Relative to Officer Gonzalo Carrasco, Jr., Memorial Highway.
Summary
Assembly Concurrent Resolution 109 designates a portion of State Highway Route 43 in the City of Selma, from East Mountain View Avenue to the junction with State Highway Route 99, as the Officer Gonzalo Carrasco, Jr., Memorial Highway. The resolution is a commemorative measure honoring Officer Carrasco, a Selma Police Department officer who died in the line of duty on January 31, 2023.
The resolution also requests the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to determine the cost of appropriate signs marking the memorial designation and, if donations from nonstate sources cover those costs, to erect the signs. As a concurrent resolution, it does not create a new regulatory program or alter criminal, civil, or local government duties beyond the highway naming and signage request.
Impact
ACR 109 affects state highway signage and memorial designation practices rather than substantive law. It formally adds a commemorative name to a defined segment of State Highway Route 43 in Selma and directs Caltrans to assess and, contingent on outside funding, install signs consistent with state highway signing requirements. The measure has no direct fiscal obligation on the state because signage costs are to be covered by nonstate donations, though it was identified as a fiscal committee item due to the administrative sign-cost review.
Sentiment
The bill appears to have been broadly and unanimously supported. The voting history shows repeated consent-calendar treatment and unanimous or near-unanimous approval at each recorded stage, indicating little to no opposition in the Legislature. The text and context frame the resolution as a solemn tribute to a fallen local officer and a gesture of respect to his family, colleagues, and community.
Contention
There is little substantive contention reflected in the available record. Any potential issue is limited to the procedural and fiscal mechanics of the memorial signage: Caltrans must determine the sign cost, and the signs may only be erected if donations from nonstate sources are sufficient. Otherwise, the measure is largely ceremonial and noncontroversial, with support centered on honoring Officer Carrasco’s service and sacrifice.