This measure would designate a specified portion of State Route 134 in Los Angeles County between State Route 2 and Interstate 210 as the President Barack H. Obama 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 that cost, to erect those signs.

This measure would designate a specified portion of State Route 134 in Los Angeles County between State Route 2 and Interstate 210 as the President Barack H. Obama 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 that cost, to erect those signs.

This measure would designate a specified portion of State Route 134 in Los Angeles County between State Route 2 and Interstate 210 as the President Barack H. Obama 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 that cost, to erect those signs.

This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway Route 134 in Los Angeles County between State Highway Route 2 and Interstate 210 as the President Barack H. Obama 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 that cost, to erect those signs.

This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway 134 in Los Angeles County between State Highway 2 and Interstate 210 as the President Barack H. Obama 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 that cost, to erect those signs.

WHEREAS, With a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas, President Barack Hussein Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He was raised with help from his grandfather, who served under General George S. Patton in the United States Army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management at a bank; and

WHEREAS, President Obama came from a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, where hard work and education were the means of getting ahead, and where the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others; and

WHEREAS, President Obama obtained his early education in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hawaii and spent two years at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, inclusive, which played a major role in determining his future. He made his first political speech there on February 18, 1981, as part of a movement to persuade the Occidental Board of Trustees to divest the college of its investments in South Africa; and

WHEREAS, After working his way through college with the help of scholarships and student loans, President Obama moved to Chicago, where he worked with a group of churches to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants; and

WHEREAS, He received a B.A. in 1983 from Columbia University in New York City and worked as a community organizer in Chicago, Illinois. He later studied law at Harvard University, where he became the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review, and received his J.D. in 1991. Upon graduation from Harvard Law School, he returned to Chicago to help lead a voter registration drive, teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and continue his community service; and

WHEREAS, President Obama became a State Senator from Illinois from 1997 to 2004, inclusive, and was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2004, and served from January 3, 2005, to November 16, 2008, inclusive. He was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008. After being reelected in 2012, President Obama completed his second and final term on January 20, 2017; and

WHEREAS, President Obama and his wife, Michelle, are the proud parents of two daughters, Malia and Sasha; and

WHEREAS, His story is the American story values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others; and

WHEREAS, In recognition of President Barack Hussein Obamas more than two decades of dedicated public service to the citizens of the United States and the State of California, it is fitting to designate a portion of State Route 134 in his honor; 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 State Route 134 from State Route 2 to Interstate 210 in Los Angeles County as the President Barack H. Obama 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 the 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, With a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas, President Barack Hussein Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He was raised with help from his grandfather, who served under General George S. Patton in the United States Army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management at a bank; and

WHEREAS, President Obama came from a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, where hard work and education were the means of getting ahead, and where the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others; and

WHEREAS, President Obama obtained his early education in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hawaii and spent two years at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, inclusive, which played a major role in determining his future. He made his first political speech there on February 18, 1981, as part of a movement to persuade the Occidental Board of Trustees to divest the college of its investments in South Africa; and

WHEREAS, After working his way through college with the help of scholarships and student loans, President Obama moved to Chicago, where he worked with a group of churches to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants; and

WHEREAS, He received a B.A. in 1983 from Columbia University in New York City and worked as a community organizer in Chicago, Illinois. He later studied law at Harvard University, where he became the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review, and received his J.D. in 1991. Upon graduation from Harvard Law School, he returned to Chicago to help lead a voter registration drive, teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and continue his community service; and

WHEREAS, President Obama became a State Senator from Illinois from 1997 to 2004, inclusive, and was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2004, and served from January 3, 2005, to November 16, 2008, inclusive. He was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008. After being reelected in 2012, President Obama completed his second and final term on January 20, 2017; and

WHEREAS, President Obama and his wife, Michelle, are the proud parents of two daughters, Malia and Sasha; and

WHEREAS, His story is the American story values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others; and

WHEREAS, In recognition of President Barack Hussein Obamas more than two decades of dedicated public service to the citizens of the United States and the State of California, it is fitting to designate a portion of State Route 134 in his honor; 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 State Route 134 from State Route 2 to Interstate 210 in Los Angeles County as the President Barack H. Obama 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 the 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, With a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas, President Barack Hussein Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He was raised with help from his grandfather, who served in Pattons army, under General George S. Patton in the United States Army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management at a bank; and

WHEREAS, President Obama came from a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, where hard work and education were the means of getting ahead, and where the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others; and

