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Orozco, Norma <br />From:Edgar Flores <e8flores@ucsd.edu> <br />Sent:Tuesday, February 09, 2021 3:20 PM <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:Parking Citations <br />Hello, <br /> <br />I am writing in regards to the confusing practice of issuing parking violations to the people of Santa Ana during <br />a global pandemic. According to the US Census Bureau, the median income for a Santa Ana household is <br />$24,920, far below that of the national amount of $66,145. A parking violation presents an additional, economic <br />challenge to a Santa Ana household. The practice of issuing parking citations directly and negatively impacts <br />the Latinx community and the working poor. I ask, where are the warnings for street sweeping and parking <br />violations? How are Santa Ana policies working to keep its vulnerable populations healthy, safe, and thriving? <br />How can citation policy be equitable for all Santa Ana residents? <br /> <br />Issuing parking citations during a pandemic discriminates against the Latinx community. I understand that a <br />virus presents no form of discrimination but the policies created by our instituitons may carry explicit or <br />implicit bias. Housing is expensive. Not all residents have a driveway. Overall, Latinx communities are being <br />left out of vaccination efforts against Covid. What can we do? <br /> <br />We can support our Santa Ana residents by stopping all street sweeping citations and parking violations. We <br />can pardon citations and parking violations in high density areas where people are sheltering in place at home <br />and have no access to driveways. This pandemic is still heavily impacting our communities of color, our <br />immigrant communities, and our Latinx communities. <br /> <br />Do the right thing. <br /> <br /> <br />Edgar Flores <br />3 <br /> <br />