The San Diego Organizing Project, a coalition of 29 local religious congregations, praised the council for its vote.

“I have seen how our current system disproportionately harms our brothers and sisters of color,” said Christopher Ransom, SDOP spokesman for the City of Hope International Church. “Today’s good news on the California Act to Save Lives means we are closer to a solution to keep our communities protected.”

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