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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 173
Author: Gomez (D) and Calderon (D), et al.
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE : 8-0, 8/29/14
AYES: DeSaulnier, Gaines, Beall, Cannella, Hueso, Liu, Roth,
Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Galgiani, Lara, Pavley
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 8/21/14 (Consent) - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Joe Gatto Memorial Highway
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution designates a portion of Interstate 10
in the County of Los Angeles as the Joe Gatto Memorial Highway.
ANALYSIS : Joe Gatto, born in Pueblo, Colorado, in 1934.
Joseph Gatto attended college and graduate school from
California State University, Los Angeles, from which he received
a bachelor's degree and master's degree in design. He earned
his graduate degree in education from Pepperdine University.
Mr. Gatto settled in the Silver Lake neighborhood in Los Angeles
and spent more than four decades as a classroom art teacher at
Los Angeles high schools, colleges, and art academies. He
served as a mentor to many, received many awards recognizing his
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excellence as a teacher, and was a fixture in the community in
which he resided for many years. He also gained recognition for
his own art work, including a line of hand-crafted jewelry.
In November of last year, Mr. Gatto was shot and died in his
home, an event that stunned the community, his many friends and
former students, and his family. His survivors include his son
Mike, his daughters Nicole and Marianna, and three
grandchildren.
This resolution designates the segment of Interstate 10 between
Interstate 5 and Interstate 710 in Los Angeles as the Joe Gatto
Memorial Highway. This resolution further requests that the
Department of Transportation erect appropriate signs upon
receiving donations from non-state sources to cover the costs.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: Yes
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 8/21/14
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian
Calderon, Campos, Chau, Ch�vez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley,
Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox,
Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon,
Gorell, Gray, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Holden, Jones,
Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor,
Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande,
Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. P�rez, V. Manuel P�rez,
Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas,
Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski,
Wilk, Williams, Yamada, Atkins
NO VOTE RECORDED: Roger Hern�ndez, Jones-Sawyer, Vacancy
JA:d 8/29/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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