BILL NUMBER: ACR 91 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 17, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Alejo
JUNE 19, 2015
Relative to the Dolores Huerta Highway.
Relative to memorial highways.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 91, as amended, Alejo. Dolores Huerta Highway.
Memorial highways.
This measure would designate the overpass on San Juan Road over
State Highway 101 in the City of Aromas and the County of San Benito
as The Red Barn Overpass. The measure would also designate specified
portions of State Route 183 and State Highway 101 in the County of
Monterey as the Chief Warrant Officer 2 Edward Balli Memorial
Highway, the Specialist Ricardo Cerros, Jr. Memorial Highway, and the
Sgt. Javier Sanchez Memorial Highway.
The measure would request the Department of Transportation to
determine the cost of appropriate signs showing these special
designations and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources
covering that cost, to erect those signs.
This measure would designate a portion of State Highway Route 152
in the City of Watsonville and the County of Santa Cruz as the
Dolores Huerta 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.
Fiscal committee: yes.
WHEREAS, The Big Red Barn located off State Highway 101 in Aromas,
California, was built by Kaiser Aluminum for the Ellingwood Hay
Company in 1945 during World War II; and
WHEREAS, People from all over the world have traveled to the Big
Red Barn for its famous Disneyana and antiques, building its
reputation as a historical landmark; and
WHEREAS, For over 40 years, the Big Red Barn has served as the
site for the Big Red Barn Flea Market, one of the largest regular
gatherings in the region encompassing the Counties of San Benito and
Monterey; and
WHEREAS, The flea market is host to many different small vendors
and individuals who travel from all over the region to sell all kinds
of products and local specialties; and
WHEREAS, During these Sunday gatherings, sellers and shoppers from
many different ethnic backgrounds seek to do commerce harmoniously
with one another; and
WHEREAS, This piece of history is a symbol of diversity and has
become renowned for its significance in the local community and its
importance in bringing people and cultures from all walks of life
together; and
WHEREAS, United States Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Edward Balli
from Salinas, California, was killed in action in Afghanistan on
January 20, 2014, and received two Bronze Stars for his service in
Iraq and Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, United States Army Specialist Ricardo Cerros, Jr. from
Salinas, California, was killed in action in Afghanistan on October
8, 2011, and received the Purple Heart; and
WHEREAS, United States Army Sgt. Javier Sanchez from Greenfield,
California, was killed in action in Afghanistan on June 23, 2013;
now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the
overpass on San Juan Road that passes over State Highway 101 near the
Big Red Barn in the City of Aromas and the County of San Benito as
The Red Barn Overpass; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of
State Route 183 in the City of Salinas from Davis Road to Espinosa
Road in the County of Monterey as the Chief Warrant Officer 2 Edward
Balli Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of
State Highway 101 from John Street in the City of Salinas to Exit 317
in Chualar in the County of Monterey as the Specialist Ricardo
Cerros, Jr. Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of
State Highway 101 in the City of Soledad in the County of Monterey
from Arroyo Seco Road to Teague Avenue the Sgt. Javier Sanchez
Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of appropriate signs showing these special
designations, consistent with the signing requirements for the state
highway system, and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources
covering that 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, Dolores Huerta, born April 10, 1930, is a labor leader
and civil rights activist who, along with C�sar Ch�vez, cofounded the
National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United
Farm Workers of America (UFW), and gained national attention after
she led a boycott of table grapes in the 1960s; and
WHEREAS, Dolores Huerta has recieved numerous awards for her
community service and advocacy for the rights of workers, immigrants,
and women, including the Eugene V. Debs Foundation Outstanding
American Award, the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights, and the
Presidential Medal of Freedom; and
WHEREAS, Dolores Huerta spent time in the City of Watsonville
organizing farmworkers for fair treatment; and
WHEREAS, Dolores Huerta led a boycott of table grapes in the
1960s, which was supported by an estimated 17 million Americans and
brought the plight of farmworkers into the public eye, leading to the
passage of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, which
allowed farmworkers the right to organize and bargain for better
working conditions and higher wages; and
WHEREAS, Dolores Huerta also helped lead a 10-year effort to gain
amnesty for farmworkers who had lived, worked, and paid taxes in the
United States, resulting in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of
1986, which granted amnesty to 1.4 million farmworkers; and
WHEREAS, After leaving the UFW in 2002, Dolores Huerta began
focusing her attention on a host of other issues, including
immigration, quality education for Latino children, feminism,
equality for women, and reproductive freedom; and
WHEREAS, As the president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation,
Dolores Huerta organizes forums and programs that focus on social
justice and public policy issues, and encourages people to
participate in elections to help choose their representatives; 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 152 from Carlton Road to Main Street
to the junction with State Highway Route 1 in the City of Watsonville
and the County of Santa Cruz as the Dolores Huerta 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 that 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.