Prop 16 was an attempt to reinstall state wide racial quotas or institutionalized racial preferences. It was a thoroughly disgusting piece of legislation. The ballot measure was supported by the Democratic supermajorities in the state legislature, by long-established corporations, by Silicon Valley tech firms, and by leaders of mainline churches and nonprofit organizations.
A list the top donors to the YES campaign. They were:
Quinn Delaney ($7,900,000)
ACLU, Inc. ($2,450,538.70)
Open Society Policy Center ($2,000,000)
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. ($1,500,000)
ACLU of Northern California Issues Committee ($1,253,599.14)
Patricia Quillin ($1,000,000)
California Teachers Association/Issue PAC ($574,229.70)
Neighbors for a Better San Francisco ($536,000)
Anne E. Delaney ($500,000)
Blue Shield of California ($500,000)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (MPO) ($500,000)
Connie E. Ballmer ($500,000)
Steven A. Ballmer ($500,000)
Our Voice, Our Vote-Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Ballot Measure Committee Yes on Prop 16 ($389,365.50)
Salesforce.com ($375,000)
SF Workforce Housing Alliance PAC 2020, Sponsored by Neighbors for a Better San Francisco ($300,000)
California Nurses Association Initiative Political Action Committee ($300,000) California Democratic Party ($290,346.50)
Pacific Gas & Electric ($250,000)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 3299 ($235,540.00)
Cisco ($200,000)
Cabrera Capital Market, LLC (Martin Cabrera, Jr.) ($200,000)
SEIU Local 1021 ($200,000)
Facebook, Inc. ($200,000)
Gwendolyn Marion Mathilde Sontheim ($200,000)
The San Francisco Foundation ($200,000); Genentech USA ($200,000).
Hat tip to Gail Herriot
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Californians, and Americans, reject racial quotas and preferences