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Dear Mayor Pulido and City Council, <br />My name is Maria Rosa Dominguez and I am writing as a Santa Ana resident to oppose the <br />proposed budget to increase public safety spending by $13.5 million. As I am sure you know, <br />the COVID-19 pandemic has caused financial obstacles for the city of Santa Ana. According to <br />Finance Director Downs, Santa Ana is experiencing $12 million in losses this year alone due to <br />hits to sales taxes, parking fines, special collected fees and other sources of revenue. <br />In these challenging times what our city needs is funding for health care, education, public <br />transport, mental health resources-- not the police department. Our predominantly low-income <br />city has been hit hard by the pandemic. Lack of access to health care and packed housing has <br />resulted in Santa Ana having the largest rate of COVID-19 in Orange County. At this time, it is <br />important that we fund community resources and stop the overcriminalization of our city. <br />Thank you, <br />Maria Rosa Dominguez <br />17Q <br />