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Orozco, Norma From:Katie Newman <katiemarienewman@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 21, 2020 6:58 PM To:Penaloza, David; eComment; Solorio, Jose; Villegas, Juan; Pulido, Miguel; Mendoza, Nelida; Bacerra, Phil; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc:BudgetOffice Subject:7-21-20 Public Comment for Santa Ana City Council Good Evening Councilmembers, I was locked out of public comments this evening at 6:15PM while the comments had just begun. I tried calling several times and continued to get the recorded message “the meeting had been locked by the host.” It is my understanding that you cannot cut-off public comment before the public comment period has ended. Along with many Santa Ana residents we asked you to vote no on the FY21 City Budget - Thank you Councilmember Sarmiento for hearing us and remaining consistent. I stand by my comments made on July 7th and June 16th summarize below. Would you be willing to begin a series of town halls so that we can have a real discussion about this issue? What do you propose we do as a community to really begin this work? We are ready, many have been ready since the 1960s. We understand that remodeling public safety is a great undertaking. We are ready, many have been ready since the 1960s. Along with hundreds of fellow Santa Ana residents I am deeply concerned for the public safety our city. Santa Ana remains among the 8 of the largest Police Departments in the country that "kill black men at a higher rates than the US murder rate."(www.mapping police violence.org) and our SAPD still has an F rating from Campaign Zero (https://policescorecard.org/?city=santa-ana) On Tuesday June 23 in front of the Board of Supervisors meeting SAPD officers stood by while several peaceful activisits waiting to make public comment were assaulted by anti-mask, all lives matter, trump supporters. Several of whom are known white supremacists, and entered the plaza flashing "white power" hand gestures. The Police department is alotted a marjority of public safety funding and responsibility to protect and serve our city yet our department is failing us. A department with an F rating is more of a detriment to our safety than an asset. This performance has not changed since you approved the City Budget for the second reading tomorrow night. Police brutality and fatal voilence remain a pervasive issue in our city and accross our country. Our complicity in police funding is complicity in violence. Lets change this together. 1