SCR 112: Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway.
- Session Year: 2017-2018
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2018-07-06
This measure would designate a specified portion of Interstate 215 in the County of San Bernardino as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those signs.
This measure would designate a specified portion of Interstate 215 in the County of San Bernardino as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those signs.
This measure would designate a specified portion of Interstate 215 in the County of San Bernardino as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those signs.
This measure would designate a specified portion of Interstate 215 in the County of San Bernardino as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those signs.
WHEREAS, Cesar Estrada Chavez was born in Yuma, Arizona on March 31, 1927, to Juana and Librado Chavez and was one of seven children; and
WHEREAS, The Chavez family lost their store and farm in 1937, and became migrant farm workers in California; and
WHEREAS, In order to help support his family and spare his mother from the burden of working in the fields, Cesar Chavez, after having only completed the eighth grade, became a farm worker under contract to do agricultural and railroad work; and
WHEREAS, In 1946, Cesar Chavez joined the United States Navy, served two years in the Pacific, and later married Helen Febela in 1947; and
WHEREAS, In 1952, when Fred Ross recruited Cesar Chavez into the Community Service Organization (CSO), Chavez became a community organizer, first coordinating voter registration drives and eventually rising to head the organization; and
WHEREAS, Cesar Chavez left the CSO in 1962 and moved to Delano, California to start the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), where he was joined by Dolores Huerta, Gilbert Padilla, Jim Drake, and others; and
WHEREAS, Inspired by the struggle of Mahatma Gandhi and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez began the nonviolent Delano grape strike in 1965 and the mostly Mexican NFWA joined the Filipino Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC); and
WHEREAS, Farm workers marched 300 miles from the community of Delano to the State Capitol in Sacramento in a pilgrimage that ended on Easter Sunday; and
WHEREAS, The NFWA signed its first contract with Schenley Industries, Inc., a liquor conglomerate with a small grape ranch, and the NFWA and AWOC merged to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) of the United Farm Workers (UFW); and
WHEREAS, In 1967, striking farm workers and supporters began a national boycott of California table grapes and Cesar Chavez began a fast in 1968 in Delano that lasted for 25 days; and
WHEREAS, The UFW signed three-year contracts with the Delano growers in 1970, ending the grape strike and boycott; and
WHEREAS, When Salinas County lettuce and vegetable growers signed with the Teamsters Union, the UFW protested the deal and declared a strike and boycott; and
WHEREAS, In 1972, the UFW was admitted as a full member to the AFL-CIO, won a majority of union elections, and California passed the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act (CALRA), the first law that recognized the rights of farm workers to organize and bargain collectively; and
WHEREAS, Cesar Chavez, who was an American labor leader and a civil rights activist, died on April 23, 1993; and
WHEREAS, His funeral in the community of Delano was attended by more than 40,000 people, and Arturo S. Rodriguez was named the new UFW president; and
WHEREAS, In 1994, Cesar Chavez was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President William J. Clinton; and
WHEREAS, California established March 31 in 2000 as a state holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez; and
WHEREAS, The Cesar E. Chavez commemorative stamp was issued by the United States Postal Service in 2003; and
WHEREAS, As of 2009, eight states, Arizona, California, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin, have recognized Cesar Chavezs birthday, March 31, as a state holiday; and
WHEREAS, In 2012, President Barack H. Obama established the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene in the County of Kern, California; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of Interstate 215 from post mile 12.75 to the interchange of Interstates 215 and 15, post mile 17.75, in the County of San Bernardino as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, Cesar Estrada Chavez was born in Yuma, Arizona on March 31, 1927, to Juana and Librado Chavez and was one of seven children; and
WHEREAS, The Chavez family lost their store and farm in 1937, and became migrant farm workers in California; and
WHEREAS, In order to help support his family and spare his mother from the burden of working in the fields, Cesar Chavez, after having only completed the eighth grade, became a farm worker under contract to do agricultural and railroad work; and
WHEREAS, In 1946, Cesar Chavez joined the United States Navy, served two years in the Pacific, and later married Helen Febela in 1947; and
WHEREAS, In 1952, when Fred Ross recruited Cesar Chavez into the Community Service Organization (CSO), Chavez became a community organizer, first coordinating voter registration drives and eventually rising to head the organization; and
WHEREAS, Cesar Chavez left the CSO in 1962 and moved to Delano, California to start the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), where he was joined by Dolores Huerta, Gilbert Padilla, Jim Drake, and others; and
WHEREAS, Inspired by the struggle of Mahatma Gandhi and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez began the nonviolent Delano grape strike in 1965 and the mostly Mexican NFWA joined the Filipino Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC); and
WHEREAS, Farm workers marched 300 miles from the community of Delano to the State Capitol in Sacramento in a pilgrimage that ended on Easter Sunday; and
