁US D ▁school ▁board ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁council . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Cal iforn ia ▁Democr ats ▁Category : Cal iforn ia ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Assembly ▁Category : W omen ▁state ▁legisl ators ▁in ▁California ▁Category : American ▁polit icians ▁of ▁Mexican ▁descent ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Long ▁Beach , ▁California ▁Category : Cal iforn ia ▁State ▁University , ▁Long ▁Beach ▁al umn i ▁Category : D ise ase - related ▁death s ▁in ▁California ▁Category : H is pan ic ▁and ▁Lat ino ▁American ▁women ▁in ▁politics ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁elected ▁post hum ously ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁cancer ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁women ▁polit icians ▁Category : Cal iforn ia ▁city ▁council ▁members ▁Category : Sm oking ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Bre ast ▁imag ing ▁Category : Port s ▁and ▁har b ors ▁of