Source: The Uken Report
SACRAMENTO – The next stop is the full Senate for Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia’s, D-Coachella, legislative proposal designating Cathedral City’s LGBT Veteran Memorial as the state’s official LGBT Veteran Memorial.
“This memorial will stand as a testament to the valiant contributions of our LGBT community in the service of the United States Military,” Garcia said. “I thank Mr. Swann for his lifelong dedication to veteran and LGBT issues as well as all his efforts to bring this memorial to fruition. His advocacy along with the support and forward thinking of the City of Cathedral City and the Palms Springs Cemetery District will help advance California towards this next historical milestone.”
Garcia’s AB 2439 will next be presented for a vote before the full Senate. This measure has received unanimous, bipartisan support thus far and has been endorsed by the California Department of Veteran Affairs. Four American Presidents; Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, George Bush and Barack Obama, and three California Governors; Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown have sent formal letters recognizing the memorial.