WHEREAS, President Obama obtained his early education in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hawaii and spent two years at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, inclusive, which played a major role in determining his future. He made his first political speech there on February 18, 1981, as part of a movement to persuade the Occidental Board of Trustees to divest the college of its investments in South Africa; and

WHEREAS, After working his way through college with the help of scholarships and student loans, President Obama moved to Chicago, where he worked with a group of churches to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants; and

WHEREAS, He received a B.A. in 1983 from Columbia University, University in New York City and worked as a community organizer in Chicago, Illinois. He later studied law at Harvard University, where he became the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review, and received his J.D. in 1991. Upon graduation from Harvard Law School, he returned to Chicago to help lead a voter registration drive, teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and continue his community service; and

WHEREAS, President Obama became a State Senator from Illinois from 1997 to 2004, inclusive, and was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2004, and served from January 3, 2005, to November 16, 2008, inclusive. He was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008. After being reelected in 2012, President Obama completed his second and final term on January 20, 2017; and

WHEREAS, President Obama and his wife, Michelle, are the proud parents of two daughters, Malia and Sasha; and

WHEREAS, His story is the American story values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others; and

WHEREAS, In recognition of President Barack Hussein Obamas more than two decades of dedicated public service to the citizens of the United States and the State of California, it is fitting to designate a portion of State Route 134 in his honor; 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 State Route 134 from State Route 2 to Interstate 210 in Los Angeles County as the President Barack H. Obama 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 the 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, With a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas, President Barack Hussein Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He was raised with help from his grandfather, who served in Pattons army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management at a bank; and

WHEREAS, President Obama came from a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, where hard work and education were the means of getting ahead, and where the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others; and

WHEREAS, President Obama obtained his early education in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hawaii and spent two years at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, inclusive, which played a major role in determining his future. He made his first political speech there on February 18, 1981, as part of a movement to persuade the Occidental Board of Trustees to divest the college of its investments in South Africa; and

WHEREAS, After working his way through college with the help of scholarships and student loans, President Obama moved to Chicago, where he worked with a group of churches to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants; and

WHEREAS, He received a B.A. in 1983 from Columbia University, New York City and worked as a community organizer in Chicago, Illinois. He later studied law at Harvard University, where he became the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review, and received his J.D. in 1991. Upon graduation from Harvard Law School, he returned to Chicago to help lead a voter registration drive, teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and continue his community service; and

WHEREAS, President Obama became a State Senator from Illinois from 1997 to 2004, inclusive, and was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2004, and served from January 3, 2005, to November 16, 2008, inclusive. He was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008. After being reelected in 2012, President Obama is currently serving his second and final term, which will end on January 20, 2017; completed his second and final term on January 20, 2017; and

WHEREAS, President Obama and his wife, Michelle, are the proud parents of two daughters, Malia and Sasha; and

WHEREAS, His story is the American story values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others; and

WHEREAS, In recognition of President Barack Hussein Obamas more that than two decades of dedicated public service to the citizens of the United States and the State of California, it is fitting to designate a portion of State Highway Route 134 in his honor; 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 State Highway Route 134 from State Highway Route 2 to Interstate 210 in Los Angeles County as the President Barack H. Obama 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 the 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, With a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas, President Barack Hussein Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He was raised with help from his grandfather, who served in Patton's army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management at a bank; and

WHEREAS, President Obama came from a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, where hard work and education were the means of getting ahead, and where the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others; and

WHEREAS, President Obama obtained his early education in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hawaii and spent two years at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, inclusive, which played a major role in determining his future. He made his first political speech there on February 18, 1981, as part of a movement to persuade the Occidental Board of Trustees to divest the college of its investments in South Africa; and

WHEREAS, After working his way through college with the help of scholarships and student loans, President Obama moved to Chicago, where he worked with a group of churches to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants; and

WHEREAS, He received a B.A. in 1983 from Columbia University, New York City and worked as a community organizer in Chicago, Illinois. He later studied law at Harvard University, where he became the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review, and received his J.D. in 1991. Upon graduation from Harvard Law School, he returned to Chicago to help lead a voter registration drive, teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and continue his community service; and

WHEREAS, President Obama became a State Senator from Illinois from 1997 to 2004, inclusive, and was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2004, and served from January 3, 2005, to November 16, 2008, inclusive. He was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008. After being reelected in 2012, President Obama is currently serving his second and final term, which will end on January 20, 2017; and

WHEREAS, President Obama and his wife, Michelle, are the proud parents of two daughters, Malia and Sasha; and

WHEREAS, His story is the American story values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others; and

WHEREAS, In recognition of President Barack Hussein Obamas more that two decades of dedicated public service to the citizens of the United States and the State of California, it is fitting to designate a portion of State Highway 134 in his honor; 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 State Highway 134 from State Highway 2 to Interstate 210 in Los Angeles County as the President Barack H. Obama 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 the 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.

