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Orozco, Norma <br />From: <br />Maria Ceja <ceja.maria95@gmail.com> <br />Sent: <br />Tuesday, July 07, 2020 1:55 PM <br />To: <br />eComment <br />Subject: <br />Item 65D <br />Mayor and City Council Members, <br />I oppose the adoption of the budget for the fiscal year od 2020-2021. Words cannot express the frustration I feel <br />towards the majority of you, and yes, I am talking to you Mayor Pulido, Councilmember Villegas, <br />Councilmember Bacerra, Councilmember, Mendoza, and Councilmember Solorio. You all straight out the <br />hundreds of combined public comments (emails and calls) asking you to defund the police and reallocate those <br />funds to the wellbeing of our community. You're supposed to listen to our voices, not minimize them which you <br />already did by shutting down the call -in public comments as the global pandemic continues to escalate. You <br />should reconsider your previous vote for the budget. I ask that you all think critically and prioritize the <br />wellbeing of our city instead of policing and criminalizing our community. These funds can be reallocated to <br />ensuring that tenants have a right to counsel when they are facing unjust evictions. More of these funds can be <br />invested in rental assistance funds. The reallocation of these funds could also be reinvested into the Deportation <br />Defense Fund ($200,000) you are planning to slash in half. The community voted all of you in so that you could <br />represent us, not flat out ignore our REAL needs. <br />Thank you, <br />Maria Ceja <br />