OROPEZA.JPGFormer Democratic state Sen. Jenny Oropeza would be honored posthumously with a Los Angeles County highway overcrossing named after her under a proposal zipping through the Legislature.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 79 awaits final action in the Assembly after being approved by the Senate without a dissenting vote, 33-0. The Assembly Transportation Committee will consider the measure today.

Crafted by Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, the resolution would designate a section of State Route 1 near Tesoro Refinery in Los Angeles County as the Honorable Jenny Oropeza Memorial Overcrossing.

SCR 79 noted that Oropeza, a Long Beach Democrat,

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