 UNFINISHED BUSINESS  

Bill No: SCR 8

Author:

:

Vote: 21

SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 11-0, 4/25/17

AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Atkins, Bates, McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Skinner, Wieckowski, Wiener

NO VOTE RECORDED: Gaines, Morrell

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8

SENATE FLOOR: 35-1, 5/15/17

AYES: Allen, Atkins, Bates, Beall, Berryhill, Bradford, Cannella, De León, Dodd, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill, Hueso, Jackson, Lara, Leyva, McGuire, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Moorlach, Newman, Nguyen, Nielsen, Pan, Portantino, Roth, Skinner, Stern, Stone, Wieckowski, Wiener

NOES: Anderson

NO VOTE RECORDED: Fuller, Morrell, Vidak, Wilk

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 52-5, 8/31/17 - See last page for vote

SUBJECT:

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST:

This resolution designates the portion of State Route 134 from State Route 2 to Interstate 210 in Los Angeles County as the President Barack H. Obama Highway.

Assembly Amendments

make technical corrections and add coauthors.

ANALYSIS: The 44^th President of the United States, President Obama began his college education in California, attending Occidental College in Eagle Rock from 1979 to 1981. He lived in Pasadena during his sophomore year.

President Obama’s time in Occidental College played a major role in determining his future. He made his first political speech there on February 18, 1981, as part of a movement to persuade the Occidental Board of Trustees to divest the college of its investments in South Africa. President Obama left office with tremendous approval from across the country. His story is the American story — a middle class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others.

In recognition of his contributions as a community activist, educator, and public servant, tens of schools, streets, and other facilities across the country have been named after President Obama, according to the author.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 8/31/17)

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO

OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/31/17)

None received

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 52-5, 8/31/17

AYES: Aguiar-Curry, Arambula, Baker, Berman, Bocanegra, Bonta, Burke, Caballero, Calderon, Cervantes, Chau, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Daly, Eggman, Frazier, Friedman, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gloria, Gonzalez Fletcher, Grayson, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Lackey, Levine, Limón, Low, Maienschein, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, O'Donnell, Quirk, Reyes, Rodriguez, Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Weber, Wood, Rendon

NOES: Travis Allen, Harper, Mathis, Melendez, Voepel

NO VOTE RECORDED: Acosta, Bigelow, Bloom, Brough, Chávez, Chen, Choi, Cunningham, Dahle, Flora, Fong, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Gray, Kiley, Mayes, Obernolte, Patterson, Quirk-Silva, Ridley-Thomas, Steinorth, Waldron

Prepared by:

8/31/17 18:23:25

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SENATE THIRD READING

STR Bill Id:SCR 8

Author:(Portantino)

As Amended Ver:August 24, 2017

Majority vote

SENATE VOTE: 35-1

SUMMARY: Designates a portion of State Highway 134 between State Highway 2 and Interstate 210 in Los Angeles County as the "President Barack H. Obama Highway." Specifically, this resolution:

1. Recounts the life and career of the 44th President of the United States, Barack H. Obama.
2. Designates a portion of State Highway 134 in Los Angeles County between State Highway 2 and Interstate 210 in Los Angeles County as the "President Barack H. Obama Highway."

EXISTING LAW: Assigns Caltrans the responsibility of operating and mainataining state highways including theinstallation and meintenec of highway signs.

FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown, but the measure requests that Caltrans only erect the appropriate signage upon receiving donations from non-state sources covering the cost.

COMMENTS: The author seeks to honor the nation's 44th President Barack H. Obama, who spent time in California attending Occidental College in Los Angeles. According to the author, the President's time in Occidental College played a major role in determining his future. He made his first political speech there on February 18, 1981, as part of a movement to persuade the Occidental Board of Trustees to divest the college of its investments in South Africa. Further he states that the President reflected on his time at the Occidental College, describing it as a "wonderful, small liberal arts college," where "the professors were diverse and inspiring," and "I ended up making some lifelong friendships there, and those first two years really helped me grow up."

