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CONSENT
Bill No: ACR 63
Author: Maienschein (R), et al.
Amended: 8/17/15 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 10-0, 8/18/15
AYES: Beall, Cannella, Bates, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva,
McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski
NO VOTE RECORDED: Allen
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-0, 7/9/15 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Tony Gwynn Memorial Freeway
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution designates the portion of Interstate
15 from Camino Del Norte to Scripps Poway Parkway/Mercy Road in
the County of San Diego as the Tony Gwynn Memorial Freeway.
ANALYSIS: This resolution designates the portion of
Interstate 15 from Camino Del Norte to Scripps Poway
Parkway/Mercy Road in the County of San Diego as the Tony Gwynn
Memorial Freeway. This resolution further requests that the
Department of Transportation erect appropriate signs upon
receiving donations from non-state sources to cover the costs.
Comments
Purpose. The author introduced this resolution to honor the
life and achievements of Tony Gwynn.
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Background on Tony Gwynn. A native of Long Beach, Tony Gwynn
attended Long Beach Poly High School before arriving at San
Diego State in 1977, where he played both basketball and
baseball. Mr. Gwynn became a two-time All-American outfielder
and was named to the All-Western Athletic Conference team twice.
In 1981 Tony Gwynn was drafted by both the San Diego Padres
baseball team and by the San Diego Clippers of the National
Basketball Association. He made his major league debut in 1982.
He retired at No. 17 on the all-time hit list, No. 17 on the
all-time doubles list, and No. 8 on the all-time singles list,
and his .338 career batting average is No. 22 of all time. From
1982-2001, the man known as "Mr. Padre" won a National League
record-tying eight batting titles and was selected to 16
All-Star teams. Mr. Gwynn was the first unanimous selection to
the Padres Hall of Fame upon his retirement in 2001 and was
inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July 2007.
Mr. Gwynn was also committed to improving the community around
San Diego. In 1999 he was inducted into the World Sports
Humanitarian Hall of Fame. With his wife, he established the
Tony and Alicia Gwynn Foundation, which provides programs and
services to underserved children.
Mr. Gwynn died on June 14, 2014, after a long battle with
cancer.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified8/24/15)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/24/15)
None received
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ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-0, 7/9/15
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang,
Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle,
Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Eduardo
Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gray, Hadley, Harper,
Roger Hernández, 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, Quirk, Rendon,
Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark
Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams,
Wood, Atkins
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cristina Garcia, Gordon, Grove
Prepared by:Holly Glasen / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121
8/25/15 16:12:48
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