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Salas, Diana <br />From: Olga Rodriguez <olgarodrilau@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 2:40 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: June 16, 2020 Item 75A <br />To Mayor Pulido and Santa Ana Councilmembers, <br />I am demanding that you take a significant portion of the budget to fund areas and programs that would actually <br />help our community, like libraries, parks and recreation, housing, etc. Many of you have expressed support in <br />investing in our community, however I do not believe you will act on this as the gap between funding for the <br />SAPD and that of the areas I previously mentioned has been consistently far too wide for the past decade. The <br />SAPD, like many other police departments across the nation, have shown that they cannot show restraint and <br />have a tendency to escalate situations. It is irresponsible and dangerous to continue to put millions of dollars <br />into the police department. You cannot say you want to "invest in our community" and at the same time fund <br />the police when officers constantly pose a threat to our safety and peace of mind. Reform is not the answer. <br />Defund the SAPD. <br />Sincerely, <br />Olga Rodriguez Lau <br />Pronouns: She/Her/Hers <br />