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Orozco, Norma <br />From: <br />Sent: <br />To: <br />Subject: <br />Dear City Council Members, <br />Yoselinda Mendoza <yoselinda.mendoza@gmail.com> <br />Tuesday, July 07, 2020 1:55 PM <br />eComment <br />Regarding item 65D <br />I am a resident in Ward 2 and I am writing to urge you all to not approve the city budget. The current proposed <br />city budget does not meet the needs of nor provide adequate funding to resources for Santa Ana residents to <br />thrive. <br />The Deportation Defense should not be cut. A large share of our community is undocumented and we <br />need more funding to better support our undocumented community members. <br />The proposed budget wants to increase the police budget at an astounding 9 million. Police do not create <br />safety. How do we create real safety? By making direct investments to the community: <br />o Investing more in dignified housing: Extending the eviction moratorium beyond July, enacting a <br />rent freeze, providing rental assistance for folks impacted by the pandemic <br />o Investing in parks, public libraries, youth programming, and schools <br />I hope y'all make the right decision today to NOT approve the budget as is. <br />Best, <br />Yoselinda <br />