BILL NUMBER: ACR 104	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Rodriguez

                        AUGUST 27, 2015

   Relative to the Officer Shaun Diamond Memorial Highway.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 104, as introduced, Rodriguez. Officer Shaun Diamond Memorial
Highway.
   This measure would designate the portion of Interstate 10 from the
State Route 57 Interchange to the Indian Hill Boulevard Exit in the
County of Los Angeles as the Officer Shaun Diamond Memorial Highway.
The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to
determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special
designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources
covering that cost, to erect those signs.
   Fiscal committee: yes.



   WHEREAS, The dedicated men and women who have chosen law
enforcement as a career face extraordinary risk and danger in
preserving our freedom and security; and
   WHEREAS, On October 29, 2014, Officer Shaun Richard Diamond, age
45, of the Pomona Police Department succumbed to a gunshot wound he
sustained the previous day while performing his sworn duty with the
department's SWAT unit, and his untimely death in the pursuit of the
highest ideals of public safety has brought immense sorrow and loss
to the people of Pomona and throughout the State of California; and
   WHEREAS, A 16-year veteran of the law enforcement community,
having worked for police departments in Los Angeles and Montebello
prior to joining the Pomona Police Department (PPD) in 2006, Officer
Shaun Diamond had a passion for working SWAT, and as a member of the
PPD's SWAT unit for the past six years, he had served on dozens of
SWAT operations and shared his expertise as a Field Training Officer,
in which capacity he was responsible for training new recruits; and
   WHEREAS, In his most recent assignment to the Pomona Downtown
District Enforcement Team, Officer Diamond worked as a law
enforcement liaison with the business community and the community at
large, giving generously of his time to such local events and
organizations as the Special Olympics and Tip-A-Cop. His community
outreach efforts also included K-9 and SWAT demonstrations for local
school children; and
   WHEREAS, Exemplifying the true character of the brave men and
women who devote their time and energy to the perilous duties of law
enforcement, Officer Diamond is remembered by his family, friends,
and colleagues for his wonderful sense of humor, his contagious
smile, and his unwavering commitment and dedication to duty, and for
his efforts that made Pomona's streets safer, its neighborhoods
stronger, and its residents more secure; and
   WHEREAS, Over the course of his distinguished career, Officer
Shaun Diamond was renowned among his fellow officers for his love,
honor, and dedication to his family, the uniform, and the law
enforcement community, all of which were indelible and inseparable in
his life. Officer Diamond leaves to his beloved children, Margo and
Kelly Diamond, his devoted mother, Joy Diamond, and the countless
individuals whose lives he touched, a legacy of commitment and
service to others; and
   WHEREAS, Although we know that we can never repay the debt owed
this valiant officer and his family, with this resolution, we pay
tribute to his memory by standing with all law-abiding citizens in
expressing our deepest appreciation for Officer Diamond's selfless
dedication to preserving public safety; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby dedicates the portion
of Interstate 10 from the State Route 57 Interchange to the Indian
Hill Boulevard Exit in the County of Los Angeles as the Office Shaun
Diamond Memorial Highway; 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; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.