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<br />Orozco, Norma <br />From:Houston, Nicole <br />Sent:Thursday, June 18, 2020 12:56 PM <br />To:eComment_Forwarding <br />Subject:FW: Santa Ana budget <br /> <br /> <br />-----Original Message----- <br />From: roxana guajardo \[mailto:roxxana67@yahoo.com\] <br />Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 12:45 PM <br />To: Pulido, Miguel <MPulido@santa-ana.org> <br />Subject: Santa Ana budget <br /> <br />Good afternoon Mr. Pulido, <br />I have been a Santa Ana resident for more than twenty years and I need you to do the right thing in these upcoming <br />months. <br />I am also a high school teacher and I am tired of seeing so much of our city budget go to the police when we have a city <br />full of young people and families. Our education desperately needs funding, it is no secret that Santa Ana schools have a <br />bad reputation and people often choose to put their kids in charter schools or different districts. We need more public <br />spaces, more parks and community centers. We need to invest in social services to address issues like homelessness. In <br />other words, we need to put more funding on preventative measures instead of criminalizing our youth and families <br />through the police. <br />It is no secret that the police union has a very powerful influence on city council, but we ask you to listen to your citizens <br />and do the right thing when everyone is watching. We’re tired seeing our kids and youth go through a system of poor <br />education, bad housing and child care and few or no opportunities end up in juvenile hall or jail... this is not what they <br />deserve, and this is not what our city should settle for. <br />Please do the right thing. Stop giving into the union’s stronghold on city council members and stop increasing police <br />funding. Start investing in your community and your families. We all know it’s a much cheaper and more effective way to <br />address crime, and we know it’s what’s right. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br />Roxana Guajardo <br />1 <br />