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PEOPLE FOR HOUSING <br />Orange County <br />August 24, 2018 <br />Commissioner Mark McLoughlin <br />Chair, Planning Commission <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA, 92701 <br />Re: 2525 North Main Street <br />Dear Chairman McMcLoughlin and Honorable Commissioners, <br />People for Housing - Orange County is a grassroots, non-profit organization <br />dedicated to advocating for increased housing production in Orange County <br />communities. Our members are deeply concerned about the shortage of homes <br />throughout California, which has caused rents and home prices to rise much <br />faster than wages and incomes. This shortage of homes exists at every pricepoint, <br />from income-restrcited housing for low-income families to market -rate housing <br />serving the state's middle class and higher earners. <br />We know that the only solution to the housing shortage is to build more homes, <br />which is why we are excitied to support the housing development proposed for <br />2525 North Main Street, which will bring nearly 500 new homes to Santa Ana. <br />We are particilarly pleased with this project because it's location is ideal for <br />moderate density development — located on a major throroughfare between two <br />major job centers, St. Joseph's and Children's Hospitals and Downtown Santa <br />Ana. It will also add to the revitalization of the Main Place Mall, and the <br />residents will provide a customer base for the improvements coming to this <br />major retail center. <br />