Amended in Senate July 7, 2015

Amended in Assembly February 5, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 12

Introduced by Assembly Member begin delete Wilk end delete begin insert O’Donnell end insert

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(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)

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January 26, 2015

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 12— begin delete Relative to Ronald Reagan Day. end delete begin insert Relative to the Officer Robert Joe Mata and Officer Roberto C. Sanchez Memorial Highway. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 12, as amended, begin delete Wilk end delete   begin insert O’Donnell end insert . begin delete Ronald Reagan Day. end delete begin insert Officer Joe Mata and Officer Roberto C. Sanchez Memorial Highway. end insert

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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.

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This measure would declare February 6, 2015, as Ronald Reagan Day.

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WHEREAS, Robert Joe Mata was a police officer for the Los
Angeles Police Department; and

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WHEREAS, Officer Mata was born on October 10, 1973, in Los
Angeles, California. He graduated from Etiwanda High School in
June of 1991; and

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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WHEREAS, Roberto C. Sanchez was a police officer for the Los
Angeles Police Department; and

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WHEREAS, Officer Sanchez was born on September 19, 1981,
in Mexico City, Mexico to his loving parents, Francisco and
Patricia Sanchez; and

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WHEREAS, The Sanchez family moved to Santa Ana, California,
where Officer Sanchez attended Saddleback High School; and

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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

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WHEREAS, Officer Sanchez married his wife, Sonia, on June
14, 2009; and

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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WHEREAS, In 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated
President, he inherited a disillusioned nation shackled by rampant
inflation and high unemployment; and

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WHEREAS, President Reagan’s commitment to the nation’s
children helped lower crime and drug use in our neighborhoods;
and

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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

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WHEREAS, President Reagan’s vision of “peace through
strength” led to the end of the Cold War; and

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WHEREAS, President Reagan signed into law a bill to establish
the holiday of Martin Luther King, Jr., on November 20, 1983;
and

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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

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WHEREAS, President Reagan, in 1986, signed the last
comprehensive immigration reform act; and

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WHEREAS, February 6, 2015, will be the 104th anniversary
of Ronald Reagan’s birth, and the 11th since his passing; now,
therefore, be it

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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

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Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes February 6, 2015, as
Ronald Reagan Day; and be it further

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Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

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