2020-10-07 City Council Item No. 7 Public Comment - Foster Regular MEETING - Additional Meeting MaterialsFrom:Andrew Forster
To:Sarah Manwaring; Bill Zimmerman
Subject:City council meeting general comment (Please read it aloud)
Date:Wednesday, October 7, 2020 12:34:10 PM
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Dear City Council,
My name is Andrew Foster and please stand with me and the people of this city to defendequality under our constitution and reject State Measure 16 in the November election. State
Measure 16 would amend our state constitution and allow the state government todiscriminate between Californians based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin.
Californians overwhelmingly reject State Measure 16. A poll of 1,704 California residents
released on September 16 by the Public Policy Institute of California showed votersopposed to State Measure 16 by huge margins. Eighty percent of voters have decided howto vote, and 60% of voters who have decided are opposed to State Measure 16.
Californians in every area of the state reject State Measure 16. The poll shows 53% of LosAngeles and 75% of Inland Empire voters who have decided how to vote are opposed toState Measure 16.
Elected officials, please join us in defending California’s unity and equality by opposingState Measure 16. Don’t divide us. Don’t amend our constitution to allow the stategovernment to discriminate between Californians based on race, sex, color, ethnicity ornational origin.
Please read this comment aloud in the city council meeting general comments session.
Sincerely,
Andrew Foster