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H. Civil unrest constitutes a local emergency and whereas numerous cities in the Southern California area have imposed curfews to curb the civil unrest and because protestors are not complying with social distancing requirements to protect against the spread of COVID-19, it is proper and prudent for Santa Ana to similarly impose a curfew to protect the safety of life and property in Santa Ana and to implement proactive measures to reduce the possibility of civil disobedience, vandalism, looting, and rioting resulting in property damage and threats to the health and safety of the citizens. I. The Santa Ana City Council declared a local emergency related to COVID-19 and designated its City Manager as the Director of Emergency Services and authorized her to issue executive orders and to take all measures to secure the health and safety of the citizens. J. The current circumstances when taken together with the COVID-19 emergency give rise to a Citywide emergency necessitating swift government action to preserve the safety and wellbeing of the citizenry and their property. K. The Director of Emergency Services, in consultation with law enforcement officials, deems a curfew necessary to secure the health and safety of Santa Ana's citizens. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Kristine Ridge, the Director of Emergency Services for the City of Santa Ana, do hereby issue the following order to become effective immediately. SECTION 1. A. Nighttime curfew: effective June 22, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. a curfew is imposed in all public places within the City of Santa Ana and continuing until 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. B. Travel: During this curfew, all persons must not travel on any public street or public place. C. Exemptions: All law enforcement, fire and medical personnel, as well as other personnel authorized by the Santa Ana Police Department and credentialed members of the media services are also exempt. Individuals seeking emergency care, fleeing danger, or experiencing homelessness, and having to travel to and from employment and religious services are also exempt. The Chief of Police may designate additional exempt personnel. D. Definitions: For purposes of this Executive Order, "travel" includes, without limitation, travel on foot, bicycle, skateboard, scooter, motorcycle, automobile, or public transit, or any other mode of transporting a person from one location to another. "Public Place" means any place, whether on privately or publicly owned property, accessible to the general public, including but not limited to public streets, roads, alleys, highways, sidewalks, parks, vacant lots and unsupervised property. SECTION 2. The City's law enforcement personnel and law enforcement personnel cooperating with the City are hereby authorized and charged, to the extent provided by law and using discretion as the circumstances may permit, with the responsibility of enforcing this curfew and are further authorized to arrest such persons if they do not obey this curfew after due notice, oral or written, has been given to said citizen. Any person not abiding by this declaration is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to punishment in accordance with the Santa Ana Municipal Code enforcement provisions.