WHEREAS, The NFWA signed its first contract with Schenley Industries, Inc., a liquor conglomerate with a small grape ranch, and the NFWA and AWOC merged to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) of the United Farm Workers (UFW); and
WHEREAS, In 1967, striking farm workers and supporters began a national boycott of California table grapes and Cesar Chavez began a fast in 1968 in Delano that lasted for 25 days; and
WHEREAS, The UFW signed three-year contracts with the Delano growers in 1970, ending the grape strike and boycott; and
WHEREAS, When Salinas County lettuce and vegetable growers signed with the Teamsters Union, the UFW protested the deal and declared a strike and boycott; and
WHEREAS, In 1972, the UFW was admitted as a full member to the AFL-CIO, won a majority of union elections, and California passed the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act (CALRA), the first law that recognized the rights of farm workers to organize and bargain collectively; and
WHEREAS, Cesar Chavez, who was an American labor leader and a civil rights activist, died on April 23, 1993; and
WHEREAS, His funeral in the community of Delano was attended by more than 40,000 people, and Arturo S. Rodriguez was named the new UFW president; and
WHEREAS, In 1994, Cesar Chavez was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President William J. Clinton; and
WHEREAS, California established March 31 in 2000 as a state holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez; and
WHEREAS, The Cesar E. Chavez commemorative stamp was issued by the United States Postal Service in 2003; and
WHEREAS, As of 2009, eight states, Arizona, California, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin, have recognized Cesar Chavezs birthday, March 31, as a state holiday; and
WHEREAS, In 2012, President Barack H. Obama established the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene in the County of Kern, California; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of Interstate 215 from post mile 12.75 to the interchange of Interstates 215 and 15, post mile 17.75, in the County of San Bernardino as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, Cesar Estrada Chavez was born in Yuma, Arizona on March 31, 1927, to Juana and Librado Chavez and was one of seven children; and
WHEREAS, The Chavez family lost their store and farm in 1937, and became migrant farm workers in California; and
WHEREAS, In order to help support his family and spare his mother from the burden of working in the fields, Cesar Chavez, after having only completed the eighth grade, became a farm worker under contract to do agricultural and railroad work; and
WHEREAS, In 1946, Cesar Chavez joined the United States Navy, served two years in the Pacific, and later married Helen Febela in 1947; and
WHEREAS, In 1952, when Fred Ross recruited Cesar Chavez into the Community Service Organization (CSO), Chavez became a community organizer, first coordinating voter registration drives and eventually rising to head the organization; and
WHEREAS, Cesar Chavez left the CSO in 1962 and moved to Delano, California to start the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), where he was joined by Dolores Huerta, Gilbert Padilla, Jim Drake, and others; and
WHEREAS, Inspired by the struggle of Mahatma Gandhi and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez began the nonviolent Delano grape strike in 1965 and the mostly Mexican NFWA joined the Filipino Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC); and
WHEREAS, Farm workers marched 300 miles from the community of Delano to the State Capitol in Sacramento in a pilgrimage that ended on Easter Sunday; and
WHEREAS, The NFWA signed its first contract with Schenley Industries, Inc., a liquor conglomerate with a small grape ranch, and the NFWA and AWOC merged to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) of the United Farm Workers (UFW); and
WHEREAS, In 1967, Striking striking farm workers and supporters began a national boycott of California table grapes and Cesar Chavez began a fast in 1968 in Delano that lasted for 25 days; and
WHEREAS, The UFW signed three-year contracts with the Delano growers in 1970, ending the grape strike and boycott; and
WHEREAS, When Salinas County lettuce and vegetable growers signed with the Teamsters Union, the UFW protested the deal and declared a strike and boycott; and
WHEREAS, In 1972, the UFW was admitted as a full member to the AFL-CIO in 1972, AFL-CIO, won a majority of union elections, and California passed the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act (CALRA), the first law that recognized the rights of farm workers to organize and bargain collectively; and
WHEREAS, Cesar Chavez, who was an American labor leader and a civil rights activist, died on April 23, 1993; and
WHEREAS, His funeral in the community of Delano was attended by more than 40,000 people people, and Arturo S. Rodriguez was named the new UFW president; and
WHEREAS, In 1994, Cesar Chavez was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President William J. Clinton; and
WHEREAS, California established March 31 in 2000 as a state holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez; and
WHEREAS, The Cesar E. Chavez commemorative stamp was issued by the United States Postal Service in 2003; and
WHEREAS, As of 2009, eight states, Arizona, California, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin, have recognized Cesar Chavez's Chavezs birthday, March 31, as a state holiday; and
WHEREAS, In 2012, President Barack H. Obama established the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene in the County of Kern, California; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of Interstate 215 from post mile 12.75 to the interchange of Interstates 215 and 15 to five miles south of the interchange 15, post mile 17.75, in the County of San Bernardino as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, Cesar Estrada Chavez was born in Yuma, Arizona on March 31, 1927, to Juana and Librado Chavez and was one of seven children; and
