2020-10-06 CC Agenda - Public Communication2020-10-06 CC AGENDA PACKET
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
Harada, Patricia
From: Teame Ozeqbe <teameozegbe@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 3:38 PM
To: *ALL CIN CLERKS
Subject: Please vote NO on Prop 16
Dear city council members, city staff, and fellow residents,
Lately, there were many rallies organized by residents throughout California to oppose State Measure
16. Civil Rights activists, law professors, elected officials, students, and parents all spoke
passionately against State Measure 16 in those rallies. Why was that? I learned that State Measure
1 B was proposed by the state assemblywoman Shirley Webber, aiming to repeal Prop 209, part of the
California constitution, Prop 209 clearly prohibits the state from discriminating against or granting
preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national
origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. Yet the Shirley
Webber wants to repeal it. if State Measure 16 passes in the November election, it means we the
Californians allow the government to discriminate against all of us based on our race, gender or color
and allow special treatment by the state in college admissions, jobs, and contracts. This is totally
unconstitutional and against the American value of equal rights.
Furthermore, I have learned that the ballot label was written in a very misleading fashion. It says
State Measure 16 allows diversity as a factor in public employment, education, and contracting
decisions. The legislators are playing word games with the voters. They replaced the word
"discrimination" with the word "diversity". This is discrimination in the name of "diversity".
Let's all not be misled by the ballot label. We should all say no to discrimination and most of all
discrimination from the state level.
Please vote NO on State Measure 16 in November!
Please kindly share my comments at the City Council meeting.
Thank you very much.
Teame Ozeqbe