Bill Text: CA ACR12 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Officer Robert Joe Mata and Officer Roberto C. Sanchez

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-09-03 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 151, Statutes of 2015. [ACR12 Detail]

Download: California-2015-ACR12-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 12	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 7, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  FEBRUARY 5, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member  Wilk   O'
Donnell 
    (   Coauthors:  
Assembly Members   Achadjian,  
  Atkins,    
Baker,     Bigelow, 
   Bloom,   
 Bonilla,     Bonta,
    Brough,  
  Brown,    
Burke,     Calderon, 
   Campos,   
 Chang,     Chau, 
   Chávez,   
 Chiu,     Chu, 
   Cooley,   
 Cooper,     Dahle,
    Daly, 
  Dodd,    
Eggman,     Frazier, 
   Gallagher,   
 Cristina Garcia,    
Eduardo Garcia,     Gatto,
    Gipson,  
  Gomez,    
Gordon,     Gray, 
   Grove,   
 Hadley,     Harper,
    Holden,  
  Irwin,    
Jones,     Jones-Sawyer, 
   Kim,   
 Lackey,     Levine,
    Linder,  
  Lopez,     Low,
    Maienschein,  
  Mathis,    
Mayes,     McCarty, 
   Medina,   
 Melendez,     Mullin,
    Nazarian,  
  Obernolte,     O'
Donnell,     Olsen, 
   Patterson,   
 Perea,     Rodriguez,
    Salas,  
  Santiago,    
Steinorth,     Mark Stone,
    Thurmond,  
  Ting,    
Wagner,     Weber, 
   Williams,   
 and Wood   ) 

                        JANUARY 26, 2015

    Relative to Ronald Reagan Day.   Relative to
the Officer Robert Joe Mata and Officer Roberto C. Sanchez Memorial
Highway. 



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 12, as amended,  Wilk   O'Donnell  .
 Ronald Reagan Day.   Officer Joe Mata and
Officer Roberto C. Sanchez Memorial Highway.  
   This measure would designate the portion of State Highway Route
110 between Exit 1A and Exit 1B in the City of Los Angeles as the
Officer Joe Mata and Officer Roberto C. Sanchez Memorial Highway. The
measure would also request the Department of Transportation 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.  
   This measure would declare February 6, 2015, as Ronald Reagan Day.

   Fiscal committee:  no   yes  .


   
   WHEREAS, Robert Joe Mata was a police officer for the Los Angeles
Police Department; and  
   WHEREAS, Officer Mata was born on October 10, 1973, in Los
Angeles, California. He graduated from Etiwanda High School in June
of 1991; and  
   WHEREAS, Officer Mata enlisted in the United States Navy in 1992,
serving on the destroyer U.S.S. Fletcher (DD-992). During his service
to our country, Officer Mata was awarded the National Defense
Service Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (First Award), and
the Southwest Asia Service Medal, which is awarded to those naval
personnel who patrolled the area near Iraq during the months after
the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait; and  
   WHEREAS, Upon discharge from the United States Navy, Officer Mata
settled in Hawaii, where he met and married his wife, Holly. They
moved to Whittier, California, and had two daughters, Kaleikaumaka
and Pi-ilani; and  
   WHEREAS, Officer Mata entered the Los Angeles Police Academy on
January 22, 1996. He served his probationary time in the Newton area,
where his handling of a 15 year old potential runaway was
recognized. Office Mata convinced the troubled teen to stay home and
seek help to work through his troubles with his parent; and 

   WHEREAS, After passing his probation, Officer Mata moved on to the
Southeast area. Officer Mata's final division of assignment was in
the Harbor area, where he was assigned to the Specialized Enforcement
Unit, Gang Detail; and  
   WHEREAS, On September 19, 2000, Officer Mata was killed in a
vehicle accident in the Harbor area while responding to a call for
backup from another officer who was investigating a stolen vehicle;
and  
   WHEREAS, Roberto C. Sanchez was a police officer for the Los
Angeles Police Department; and  
   WHEREAS, Officer Sanchez was born on September 19, 1981, in Mexico
City, Mexico to his loving parents, Francisco and Patricia Sanchez;
and  
   WHEREAS, The Sanchez family moved to Santa Ana, California, where
Officer Sanchez attended Saddleback High School; and  
   WHEREAS, Officer Sanchez entered the Los Angeles Police Academy in
2008, believing that being a police officer was the most honorable
way of serving the community and protecting the innocent; and 

   WHEREAS, Officer Sanchez married his wife, Sonia, on June 14,
2009; and  
   WHEREAS, Officer Sanchez honorably served with the Los Angeles
Police Department for six years. His assignments included the areas
of West Los Angeles, Newton, and Harbor, and he worked with his
partner Rich Medina; and  
   WHEREAS, Officer Sanchez enjoyed spending time with his family and
friends, and volunteering at his niece's school, where he read to
students for "Read Across America"; and  
   WHEREAS, On May 3, 2014, Officer Sanchez and his partner were in
pursuit of a vehicle after attempting to make a traffic stop. While
continuing the pursuit, Officer Sanchez's vehicle was struck by
another vehicle near the intersection of Senator Avenue and Anaheim
Street in Los Angeles, California. Officer Sanchez and his partner
were transported to a local hospital where Officer Sanchez later
succumbed to his injuries; and  
   WHEREAS, It is appropriate to memorialize the service and
sacrifices of Officers Mata and Sanchez by designating a portion of
State Highway Route 110 in their honor; now, therefore, be it 

   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the
portion of State Highway Route 110 between Exit 1A and Exit 1B in the
City of Los Angeles as the Officer Robert Joe Mata and Officer
Roberto C. Sanchez 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 the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further

    
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution. 
    
   WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble
background, worked throughout his life serving freedom and advancing
the public good, having been employed as an entertainer, union
leader, corporate spokesman, Governor of California, and President of
the United States; and  
   WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan is the only person in California's 163-year
history to be elected to the offices of Governor of the State of
California and President of the United States; and  

   WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction for two
terms as the 40th President of the United States of America, the
second of which he earned the confidence of three-fifths of the
electorate in 1984, emerging victorious in 49 of the 50 states in the
general election--a record unsurpassed in the history of American
presidential elections; and  
   WHEREAS, In 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated President, he
inherited a disillusioned nation shackled by rampant inflation and
high unemployment; and  
   WHEREAS, President Reagan's commitment to the nation's children
helped lower crime and drug use in our neighborhoods; and 

   WHEREAS, President Reagan's commitment to our Armed Forces
contributed to the restoration of pride in America, her values, and
those cherished by the free world, and prepared America's Armed
Forces to meet 21st century challenges; and  
   WHEREAS, President Reagan's vision of "peace through strength" led
to the end of the Cold War; and  
   WHEREAS, President Reagan signed into law a bill to establish the
holiday of Martin Luther King, Jr., on November 20, 1983; and
 
   WHEREAS, President Reagan signed legislation providing $1.25
billion in reparations and a formal apology from the government for
the federal order that placed 120,000 Japanese-Americans in detention
camps; and  
   WHEREAS, President Reagan, in 1986, signed the last comprehensive
immigration reform act; and  
   WHEREAS, February 6, 2015, will be the 104th anniversary of Ronald
Reagan's birth, and the 11th since his passing; now, therefore, be
it  
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature takes great pride in
honoring Ronald Reagan for his many contributions to our country and
in celebrating his life; and be it further 
    
   Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes February 6, 2015, as
Ronald Reagan Day; and be it further 
    
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.