The Lodi City Council is taking a stance against Proposition 50 after it passed a resolution this week to send a message to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

"We are losing our representation due to partisanship," Lodi Mayor Cameron Bregman said. "Every single Lodian should be fighting this."

"In our belief, it is not a partisan issue to be against this," he continued. "For us, as council members and as the mayor, it's a district issue in the sense of if we have our city split up into three congressional districts, we're going to lose any opportunity at federal funding."

In a 3-2 vote at Wednesday's city council meeting, they decided to formally oppose the proposition, which means the city will send a message to Newsom about its impact on the city if it passes.

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