Amended in Assembly January 4, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 104

Introduced by Assembly Member Rodriguez

August 27, 2015

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 104—Relative to the Officer Shaun Diamond Memorial Highway.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 104, as amended, Rodriguez. Officer Shaun Diamond Memorial Highway.

This measure would designate the portion of Interstate 10 from the State Route 57 Interchange to the begin delete Indian Hill Boulevard Exit end delete begin insert North Towne Avenue Exit end insert in the County of Los Angeles as the Officer Shaun Diamond Memorial 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 dedicated men and women who have chosen
law enforcement as a career face extraordinary risk and danger in
preserving our freedom and security; and

WHEREAS, On October 29, 2014, Officer Shaun Richard
Diamond, age 45, of the Pomona Police Department succumbed
to a gunshot wound he sustained the previous day while performing
his sworn duty with the department’s SWAT unit, and his untimely
death in the pursuit of the highest ideals of public safety has
brought immense sorrow and loss to the people of Pomona and
throughout the State of California; and

WHEREAS, A 16-year veteran of the law enforcement
community, having worked for police departments in Los Angeles
and Montebello prior to joining the Pomona Police Department
(PPD) in 2006, Officer Shaun Diamond had a passion for working
SWAT, and as a member of the PPD’s SWAT unit for the past six
years, he had served on dozens of SWAT operations and shared
his expertise as a Field Training Officer, in which capacity he was
responsible for training new recruits; and

WHEREAS, In his most recent assignment to the Pomona
Downtown District Enforcement Team, Officer Diamond worked
as a law enforcement liaison with the business community and the
community at large, giving generously of his time to such local
events and organizations as the Special Olympics and Tip-A-Cop.
His community outreach efforts also included K-9 and SWAT
demonstrations for local school children; and

WHEREAS, Exemplifying the true character of the brave men
and women who devote their time and energy to the perilous duties
of law enforcement, Officer Diamond is remembered by his family,
friends, and colleagues for his wonderful sense of humor, his
contagious smile, and his unwavering commitment and dedication
to duty, and for his efforts that made Pomona’s streets safer, its
neighborhoods stronger, and its residents more secure; and

WHEREAS, Over the course of his distinguished career, Officer
Shaun Diamond was renowned among his fellow officers for his
love, honor, and dedication to his family, the uniform, and the law
enforcement community, all of which were indelible and
inseparable in his life. Officer Diamond leaves to his beloved
children, Margo and Kelly Diamond, his devoted mother, Joy
Diamond, and the countless individuals whose lives he touched,
a legacy of commitment and service to others; and

WHEREAS, Although we know that we can never repay the
debt owed this valiant officer and his family, with this resolution,
we pay tribute to his memory by standing with all law-abiding
citizens in expressing our deepest appreciation for Officer
Diamond’s selfless dedication to preserving public safety; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby dedicates the
portion of Interstate 10 from the State Route 57 Interchange to the
begin delete Indian Hill Boulevard Exit end delete begin insert North Towne Avenue Exit end insert in the County
of Los Angeles as the begin delete Office end delete begin insert Officer end insert Shaun Diamond 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 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.