$350,000 memorial for farm workers is open after renovation

June 23, 2017 4:05 PM PT

Renovation of an agricultural workers memorial at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa is finished, and it will have an official reopening ceremony in August, officials said Thursday.

“Table of Dignity,” designed by Ricardo Mendoza and Josh Sarantitis, had to be closed off and rebuilt last year because of structural concerns. It was originally unveiled on Labor Day 2015.

The problems caused the project to go far over budget, from an original $90,000 to about $350,000, with most of the funds allocated toward the rebuilding work.

“Table of Dignity,” near the fairgrounds’ Centennial Farm, is composed of two rammed-earth portals with a table between them. A large boulder is embedded in the table.

The public rededication is scheduled for 3 p.m. Aug. 4. The memorial is open for viewing before then.

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Bradley Zint

Bradley Zint left Times Community News in 2018. He was a general assignment reporter for the Daily Pilot, where he worked since 2010. At the Pilot, he also was a copy editor, classical music columnist and reporter covering Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. He previously worked in Hermosa Beach, Long Beach, Alaska and Massachusetts. He is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach, where he served as editor-in-chief of its campus newspaper, the Daily 49er.

$350,000 memorial for farm workers is open after renovation

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