President Donald Trump’s next 3 a.m. tweet may be in outrage over a bill racing through the California Legislature that would name a part of the Ventura (134) Freeway in Eagle Rock after Barack Obama.
A resolution to name a segment of the heavily traveled freeway near Occidental College after Obama, who attended the school for several years, is set to be heard by the state Senate’s Appropriations Committee a week from Monday.
SCR 8, co-authored by Sen. Anthony J. Portantino, D-La Canada Flintridge, recently was passed by the Senate Transportation Committee.
The 134 Freeway between the Glendale (2) and Foothill (210) freeways would be designated the “President Barack H. Obama Freeway.”
The 44th president began his college education in California, attending Occidental College in Eagle Rock from 1979 to 1981. He lived in Pasadena during his sophomore year, where he traveled the 134 Freeway from his apartment to the campus.
“I am excited by the support this appropriate freeway naming has garnered in Sacramento and across California,” Portantino said. “President Obama left office with significantly high approval ratings for his eight terrific years of service to our country. President Obama’s leadership and years as a District 25 resident played a significant role in determining his future and tremendous legacy.”
He said he was “very grateful to the residents of my district for suggesting the idea for naming the 134 for our former president.”
Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez, whose district includes Eagle Rock, is a principal co-author on the resolution.
— City News Service