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Orozco, Norma <br />From:PeggyYL <peggy.yelu@gmail.com> <br />Sent:Tuesday, September 15, 2020 1:20 PM <br />To:peggy.yelu@gmail.com <br />Subject:Please vote NO on Prop 16 <br />Dear city council members, city staff, and fellow residents, <br /> <br /> <br />As the election season is coming up, I would like to draw your attention to Prop 16, which is about government <br />preferences. <br /> <br />The California Constitution says: "a) The State SHALL NOT discriminate against or grant PREFERENTIAL treatment to, any <br />individual or group based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public <br />education, or public contracting." <br /> <br />Proposition 16 will strike out and eliminate this language from the California Constitution. No substitute is provided. <br /> <br />However, the summary being put forth to voters is this: <br />"ALLOWS DIVERSITY AS A FACTOR IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND CONTRACTING DECISIONS. <br />LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT." <br /> <br />If diversity is the goal (according to the summary), why eliminate the Constitution that says you cannot benefit one <br />race/gender over the other? Why not propose a proposition that says it? If you specifically benefit one race/gender over <br />another, isn't that DISCRIMINATION? <br /> <br /> <br />Proposition 16 not only hurts one or two races, which have higher performances in College admissions, but also, in the <br />long run, it will hurt everyone and the state, because it legalizes discrimination. Our city doesn’t need it. California <br />doesn’t need it, either! <br /> <br />On the contrary, Prop 209 guarantees equal opportunity and fair competition, which has made California one of the <br />most prosperous and diversified states in the whole country. Please stick on it. <br /> <br />Therefore, please take the time to read everything this year and be an informed Voter. I also urge the city council to take <br />a position to oppose Prop 16. <br /> <br />Peggy Lu <br />A Concerned resident <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />