SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 1 -- The California State Assembly Democratic Caucus issued the following news release:
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY - On Wednesday, September 30, local transportation leaders, elected officials, the California Highway Patrol, and representatives from the James Dean Estate gathered near the Jack Ranch Cafe in Cholame to commemorate the official designation of a portion of the new Highway 46 alignment as the James Dean Memorial Highway.
The event commemorated exactly 71 years to the day and time after legendary actor James Dean lost his life in a 1955 automobile crash near Cholame while driving to a racing event in Salinas. The new memorial designation spans 4.3 miles of Highway 46 in San Luis Obispo County, from postmil...