History Alum Romeo Guzmán Brings El Monte Murals Back to Life

On March 10, 1977, the El Monte City Council approved a moratorium on murals across the city after some business owners complained about the imagery. Decades later, public art has returned to the Valley Mall.

Read the story at KCET: “A 1970s Moratorium Stunted El Monte’s Mural Movement. A New Work Brings It Back to Life“.