The resolution details President Obama's middle class upbringing, being raised with help from his grandparents, and his early education in Indonesia and Hawaii. As noted, President Obama spent two years at Occidental college from 1979 to 1981. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 from Columbia University in New York and worked as a community organizer in Chicago. He later completed a law degree from Harvard University, having served as the first African American president of Harvard Law Review.

In 1996, Barack Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate, where he served until his election to the United States Senate from Illinois in 2004. On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States. President Obama served two terms ending January 20, 2017. This resolution in his honor acknowledges his more than two decades of dedicated public service to the United States and the State of California.

Committee Comments: The Assembly Committee on Transportation adopted a policy for the naming of highways or structures for the 2017-18 Legislative Session on January 30, 2017. The policy includes requiring that, "when a resolution names a highway or structure in honor of an individual, the designee must have been deceased, except in the instance of elected officials, in which case they must be out of office."

Analysis Prepared by: Melissa White / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093 FN: 0001253

SENATE THIRD READING

STR Bill Id:SCR 8

Author:(Portantino)

As Amended Ver:July 5, 2017

Majority vote

SENATE VOTE: 35-1

SUMMARY: Designates a portion of State Highway 134 between State Highway 2 and Interstate 210 in Los Angeles County as the "President Barack H. Obama Highway." Specifically, this resolution:

1. Recounts the life and career of the 44th President of the United States, Barack H. Obama.
2. Designates a portion of State Highway 134 in Los Angeles County between State Highway 2 and Interstate 210 in Los Angeles County as the "President Barack H. Obama Highway."

EXISTING LAW: Assigns Caltrans the respobility of operating and mainataining state highways including theinstallation and meintenec of highway signs.

FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown, but the measure requests that Caltrans only erect the appropriate signage upon receiving donations from non-state sources covering the cost.

COMMENTS: The author seeks to honor the nation's 44th President Barack H. Obama, who spent time in California attending Occidental College in Los Angeles. According to the author, the President's time in Occidental College played a major role in determining his future. He made his first political speech there on February 18, 1981, as part of a movement to persuade the Occidental Board of Trustees to divest the college of its investments in South Africa. Further he states that the President reflected on his time at the Occidental College, describing it as a "wonderful, small liberal arts college," where "the professors were diverse and inspiring," and "I ended up making some lifelong friendships there, and those first two years really helped me grow up."

The resolution details President Obama's middle class upbringing, being raised with help from his grandparents, and his early education in Indonesia and Hawaii. As noted, President Obama spent two years at Occidental college from 1979 to 1981. He received a B.A. in 1983 from Columbia University in New York and worked as a community organizer in Chicago. He later completed a law degree from Harvard University, having served as the first African American president of Harvard Law Review.

In 1996, Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate, where he served until his election to the United States Senate from Illinois in 2004. On November 4, 2008, Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States. President Obama served two terms ending January 20, 2017. This resolution in his honor acknowledges his more than two decades of dedicated public service to the United States and the State of California.

Committee Comments: The Assembly Committee on Transportation adopted a policy for the naming of highways or structures for the 2017-18 Legislative Session on January 30, 2017. The policy includes requiring that, "when a resolution names a highway or structure in honor of an individual, the designee must have been deceased, except in the instance of elected officials, in which case they must be out of office."

Analysis Prepared by: Melissa White / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093 FN: 0001126

Date of Hearing: July 10, 2017

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Jim Frazier, Chair

SBPCA Bill Id:SCR 8

Author:(Portantino) – As Amended Ver:July 5, 2017

SENATE VOTE: 35-1

SUBJECT: President Barack H. Obama Highway

SUMMARY: Designates a portion of State Highway 134 between State Highway 2 and Interstate 210 in Los Angeles County as the “President Barack H. Obama Highway.” Specifically, this resolution:

1. Recounts the life and career of the 44th President of the United States, Barack H. Obama.
2. Designates a portion of State Highway 134 in Los Angeles County between State Highway 2 and Interstate 210 in Los Angeles County as the “President Barack H. Obama Highway.”

EXISTING LAW: Assigns Caltrans the respobility of operating and mainataining state highways including theinstallation and meintenec of highway signs.

FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown, but the measure requests that Caltrans only erect the appropriate signage upon receiving donations from non-state sources covering the cost.