WHEREAS, The Chavez family lost their store and farm in 1937, and became migrant farm workers in California; and
WHEREAS, In order to help support his family and spare his mother from the burden of working in the fields, Cesar Chavez, after having only completed the eighth grade, became a farm worker under contract to do agricultural and railroad work; and
WHEREAS, In 1946, Cesar Chavez joined the United States Navy, served two years in the Pacific, and later married Helen Febela in 1947; and
WHEREAS, In 1952, when Fred Ross recruited Cesar Chavez into the Community Service Organization (CSO), Chavez became a community organizer, first coordinating voter registration drives and eventually rising to head the organization; and
WHEREAS, Cesar Chavez left the CSO in 1962 and moved to Delano, California to start the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), where he was joined by Dolores Huerta, Gilbert Padilla, Jim Drake, and others; and
WHEREAS, Inspired by the struggle of Mahatma Gandhi and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez began the nonviolent Delano grape strike in 1965 and the mostly Mexican NFWA joined the Filipino Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC); and
WHEREAS, Farm workers marched 300 miles from the community of Delano to the State Capitol in Sacramento in a pilgrimage that ended on Easter Sunday; and
WHEREAS, The NFWA signed its first contract with Schenley Industries, Inc., a liquor conglomerate with a small grape ranch, and the NFWA and AWOC merged to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) of the United Farm Workers (UFW); and
WHEREAS, In 1967, Striking farm workers and supporters began a national boycott of California table grapes and Cesar Chavez began a fast in 1968 in Delano that lasted for 25 days; and
WHEREAS, The UFW signed three-year contracts with the Delano growers in 1970, ending the grape strike and boycott; and
WHEREAS, When Salinas County lettuce and vegetable growers signed with the Teamsters Union, the UFW protested the deal and declared a strike and boycott; and
WHEREAS, In 1972, the UFW was admitted as a full member to the AFL-CIO in 1972, won a majority of union elections, and California passed the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act (CALRA), the first law that recognized the rights of farm workers to organize and bargain collectively; and
WHEREAS, Cesar Chavez, who was an American labor leader and a civil rights activist, died on April 23, 1993; and
WHEREAS, His funeral in the community of Delano was attended by more than 40,000 people and Arturo S. Rodriguez was named the new UFW president; and
WHEREAS, In 1994, Cesar Chavez was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President William J. Clinton; and
WHEREAS, California established March 31 in 2000 as a state holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez; and
WHEREAS, The Cesar E. Chavez commemorative stamp was issued by the United States Postal Service in 2003; and
WHEREAS, As of 2009, eight states, Arizona, California, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin, have recognized Cesar Chavez's birthday, March 31, as a state holiday; and
WHEREAS, In 2012, President Barack H. Obama established the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene in the County of Kern, California; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of Interstate 215 from the interchange of Interstates 215 and 15 to five miles south of the interchange in the County of San Bernardino as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.
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Date
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Status
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| Jul 6, 2018 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 118, Statutes of 2018. |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2:15 p.m. |
| Jun 28, 2018 | In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| Jun 28, 2018 | Read. Adopted. Ordered to the Senate. |
| Jun 26, 2018 | From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 25). |
| May 31, 2018 | Referred to Com. on TRANS. |
| May 21, 2018 | In Assembly. Held at Desk. |
| May 21, 2018 | Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| May 16, 2018 | From consent calendar. |
| May 15, 2018 | Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. |
| May 14, 2018 | From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. |
| May 8, 2018 | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| May 4, 2018 | Set for hearing May 14. |
| May 1, 2018 | From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Apr 24, 2018 | Set for hearing May 1. |
| Mar 15, 2018 | Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. |
| Mar 5, 2018 | Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS. |
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| Jun 28, 2018 | SCR 112 Leyva Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Jun 25, 2018 | Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. | Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation |
Passed |
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| May 21, 2018 | Senate 3rd Reading SCR112 Leyva | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| May 1, 2018 | Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing |
Passed |
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| Chicano Latino Caucus Of San Bernardino County | ** Support | Jun 22, 2018 |
Date of Hearing: June 25, 2018
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Jim Frazier, Chair
SBPCA Bill Id:SCR 112
Author:(Leyva) – As Amended Ver:May 8, 2018
SENATE VOTE: 38-0
SUBJECT: Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway
SUMMARY: Designates a portion of Interstate 215 (I-215) in San Bernardino County as the "Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway". Specifically, this resolution:
- Recounts the life and accomplishments of Cesar Chavez, an American labor leader and civil rights activist who died on April 23, 1993.
