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Orozco, Norma From: Kelli <ksjule09@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2020 8:06 PM To: eComment Subject: Re: Pro-Defunding the Police & Angry about end of phone commenting My address is 2218 N. Hesperian Santa Ana, Ca 92706 Please adjust the record to reflect I am a resident, and reply to this to confirm this has been recorded. On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 4:54 PM Kelli Qcsjule09kgmail.com> wrote: Abruptly ending phone -based public comments is CLEARLY an attempt to silence voices, and by demanding people that wish to comment to congregate to speak puts us all in danger. Anyone that becomes ill should seek legal recourse against councilmembers for this blatant and reckless decision that puts everyone in danger while the county is spiking in positive cases. This is absolutely unacceptable, and transparently corrupt. The last handful of council meetings have brought hundreds of public comments in favor of defunding the police, creating a strong police oversight commission, and these voices are being silenced by this in -person public comment mandate that discourages those concerned about the health of themselves and their loved ones from having a voice that is heard. E-comments are simply not the same as those that are recorded for public viewing. The fact that we're being told this is so residents don't need to stay up late is no excuse at all. These meetings are available for asynchronous viewing at anytime on multiple platforms. People's lives are vastly more important than the incredibly minor convenience of viewing council meetings in real time. I'm disgusted by the cowardice, and brazen disregard for the public and our will over the city budget. We need to defund the police at least by 2o% not as punishment, but as a correction to a budget that has already been wildly unbalanced. It is not necessarily an attack on SAPD, but it is a reflection of a city that has prioritized criminalizing its citizens over providing meaningful preventative public safety measures such as investments in health care, after school programs, schools, and other impactful services that not only provide safety but opportunity doing unprecedented economic decline. Finally, it is also unacceptable to be increasing funds to the police department while cutting the immigrant legal defense fund in a community that is 79% Latino and 45% foreign -born. Sincerely, Kelli Sjule Kelli Sjule