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Public Comment
From:Weijie Huang <
Sent:Tuesday, October 13, 2020 12:18 PM
To:Public Comment
Subject:Oppose Prop 16
Dear City Council, elected officials,
My name is Wei. I am a concerned resident. On November 3, 2020, voters are being presented with a proposition that
goes against our city. That is proposition 16. Proposition 16 eliminates language in the California Constitution, Prop 209,
that says government cannot discriminate based on race or gender. With Prop 209, Californian are seeing diversities
prevailing year over year involving many different aspects, as long as one works hard, one will get lots of opportunities
here, which is the reason why California leads and prospers not only in the US but in the world. I am proud to be a
In America we strive for equal opportunity, NOT "equal outcomes” !
Californian.
With Prop 16, it will lead California to a totally opposite direction, a WRONG direction. We don’t want to go back to the
historical dark age of inequality & injustice. Prop 16 is misleading and will inevitably encourage government bureaucracy
clean up the foreseeable mess it creates.
and corruption, and will cost taxpayers billions of dollars to
Recent opinion polls our city shows that there are 16% more residents oppose prop 16 than the
people who support it. Our city council must listen to the general public’s opinion and act
We strongly urge you to publicly oppose prop 16.
accordingly.
This country is a great land of opportunity for everyone. The people have said "NO!" to SCA5 in 2014, and we need to say
"NO!" again this November to stop this racist proposition becoming law.
Sincerely,
Resident/Voter, Wei Huang
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