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Orozco, Norma <br />From: <br />Claire Velau <clairegv@sbcglobal.net> <br />Sent: <br />Wednesday, June 03, 2020 3:24 PM <br />To: <br />Iglesias, Cecilia; Penaloza, David; Bacerra, Phil; Sarmiento, Vicente; Villegas, Juan <br />Cc: <br />eComment <br />Subject: <br />Public Spending Budget <br />Dear Santa Ana City Council, <br />My name is Claire and I am writing as a constituent of Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County to oppose the proposed <br />budget to increase public safety spending by $13.5 million. As I am sure you know, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused <br />financial obstacles for the city of Santa Ana. According to Finance Director Downs, Santa Ana is experiencing $12 million <br />in losses this year alone due to hits to sales taxes, parking fines, special collected fees and other sources of revenue. <br />In these challenging times what the city needs is funding for health care, education, public transport, mental health <br />resources-- not the police department. Santa Ana being a predominantly low-income city means it has been hit hard by <br />the pandemic, and as a constituent of Orange County, I am concerned by this proposed budget. Lack of access to health <br />care and packed housing has resulted in Santa Ana having the largest rate of COVID-19 in Orange County. At this time, it <br />is important that we fund community resources and stop the overcriminalization of Santa Ana. <br />Thank you, <br />Claire <br />