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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 65
Author: Hall (D), et al.
Amended: 8/22/13 in Assembly
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE : 8-1, 9/9/13
AYES: DeSaulnier, Beall, Cannella, Galgiani, Hueso, Lara, Liu,
Roth
NOES: Gaines
NO VOTE RECORDED: Pavley, Wyland
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 68-0, 8/22/13 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : The Willie L. Brown, Jr. Bridge
SOURCE : California State Conference of the NAACP
DIGEST : This resolution renames the western span of the San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the City and County of San
Francisco as the "Willie L. Brown, Jr. Bridge."
ANALYSIS : The author introduced this resolution at the
request of the California State NAACP, to honor the political,
professional, and personal accomplishments of Willie L. Brown,
Jr. Proponents note that Mr. Brown is one of California's most
prominent public servants and that he has faithfully dedicated
his professional career to serve the people of California and
the Bay Area.
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Background on Willie L. Brown, Jr. Born in 1934 in Texas,
Willie L. Brown, Jr. moved to San Francisco in 1951, where his
uncle was already living in order to attend college. He
graduated from San Francisco State University in 1955, and from
University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1958. He
then practiced law in San Francisco. In 1964, he was first
elected to the Assembly, and served from 1980 until 1995 as the
Speaker of the Assembly, making him the longest serving speaker
in the history of the California Legislature. He resigned his
seat in the Assembly in 1995 when he was elected Mayor of the
City and County of San Francisco. He served as mayor from 1996
until 2004.
This Resolution:
1.Resolves that the Legislature takes great pride in recognizing
Willie L. Brown, Jr. for all of his political, professional,
and personal accomplishments.
2.Renames the western span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Bridge, which connects downtown San Francisco to Yerba Buena
Island in the City and County of San Francisco, as the Willie
L. Brown, Jr. Bridge. (This span was built in the 1930s, as
opposed to the eastern span, which was built over the past
decade and opened last week.)
3.Requests that the Department of Transportation erect
appropriate signs upon receiving donations from non-state
sources to cover the costs.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: Yes
SUPPORT : (Verified 9/10/13)
California State Conference of the NAACP (source)
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Black Women Organized for Political Action
California Black Chamber of Commerce
California Black Media
California Legislative Black Caucus
California Urban Partnership
Caribbean Basin Institute for Education and Culture
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Compton Branch of the NAACP
Golden State Medical Association of California
Green Technical Education and Employment
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Pasadena Branch of the NAACP
Sacramento Branch of the NAACP
San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco Branch of the NAACP
San Gabriel Valley Branch of the NAACP
San Jose/Silicon Valley Branch of the NAACP
San Mateo Branch of the NAACP
Stockton Branch of the NAACP
World Music Commission
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 68-0, 8/22/13
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Atkins, Bloom, Bocanegra,
Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon,
Campos, Chau, Ch�vez, Conway, Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson,
Eggman, Fong, Fox, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez,
Gonzalez, Gorell, Gray, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Roger
Hern�ndez, Holden, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue,
Maienschein, Medina, Melendez, Mitchell, Mullin, Muratsuchi,
Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, V. Manuel
P�rez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas, Skinner, Stone,
Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Yamada, John A.
P�rez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Ammiano, Bigelow, Chesbro, Donnelly, Frazier,
Gordon, Lowenthal, Mansoor, Morrell, Wieckowski, Vacancy,
Vacancy
JA:ej 9/10/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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