California first featured bear symbolism on its flag during the Bear Flag Revolt of 1846 — decades before Monarch was ever captured. Still, the design was standardized in 1911 and finalized in 1953, ...

Hector Cuevas Jr., described as a “devout family man,” left behind a wife, two children, his parents and siblings.

“The earth includes the country which includes the state. What’s the American flag doing on top ... followed by the American one, with California’s bringing up the bottom.