BILL ANALYSIS
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE BILL NO: ACR 174
SENATOR ALAN LOWENTHAL, CHAIRMAN AUTHOR: eng
VERSION: 6/14/10
Analysis by: Jennifer Gress FISCAL: yes
Hearing date: August 10, 2010
SUBJECT:
The Roberto "Bobby" Salcedo Memorial Highway
DESCRIPTION:
This resolution names a segment of State Highway Route (SR) 60
in Los Angeles County as the "Roberto 'Bobby' Salcedo Memorial
Highway."
ANALYSIS:
The committee has adopted a policy regarding the naming of state
highways or structures. Under the policy, the committee will
consider only those resolutions that meet all of the following
criteria:
The person being honored must have provided extraordinary
public service or some exemplary contribution to the public
good and have a connection to the community where the highway
is located.
The person being honored must be deceased.
The naming must be done without cost to the state. Costs for
signs and plaques must be paid by local or private sources.
The author or co-author of the resolution must represent the
district in which the facility is located and the resolution
must identify the specific highway segment or structure being
named.
The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles
in length.
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The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus
and be without local opposition.
The proposed designation may not supersede an existing
designation unless the sponsor can document that a good faith
effort has uncovered no opposition to rescinding the prior
designation.
This resolution :
Designates the portion of SR 60 between SR 710 and the city
limit of the City of Rosemead as the "Roberto 'Bobby' Salcedo"
Memorial Highway."
Requests the California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) to determine the cost of erecting appropriate
signs, consistent with the signing requirements for the state
highway system, and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs.
COMMENTS:
1.Purpose . The purpose of this resolution is to honor the
memory of Bobby Salcedo, who was the victim of a killing spree
that occurred on December 31, 2009 in Durango, Mexico.
2.Background on Mr. Salcedo . According to the author, Roberto
"Bobby" Salcedo, was a victim in a senseless killing spree on
December 31, 2009, in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico, where he
and his wife Betzy were visiting her family for the Christmas
holidays.
Mr. Salcedo graduated in 1994 from Mountain View High School
in El Monte, and continued his education at California State
University, Long Beach, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts
degree in history, with a specialization in the history of the
United States and Latin America.
While earning his degree, Mr. Salcedo worked as a program
assistant in the California Student Opportunity and Access
Program at Mountain View High School, promoting the value of
higher education and assisting students with college
applications and financial aid documents.
In 1998, Mr. Salcedo began his teaching career in the Social
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Sciences Department at South El Monte High School, where he
was highly regarded as an excellent role model and an
enthusiastic teacher.
In 2004, Mr. Salcedo earned a Master of Arts degree in
educational administration at California State University, San
Bernardino, and was promoted to Assistant Principal of
Activities at South El Monte High School. Mr. Salcedo was
later appointed as Assistant Principal for Instruction at
Mountain View High School.
Most recently, Mr. Salcedo served the El Monte High School
District as Assistant Principal for Instruction at El Monte
High School and also had been reelected to a third term on the
Board of Trustees of the El Monte City School District.
At the time of his death, Mr. Salcedo was working on his
doctorate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles.
3.Inconsistent with committee policy . This resolution is
consistent with all but two of the provisions of the
committee's policy on highway designations. The segment is
6.3 miles in length rather than 5 and is not wholly contained
within the author's district.
Assembly Votes:
Floor: 76-0
Appr: 16-0
Trans: 13-0
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the Committee before noon on
Wednesday,
August 4, 2010)
SUPPORT: None received.
OPPOSED: None received.