COMMENTS: The author seeks to honor the nation’s 44th President Barack H. Obama, who spent time in California attending Occidental College in Los Angeles. According to the author, the President’s time in Occidental College played a major role in determining his future. He made his first political speech there on February 18, 1981, as part of a movement to persuade the Occidental Board of Trustees to divest the college of its investments in South Africa. Further he states that the President reflected on his time at the Occidental College, describing it as a “wonderful, small liberal arts college,” where “the professors were diverse and inspiring,” and “I ended up making some lifelong friendships there, and those first two years really helped me grow up.”

The resolution details President Obama’s middle class upbringing, being raised with help from his grandparents, and his early education in Indonesia and Hawaii. As noted, President Obama spent two years at Occidental college from 1979 to 1981. He received a B.A. in 1983 from Columbia University in New York and worked as a community organizer in Chicago. He later completed a law degree from Harvard University, having served as the first African American president of Harvard Law Review.

In 1996, Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate, where he served until his election to the U.S. Senate from Illinois in 2004. On November 4, 2008, Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States. President Obama served two terms ending January 20, 2017. This resolution in his honor acknowledges his more than two decades of dedicated public service to the United States and the State of California.

Committee Comments: The Assembly Committee on Transportation adopted a policy for the naming of highways or structures for the 2017-18 Legislative Session on January 30, 2017. The policy includes requiring that, “when a resolution names a highway or structure in honor of an individual, the designee must have been deceased, except in the instance of elected officials, in which case they must be out of office.”

REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:

Support

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO

Opposition

None on file

Analysis Prepared by: Melissa White / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093

 THIRD READING  

Bill No: SCR 8

Author: Portantino (D)

:

Vote: 21

SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 11-0, 4/25/17

AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Atkins, Bates, McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Skinner, Wieckowski, Wiener

NO VOTE RECORDED: Gaines, Morrell

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8

SUBJECT:

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST:

This resolution designates the portion of State Highway 134 from State Highway 2 to Interstate 210 in Los Angeles County as the President Barack H. Obama Highway.

ANALYSIS: The 44^th President of the United States, President Obama began his college education in California, attending Occidental College in Eagle Rock from 1979 to 1981. He lived in Pasadena during his sophomore year.

President Obama’s time in Occidental College played a major role in determining his future. He made his first political speech there on February 18, 1981, as part of a movement to persuade the Occidental Board of Trustees to divest the college of its investments in South Africa. President Obama left office with tremendous approval from across the country. His story is the American story — a middle class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others.

In recognition of his contributions as a community activist, educator, and public servant, tens of schools, streets, and other facilities across the country have been named after President Obama, according to the author.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 5/10/17)

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO

OPPOSITION: (Verified 5/10/17)

None received.

Prepared by:

5/10/17 14:05:50

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING

Senator Jim Beall, Chair

2017 - 2018 Regular

Bill No: Hearing Date: 4/25/2017

SUBJECT: .

DIGEST: This resolution designates the portion of State Highway 134 from State Highway 2 to Interstate 210 in Los Angeles County as the President Barack H. Obama Highway.

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:

1. 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.
2. The person being honored must be deceased.
3. The naming must be done without cost to the state. Costs for signs and plaques must be paid by local or private sources.
4. 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.
5. The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles in length.
6. The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus and be without local opposition.
7. 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 State Highway 134 from State Highway 2 to Interstate 210 in Los Angeles County as the President Barack H. Obama Highway. It requests that the Department of Transportation to erect appropriate signs upon receiving sufficient donations from non-state sources to covers the costs.

COMMENTS:

1. Policy Waiver. Because former President Obama is alive, the committee will have to waive the policy requiring honorees to be deceased.
2. Purpose. The author introduced this resolution to honor the service of President Barak H. Obama.
3. Background on President Obama. The 44^th President of the United States, President Obama began his college education in California, attending Occidental College in Eagle Rock from 1979 to 1981. He lived in Pasadena during his sophomore.
4. President Obama’s time in Occidental College played a major role in determining his future. He made his first political speech there on February 18, 1981, as part of a movement to persuade the Occidental Board of Trustees to divest the college of its investments in South Africa. President Obama left office with tremendous approval from across the country. His story is the American story — a middle class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others.
5. In recognition of his contributions as a community activist, educator, and public servant, tens of schools, streets, and other facilities across the country have been named after President Obama, according to the author.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No

POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on Wednesday,

April 19, 2017.)

SUPPORT:

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO

OPPOSITION:

None recieved.

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