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Orozco, Norma From: Rodriguez, Montserrat <401835@sausdlearns.net> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2020 8:18 PM To: eComment Subject: Santa Ana Budget Email to: eCommentCa?santa-ana.org Subject line: June 2, 2020 - Agenda Item 65B Dear Mayor Pulido and City Council, My name is Montserrat Rodriguez and I am writing as a Santa Ana resident to oppose the proposed budget to increase public safety spending by $13.5 million. As I am sure you know, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused financial obstacles for the city of Santa Ana. According to Finance Director Downs, Santa Ana is experiencing $12 million in losses this year alone due to hits to sales taxes, parking fines, special collected fees and other sources of revenue. In these challenging times what our city needs is funding for health care, education, public transport, mental health resources-- not the police department. Our predominantly low-income city has been hit hard by the pandemic. Lack of access to health care and packed housing has resulted in Santa Ana having the largest rate of COVID-19 in Orange County. At this time, it is important that we fund community resources and stop the overcriminalization of our city. Thank you, Montserrat Rodriguez Santa Ana Unified School District E-MAIL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail communication and any attachments, including documents, files, or previous e-mail messages, constitute electronic communications within the scope of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USCA 2510 at al. This e-mail communication may contain non-public, confidential or legally privileged information intended for the sole use of the designated recipient(s). The unauthorized and intentional interception, use, copy or disclosure of such information, or attempt to do so, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful under applicable laws. If you have received this e-mail communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the original e-mail from your system.