▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Al amed a ▁Cor rid or ▁project ▁that ▁had ▁run ▁out ▁of ▁money , ▁the ▁California ▁Legisl ature ▁approved ▁the ▁naming ▁of ▁the ▁Honor able ▁Jen ny ▁O ro pe za ▁Memorial ▁Over cross ing ▁for ▁the ▁section ▁of ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁Highway ▁in ▁Wil ming ton ▁that ▁created ▁the ▁bridge ▁that ▁sp ans ▁the ▁Al amed a ▁Cor rid or . ▁O ro pe za ▁successfully ▁worked ▁with ▁Federal , ▁State ▁and ▁local ▁government ▁entities , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁rail ro ads ▁and ▁Metropolitan ▁Transport ation ▁Author ity ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁funds ▁to ▁construct ▁this ▁last ▁and ▁critical ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁State ▁Senator ▁Ric ardo ▁L ara ▁introduced ▁Senate ▁Con current ▁Resol ution ▁ 1 1 5 ▁that ▁would ▁design ate ▁the ▁portion ▁of ▁Inter state ▁ 7 1 0 ▁Highway ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Fre ew ay ) ▁that ▁runs ▁between ▁P ico ▁Avenue ▁and ▁West ▁Ward low ▁Road ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Long ▁Beach ▁as ▁the ▁Senator ▁Jen ny ▁O ro pe za ▁Memorial ▁Fre ew ay . ▁This ▁legisl ation ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁completed . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Un ified ▁School ▁District ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁un anim ously ▁approved ▁name ▁changes ▁for ▁three ▁schools , ▁including ▁International ▁Element ary ▁to ▁be ▁renamed ▁Jen ny ▁O ro pe za ▁Element ary ▁School , ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Un