California Assembly Bill ACR126 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: ACR 126AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 6, 2010 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Davis (Coauthor: Assembly Member John A. Perez) FEBRUARY 16, 2010 Relative to the El Salvador Community Corridor. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 126, as amended, Davis. El Salvador Community Corridor. This measure would recognize the  Los Angeles  area  located  between Adams Boulevard and 11th Street on Vermont Boulevard  in the City of Los Angeles  as the El Salvador Community Corridor.  The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost for appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs at the Vermont Boulevard exits on State Highway Route 10.  Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . WHEREAS, The City of Los Angeles, which represents over three million residents and prides itself in cultural diversity, aims to include all of its citizens in community affairs; and WHEREAS, Located in southern California, Los Angeles is one of the world's major global cities, and is a hub of shipping, manufacturing, and financial industries. Los Angeles is also world-renowned in the entertainment and communications fields; and WHEREAS, Los Angeles is one of only two United States cities without a majority population. People from 140 countries, who speak approximately 86 languages, currently call Los Angeles home; and WHEREAS, Los Angeles is home to over 500,000 El Salvadorans, who have contributed to improving the quality of life in the great City of Los Angeles. A large majority of the city's El Salvadoran population resides in the Pico Union area of Los Angeles; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the  State of California  Legislature  recognizes the  Los Angeles  area between Adams Boulevard and 11th Street on Vermont Boulevard  in the City of Los Angeles  as the El Salvador Community Corridor; 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 at the eastbound and westbound exits to Vermont Boulevard on State Highway Route 10; and be it further  Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author  and the Department of Transportation  for appropriate distribution.