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Orozco, Norma From: Luz Martinez <airamzul83@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2020 9:30 AM To: eComment Subject: Defund police know. Estimado miembros representante de Ins recidentes de Santa Ana.Yo Luz Maria Martinez apoyo la propuesta que han creado Ins recidentes mas afectados, por que el que tiene el problems tiene a na vez la solucion y le pido de la manera mas atenta a las autoridades correspondientes a que escuchen nuestras voces. EI presupuesto de la ciudad de Santa Ana deveria ser reinvertido en mejoras para Ins recidentes de Santa Ana. El sistema de policia no esta eliminando el problems de la delincuencia, solo to esta empeorando y ahora es tiempo de cambiar para mejorar con cambios que realmente acaben con el problema y no solo cubrir por encima del problema. Dear Santa Ana City Council Member, My name is {{Name}}. Currently, 70 cents of every dollar from the City of Santa Ana's General Fund pays for the city's narrowly -defined `public safety' entities, largely police and fire. We stand with the #BlackLivesMafter movement, and with Santa Ana youth, demanding a shift in public spending -- away from law enforcement, towards youth programs, economic opportunities and housing. In short, our vision of thriving neighborhoods is not possible without addressing the choke hold of law enforcement over our public dollars and over our communities' wellbeing. I urge you to listen to the community and support the Santa Ana People's Budget Platform. Value: Invest in Youth: We call for the DEFUNDING OF POLICE, we call on city council to redirect youth suppression spending into healthy youth development services, programs and resources, such as mental health counselors, youth reentry programs, expungement clinics, teen mom programs, jobs, internships, etc. Value: Protect Immigrant Families: To meet the needs of the immigrant community and build off of the city's investment in immigrant communities of over the last three years, the City should expand its investment to $200,000 or more a year for the next 3 years for a more robust Universal Representation program to ensure any Santa Ana resident facing deportation has access to legal representation. Value: Prioritize Workers, Worker Cooperatives and Small Businesses: We call on the City to create a Worker Cooperative Development Fund to support the creation of local businesses owned by their workers through training, technical assistance, incubation, conversion and financing, and to put on the ballot a measure to waive business license fees and permit fees related to the development and improvement of worker cooperatives. Value: Invest in the Santa Ana Public Library; in art, educational, and recreational programs; and in all other City agencies and staff that provide vital services to Santa Ana residents, other than police: We call on the City to increase the budget of the Public Library, for additional materials and staff support, including additional hotspots and computers for community use. Value: Protect Immigrant and Low Income Renters: We call on the City to create an Eviction Defense Fund and invest 1 million dollars to protect a Tenant's Right to Counsel, especially when 90% of tenants facing eviction do not have legal representation. A City -funded Right to Counsel program would ensure vulnerable tenants have representation in court. Value: Housing Opportunities: We call on the city to preserve the city's Housing Opportunity Ordinance and continue to collect in -lieu fees from developers that choose not to build affordable housing. Value: Prioritize Mental Health and Vulnerable Communities: We call on the city for funding for mental health service providers who are working with low-income, marginalized immigrant communities. We need to increase