California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill ACR71 Compare Versions

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1	1	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 71Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Ta)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Ahrens and Nguyen)April 28, 2025Relative to the Little Saigon Freeway. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 71, as introduced, Kalra. Little Saigon Freeway.This measure would designate an unspecified portion of State Route 101 in the County of Santa Clara as the Little Saigon Freeway. The measure also would request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing that special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: YES Bill TextWHEREAS, In April 1975, the capital of South Vietnam, Saigon, fell to the Vietnamese communists, and over the following 50 years, millions of Vietnamese have fled communist oppression in their homeland; andWHEREAS, There are approximately 2,300,000 people of Vietnamese origin in the United States, 140,000 of whom are residents of the County of Santa Clara, with the City of San Jose claiming home to the highest population of people of Vietnamese origin per area outside of Vietnam; and WHEREAS, In 2007, the City of San Jose recognized the importance of Little Saigon as a major cultural, social, and commercial center for the Vietnamese community and officially designated the area along Story Road as Little Saigon; andWHEREAS, Little Saigon recalls the name of the South Vietnamese capital more than decades after it was renamed by the communist government; andWHEREAS, Little Saigon is the largest Vietnamese community outside of Vietnam and is a destination for tourists and refugees from all over the world; andWHEREAS, One can find all types of services and businesses in Little Saigon, including restaurants, supermarkets, shopping malls, banks, and jewelry stores serving the Vietnamese American community, as well as other local and surrounding area residents in the City of San Jose; andWHEREAS, Tt festivals and parades in Little Saigon celebrating the Vietnamese lunar new year have attracted thousands of participants; andWHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans are political leaders across the County of Santa Clara, serving on the city council of the City of San Jose, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, and school boards in the school districts serving the county; andWHEREAS, The Vietnamese community in Little Saigon is committed to promoting freedom and human rights in both the State of California and in Vietnam; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Route 101, from ____ to ____, in the County of Santa Clara, as the Little Saigon Freeway; and be it furtherResolved, 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 the cost, to erect those signs; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.
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3	3	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 71Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Ta)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Ahrens and Nguyen)April 28, 2025Relative to the Little Saigon Freeway. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 71, as introduced, Kalra. Little Saigon Freeway.This measure would designate an unspecified portion of State Route 101 in the County of Santa Clara as the Little Saigon Freeway. The measure also would request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing that special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: YES
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15	15	Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Ta)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Ahrens and Nguyen)April 28, 2025
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17	17	Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Ta)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Ahrens and Nguyen)
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22	22	Relative to the Little Saigon Freeway.
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28	28	ACR 71, as introduced, Kalra. Little Saigon Freeway.
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30	30	This measure would designate an unspecified portion of State Route 101 in the County of Santa Clara as the Little Saigon Freeway. The measure also would request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing that special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs.
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32	32	This measure would designate an unspecified portion of State Route 101 in the County of Santa Clara as the Little Saigon Freeway. The measure also would request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing that special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs.
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38	38	WHEREAS, In April 1975, the capital of South Vietnam, Saigon, fell to the Vietnamese communists, and over the following 50 years, millions of Vietnamese have fled communist oppression in their homeland; and
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40	40	WHEREAS, There are approximately 2,300,000 people of Vietnamese origin in the United States, 140,000 of whom are residents of the County of Santa Clara, with the City of San Jose claiming home to the highest population of people of Vietnamese origin per area outside of Vietnam; and
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42	42	WHEREAS, In 2007, the City of San Jose recognized the importance of Little Saigon as a major cultural, social, and commercial center for the Vietnamese community and officially designated the area along Story Road as Little Saigon; and
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44	44	WHEREAS, Little Saigon recalls the name of the South Vietnamese capital more than decades after it was renamed by the communist government; and
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46	46	WHEREAS, Little Saigon is the largest Vietnamese community outside of Vietnam and is a destination for tourists and refugees from all over the world; and
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48	48	WHEREAS, One can find all types of services and businesses in Little Saigon, including restaurants, supermarkets, shopping malls, banks, and jewelry stores serving the Vietnamese American community, as well as other local and surrounding area residents in the City of San Jose; and
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50	50	WHEREAS, Tt festivals and parades in Little Saigon celebrating the Vietnamese lunar new year have attracted thousands of participants; and
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52	52	WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans are political leaders across the County of Santa Clara, serving on the city council of the City of San Jose, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, and school boards in the school districts serving the county; and
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54	54	WHEREAS, The Vietnamese community in Little Saigon is committed to promoting freedom and human rights in both the State of California and in Vietnam; now, therefore, be it
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56	56	Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Route 101, from ____ to ____, in the County of Santa Clara, as the Little Saigon Freeway; and be it further
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58	58	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 the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
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60	60	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.