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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Rosa Urquiza <rosa.urquiza.3.16@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 2:23 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Urge for Eviction Moratorium <br />Dear City Council, <br />As resident and former SAUSD student, I urge you to enact an immediate eviction moratorium during the <br />pandemic we are facing. My parents employment is currently on the line as they work in the service industry <br />and business has gone down. Their employers have already begun to fire their coworkers instead of giving them <br />paid leave. Thus, I fear my parents might loose their source of income and the negative effects that will have on <br />my family. More than 50% of the income my parents receive goes to paying rent. They have to use the <br />remaining amount of their money to also cover food, electricity, gas, internet, and medical expenses. Not only <br />do my siblings and I depend on my parents but so do other members of my family. Thus, enacting a moratorium <br />would help alleviate the stress that my parents are currently facing and protect them from being evicted if they <br />loose their employment. This will also protect other community members who like my family face similar <br />situations. <br />Please, I urge you to think about the safety of our community as you act during this public health crisis. With or <br />without a pandemic our community faces structural vulnerabilities. It is only just, moral, and humane to enact <br />an immediate moratorium on evictions to not exacerbate the structural vulnerabilities our communities already <br />face. <br />Sincerely, <br />Rosa Urquiza <br />