- Designates the portion of I-215 from post mile 12.75 to the interchange of I-215 and I-15 in San Bernardino County as the "Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway".
- Requests that the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) determine the cost of appropriate signs, consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing the special designation and, upon receiving donations from non-state sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
EXISTING LAW: Assigns Caltrans the responsibility of operating and maintaining state highways. This includes the installation and maintenance of highway signs.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown, but the resolution requests that Caltrans only erect the appropriate signage upon receiving donations from non-state sources covering the cost.
COMMENTS: Cesar Estrada Chavez founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later merged with another workers union to form the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee of the United Farm Workers. Mr. Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who died on April 23, 1993. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Clinton. In 2000 California established March 31 as a state holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez. In 2012 President Obama established the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene within Kern County.
The author states that the purpose of this resolution is to honor the life and public service of Cesar Chavez by naming a portion of I-215 in San Bernardino County in his honor. This freeway segment leads to the local Cesar Chavez Middle School.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
Chicano Latino Caucus of San Bernardino County
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Eric Thronson / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
Office of Senate Floor Analyses (916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) 327-4478 | SCR |
CONSENT
Bill No: SCR 112
:
SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 12-0, 5/1/18
AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Dodd, Gaines, Galgiani, McGuire, Morrell, Roth, Vidak, Wieckowski, Wiener
NO VOTE RECORDED: Skinner
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
DIGEST:
This resolution designates a portion of Interstate 215 in San Bernardino County in honor of Cesar Chavez.
ANALYSIS: This resolution designates the portion of Interstate 215 from the interchange of Interstates 215 and I5 to five miles south of the interchange in the County of San Bernardino as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway. This resolution requests the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs and, upon receiving sufficient donations from non-state sources, to erect those signs.
Background
Cesar Estrada Chavez founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later merged with another workers union to form the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee of the United Farm Workers. Mr. Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who died on April 23, 1993. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Clinton. In 2000, California established March 31 as a state holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez. In 2012, President Obama established the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene in Kern County.
Comments
Purpose. The purpose of this resolution is to honor the life and service of Cesar Chavez by naming a portion of Interstate 215 after him. This freeway segment leads to the local Cesar Chavez middle school.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Local: No
Chicano Latino Caucus of San Bernardino County
OPPOSITION: (Verified 5/15/18)
None received
5/16/18 10:54:29
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING
Senator Jim Beall, Chair
2017 - 2018 Regular
Bill No: SCR 112 Hearing Date: 5/1/2018
Author: | Leyva | ||
Version: | 3/5/2018 | ||
Urgency: | No | Fiscal: | Yes |
Consultant: | Randy Chinn | ||
SUBJECT: Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway
DIGEST: This bill designates a portion of Interstate 215 in San Bernardino County in honor of Cesar Chavez.
ANALYSIS:
The committee has adopted a policy regarding the naming of state highways or structures. Under the policy, the committee will consider only those resolutions that meet all of the following criteria:
- The person being honored must have provided extraordinary public service or some exemplary contribution to the public good and have a connection to the community where the highway or structure is located.
- The person being honored must be deceased.
- The naming must be done without cost to the state. Costs for signs and plaques must be paid by local or private sources.
- The author or co-author of the resolution must represent the district in which the facility is located, and the resolution must identify the specific highway segment or structure being named.
- The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles in length.
- The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus and be without local opposition.
- The proposed designation may not supersede an existing designation unless the sponsor can document that a good faith effort has uncovered no opposition to rescinding the prior designation.
This resolution designates the portion of Interstate 215 from the interchange of Interstates 215 and I5 to five miles south of the interchange in the County of San Bernardino as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway. The Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs and, upon receiving sufficient donations from non-state sources, to erect those signs.
COMMENTS
- Purpose. The purpose of this resolution is to honor the life and service of Cesar Chavez by naming a portion of Interstate 215 after him. This freeway segment leads to the local Cesar Chavez middle school.
- Background on Cesar Chavez. Cesar Estrada Chavez founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later merged with another workers union to form the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee of the United Farm Workers. Mr. Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who died on April 23, 1993. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Clinton. In 2000 California established March 31 as a state holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez. In 2012 President Obama established the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene in Kern County.
- Consistent with Committee Policy. This resolution is consistent with the provisions of the committee’s policy on highway designation. However, the highway designation should be clarified to remove any ambiguities after a discussion with Caltrans.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Local: No
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on Wednesday,
April 25, 2018.)
SUPPORT:
Chicano Latino Caucus of San Bernardino County
OPPOSITION:
None received.
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