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Value & Protect Tenants <br />• In the past, the City has used federal dollars to enforce tenant rights and protect families from eviction. The City <br />should consider reinvesting in eviction defense by holding Know -Your -Rights trainings or more direct legal <br />defense assistance for tenants in eviction proceedings. <br />Value Community Lands in Community Hands <br />• Over 90 city -owned lots sit empty and without use. Instead of selling -off this once-in-a-lifetime asset, the City <br />should engage local residents in the decision and development process to produce public benefits for future <br />generations. <br />Current f=iscal Climate <br />Unfortunately, there is a looming $17 million' budget -deficit sparking discussions on behalf of city leaders of scaling back <br />services. It is our assessment that these deficits were not caused by outside economic forces, rather, because of <br />questionable spending practices that include favoring salary increases for city staff, operating the jail at deficit levels and <br />questionable subsidies to private companies. <br />Ultimately, we believe their actions betray their statements of limited resources and demonstrate where there priorities <br />have been. We firmly believe deficit-reduction efforts should not come at the expense of vital community services and <br />moreover that future investments can be made by using current resources and new cannabis revenues. <br />To learn more about the Santa Ana's People's Budget Platform please contact Alexis Teodoro at <br /> <br />2 https://voiceofoc.org/2018/02/santa-ana-proiects-17-million-budget-hole-as-labor-costs-skyrocket/ <br />