BILL NUMBER: ACR 117INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Ting MARCH 4, 2014 Relative to the Hanren Chang Memorial. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 117, as introduced, Ting. Hanren Chang Memorial. This measure would request the Department of Transportation to grant, without charge, an encroachment permit or permits, if required, authorizing an appropriate memorial plaque, funded by nonstate sources, to be placed within the right-of-way of State Highway Route 35 within the vicinity of the pedestrian beacon between Vale Avenue and Forest View Drive in San Francisco in memory of Hanren Chang. Fiscal committee: yes. WHEREAS, Hanren Chang was born on March 2, 1996, in Daly City, and grew up in the City and County of San Francisco; and WHEREAS, Hanren Chang attended Lowell High School in San Francisco and was an avid runner on the track and cross-country teams; and WHEREAS, Hanren Chang was loved and respected by her family and friends and was known as a selfless and loving person; and WHEREAS, On the evening of her birthday, March 2, 2013, Hanren Chang was the victim of a car accident that occurred under tragic circumstances involving an alleged drunk driver on State Highway Route 35, also known as Sloat Boulevard, near Forest View Drive in San Francisco; and WHEREAS, Hanren Chang's death has affected and touched the lives of many people, increased the call for pedestrian safety improvements along State Highway Route 35 in San Francisco, and heightened public awareness of the number of pedestrian fatalities in San Francisco; and WHEREAS, Hanren Chang continues to be remembered for her sense of humor, laughter, and smile, and is survived by her parents and one sister; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Department of Transportation is requested to grant, without charge, an encroachment permit or permits, if required, authorizing an appropriate memorial plaque, funded by nonstate sources, to be placed within the right-of-way of State Highway Route 35 within the vicinity of the pedestrian beacon between Vale Avenue and Forest View Drive in San Francisco in memory of Hanren Chang, for view by pedestrians; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.