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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO,
CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 34, THE SAFE CALIFORNIA
ACT, THAT WOULD REPEAL THE DEATH PENALTY
WHEREAS, the Briggs Initiative was approved by California voters on
November 7, 1978. The Act broadened the use of the death penalty as
punishment for crimes; and
WHEREAS, it created a system of nearly endless appeals by inmates,
with more than 700 prisoners on death row; and
WHEREAS, implementation of the death penalty currently costs
taxpayers $130 million dollars each year more than the alternative
punishment proposed by The SAFE California Act; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 34 would create a $100 million fund to be
distributed to law enforcement agencies for the purpose of solving
homicide and rape cases and making our communities safer; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 34, would repeal the death penalty as the
maximum punishment in California, and replace it with life imprisonment
without the possibility of parole; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 34 would apply retroactively to persons already
sentenced to death; and
WHEREAS, should California voters approve this initiative, the net
savings to the State's General Fund has been confirmed by the Legislative
Analyst's Office to be $130 million annually;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Palo
Alto, California, supports Proposition 34, the SAFE California Act, that
would replace the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of
parole.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: OCTOBER 1,2012
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BURT, ESPINOSA, HOLMAN, KLEIN, SCHARFF, SCHMID,
SHEPHERD,YEH
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